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Bring me sunshine...

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One of our bloggers mentioned sunny vineyards.... As the weather in the UK is looking pretty dull I thought it was a good idea to check what the forcast will be next week...

oh dear... Sunday doesnt look good :(

We have been so lucky with the weather this week (Wednesday) it's been 28C, what a beauty.


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