I was 'talking' to Donna a couple of days back and she said
"Should it not still be cold in Scotland? Global warming is certainly playing games with our weather (Long Island, NY. USA). It has felt like June for weeks and tomorrow for just one day it is back to what it should be. At least this year it hasn't fooled everything into blooming and then freezing it all. "
Scotland has a reputation for snowy mountains and cold weather. However, where we live on the Isle of Arran we benefit from the Gulf Stream which keeps really cold weather away from us.
For me, I would just love to have an old stone built outbuilding with thick walls and a concrete floor with a degree of inbuilt damp, but not too much - and the windows facing north with good light, of course. Mere daydreams considering that we live in a modern home with mod cons of insulation, double glazing and windows facing to take advantage of solar heat gain.
I work best in a temperature somewhere under 18degC and with fairly high humidity. This weather spell has reached 24degC with very low humidity, which is enough to stop me in my tracks. I set me wondering what weather conditions others are happy or unhappy to work in - is hot/warm weather tricky for everybody?
Susie Isle of Arran