Very strong winds and torrential rain...

...have been the order of the day - and night - for a week or so now, although there have been the occasional breaks for the odd hour, and the weather's been quite mild most of the time, too. We managed to find a space between the downpours today; first of all to fill the water tank, then later to go to Sainsbury's for a major shopping.

Yesterday, we went to see "Blue Jasmine" at the cinema. It's typically bleak for Woody Allen, but Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins' performances were superb, and the film as a whole was enjoyable - in a bleak sort of way!

A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn't bringing money, peace, or love...