Welcome to this week’s #PoCoLo - a friendly linky which I co-host with Suzanne, where you can link any blog post published in the last week. We know you’ll find some great posts to read, and maybe some new-to-you blogs too, so do pop over and visit some of the posts linked and share some of that love. If you were here last week it was great to have you along, if you’re new here this week we’re pleased you’re here.

It’s been one of those weeks - another doctor’s appointment for my troublesome toe resulting in more antibiotics, but not penicillin based ones as I’m reacting to those in a way I shouldn’t, and our coffee machine broke. Never rains, but it pours hey? A new one is on order and should be with us early next week. To be fair it’s had quite a good workout since and during the pandemic and in use every day.

I’m hopeful that my toe is on the way to being fixed now, it’s much less red and the swelling seems to be going down - it’s been playing up since 21 July, so it will be good to have a normal toe back.

Talking of rain - we’ve still had very little here, and I’m disappointed that none of the forecast thunderstorms arrived. We’ve a hosepipe ban starting on Wednesday, and like much of the country more rain is definitely needed.