Day: July 5, 2026

Some people say that bad things come in threes and I’m beginning to believe them. The wind has just done a stunning job of destroying my third and last parasol. It’s also been sending through gusts that have been seriously testing the new awning that I put up this morning, so much so that I’ve now pulled it mostly in. The little parasol was lightweight and fairly inexpensive but it’s annoying that the wind should keep being so destructive. I had no idea until this year that my terrace was so exposed as originally I thought it was quite sheltered because of being partially in a dip and below the tree line. It appears that that only applies for westerly winds. I’ll have to remember that.

And works a treat. Fitted the roller curtains first thing this morning and they did a fine job keeping the heat of the sun off the terrace area as it climbed into the sky this morning. The 3m x 3m parasol that you can see in the shots below can now join its companion that was destroyed by the wind a week or two ago in the décheterie as it is of very poor design and bends and twists in the wind. And to cap it all, one of the struts that supports the fabric tore through the fabric yesterday as it had been threatening to do for some time. I’ll be glad to see the back of it.