We've had raging gales, fog, rain and snow in twenty four hours. As I write, we're back to the fun of raging gales.

When this house that I live in was built, every roof tile was nailed down. We've seen ferocious storms, a mini cyclone which took off some of our protective pebble-dash at the front and side of the house and incredibly, a length of concrete wall was demolished. We have never, never lost a roof tile.

At its worst, the wind has hoofed its way through the eaves. There have been times when we wondered, when it sounded like the roof structure was being lifted, if we would find our roof demolished, the rafters laid bare. But no, our original roof is still intact. It is amazing.