Oct 07 2008
Don’t let autumn rain on your parade
Autumn came suddenly this year. A month ago I returned from London laden with clothes suitable for the first, warm month of autumn which I thought was ahead of me. What met me off the plane, was grey skies and freezing temperatures. And rain. Loads and loads of rain. Very depressing, very wet. It took me about a week of daily soakings to learn that leaving the house without an umbrella is just plain stupid. I’m not used to this kind of weather — autumn is supposed to be lovely, sunny, slightly cooler than summer at first then gradually progressing toward winter. A day or two of rain, then snow. Certainly nothing like what we’ve been experiencing this year. This guy wasn’t very happy about his lot either:
When you’ve had several days of continuous, pouring rain and feel like nothing will ever make you happy again, I’ve discovered there are a few things you can do to cheer you up:
– Buy some pink lilies!
– Make chicken breast burgers with rocket and real parmesan cheese and store bought home chips (the kind that takes only 5 minutes!)
– Go out for a couple of beers with a mate
– Warm up on some lovely rib-eye steak with vegetables and creole sauce. Feel the heat!
– Go for a walk in the evening after the rain and enjoy the smell of wet apshalt…