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One swallow, they say, does not a summer make. It ’ s pretty hot here, in Valencia as in most of Spain, and yet it doesn't seem to be j...

1975. What a year. The longest, hottest summer I remember in England. I was between two phases of my existence and living at my grandparents...

Summer’s been teasing us this year. It came early in England – or was that a glorious Spring? At any rate, the flowers came out and the tre...

Seasons matter. For years England has been deprived of a proper summer. Seven years, some say. Well, this year we had one.  OK, I appreci...