Sunday, 15 July 2012

a distinct lack of weather.

If someone lived in the Antarctic they might just conceivably write a letter home and say  "Guess what - it didn't snow today." A pretty remarkable achievement for that part of the world.

   It didn't rain in London today. Just as amazing I'd say. I had so many things I couldn't do because it never stops raining that when we finally had a day without a five hour downpour, I didn't know what to do with myself.  So I did them all.

    After mowing the lawn, I trimmed all that Ivy my wife loves, which makes the garage look like a mossy hillock. Then I washed my motorbike. Then I washed my wife's car. Then I did the shopping. Then I cleaned the rear patio of all the dead and dismembered wildlife the cat has so graciously brought home over the past few days. Then I mucked out my daughter's horse because she was conveniently away for the weekend at her boyfriends house in Brighton.

   
 

   I also did some painting, and tomorrow I'm going to do some writing. I get the idea I should get as much done as possible in the next few days. My computer's making some distinctly odd noises. I can't afford to buy another for the moment because my boiler's making some distinctly odder noises. And it's leaking.

   I'm absolutely exhausted. Where's the rain when you need it?
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  1. sharonssunlitmemories16 July 2012 at 21:01

    Isn't it funny how we complain about the weather despite the fact it gives us a lovely excuse to do nothing! When I was on holiday last week I could curl up with a book and be lazy using the argument that if the sun was shining I'd be out and about doing all sorts of things but of course that was out of the question as it was raining!

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    1. Three Hoodies Save the World16 July 2012 at 23:16

      And of course now that I could shave off the reflection on my motorbike tank - it rained again.

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  2. Unknown16 July 2012 at 23:14

    Wow, what a wonderful husband and dad. Are you for rent? If I did that much work in one day, I'd be sleeping for a week.

    There's alawys something to buy when you own a home, isn't it?

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    1. Three Hoodies Save the World16 July 2012 at 23:18

      Hah! All I got was "You could have dug the nettles out of the front flowerbed. And while you're doing that you could..."

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  3. Joleene Naylor19 July 2012 at 07:42

    *crying* it would be remarkable here to say it DID rain :( I love rain... so I live where there is none :(

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  4. Three Hoodies Save the World21 July 2012 at 00:06

    You know where to come, then.

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