Drought, Dhalias and Sunburnt Veg

You don’t need us to tell you that ‘Climate Change’ has now very firmly become ‘Climate Changed’.

With the northern hemisphere burning this summer in a never-ending stream of record-breaking heatwave after record-breaking heatwave, who knows what violent extremes of winter storms the super-charged atmosphere might have in store for us this winter.

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Spring Equinox: enjoying three seasons in one day!

Last week saw the arrival of the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. The UK enjoyed an unseasonably warm day, including Wales’ warmest spring equinox on record, as the early impacts of the coming climate chaos continue to make themselves felt.

Naturally, here at The Secret Acre, we took the opportunity for a summer BBQ. Our earliest on record, after none at all in last year’s continuously unseasonable cold and wet.

We ended up enjoying three seasons in one day! A summer BBQ on the warmest spring equinox, having dug up the last of the winter leaks, to char on the BBQ coals, and eat with an excellent romesco sauce.

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