I’m not generally a great biscuit eater, but this cold weather has changed that. And if the biscuit has chocolate on or in it, all the better. Luckily there was a packet of Petit Écoliers in the cupboard to indulge in. These are a truly French biscuit. They’re made by LU, a company that goes back [...] [...]
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The phrase froid ressenti is appearing on the weather forecasts a lot these days. It translates literally as ‘cold felt/experienced’ but is pretty much the same as refroidissement éolien (wind chill factor) – nothing to do with windmills (éoliennes) this time!) Frequently the froid ressenti is 7 or 8 degrees colder than the actual temperature. [...] [...] Well, it’s all happening here. Our coldest ever weather is proving to be quite a handful. Our thermomenter showed its lowest ever reading of minus 12.7 degrees C yesterday morning, and there were a good few more degrees of wind chill out there. We anticipated at least some pipes freezing up, and that’s what has happened [...] [...] We’ve been on vigilance orange (amber alert) for froid (cold) all day today in Creuse, and it’s set to continue and get worse, at least overnight. So we’re taking some special measures around the farm to cope with the extreme conditions. First up, we’ve brought the generator indoors so it’s handy if things go black. We’ve [...] [...] |
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