It was only 3 days ago that I wrote an entry about the weather and I thought that was a subject I might avoid for a week or two. Not a bit of it! There was a mini tornado in NW London this morning which barely lasted a minute but has done a good deal of damage. Luckily there were no fatalities but some people were injured. I don't know that this one was as extensive in affected area as the one in Birmingham but certainly from the pictures I've seen the damage was considerable. It seems that one or more houses will have to be demolished.

By contrast we have escaped the worst of the severe weather today although we have had some squally showers; the next two days promise to be somewhat calmer thank goodness.

I was able to do some research at the village archive which is proving a treasure trove of information.