Summer is drifting on and with that drift there is a feel of Autumn in the air. The mornings have a distinctly chilly feel and the grass is covered with beads of dew. The nights are drawing in. The lights are being switched on around 8.30 and the days feel considerably shorter. The sky is grey and overcast and the last bank holiday is only just around the corner. The central heating clicks in early in the morning as it tries to raise the house temperature from 18 degrees to a more comfortable 21. How I hate this time of year - knowing that there are only a few more weeks of what can be described as Summer and we have nothing to look forward to apart from the cooler and sometimes dismal days of Autumn.
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