A Very Rainy Sunday

It's raining here. The sort of rain that comes down in sheets, that makes you wish that you'd taken the time to search for your large umbrella rather than taking the small one and, that when you've just sat down, having dried off, a very wet cat comes and expects you to act as a towel who, when you seem just a little bit ungrateful for the honour, shakes himself thoroughly and covers your glasses and iPad in a fine, wet mist. That sort of rainy day.

It's funny how, when thinking about ones childhood, the trite saying of all the summers were sunny seems to be true. I can remember days outside, days on the beach, days in the garden playing with the hose to cool down. The weather hasn't really changed that much, so there must have been the grey wet days too.  Thinking hard, I do remember one wet day, my mother and I had gone on a very rare holiday to London and it rained. She bought a brand new and, for us, very expensive, umbrella and promptly left it behind somewhere. Search we did, but it never showed up. I actually remember very little about the holiday, even though it was such an unusual event. No annual trips to the Costa del Sol or Tenerife then. We stayed in a hotel, the Clarendon, I thought it was very grand. We went to Harrods and to the massive toy shop, but only to look and to the Tower of London. We must have done other things but I can't remember them.

I've finished Clue 2 for love potion 1. That sounds a bit odd, as though I'm practicing to be a witch, and working out recipes from an ancient spellbook. Lifeline in place, ends shortened slightly and woven in, picture below, taken inside because of the rain.

It's fun and easy, provided I keep my brain in gear, but maybe I should have used the plain for the bands and the variegated for the main areas. Oh we'll, you live and learn or tomorrow is another shawl. I seem full of platitudes today.

In reality, today is another shawl as I have now cast on for the Curious KAL Shawl. It's in maroon and a purple variegated wools so very different, and then there's the gold silk Metallurgy Shawl as well. Can't get enough of a good shawl or shawls are me! 

In spite of the rain I have managed to get some time in in the garden. Heavy work removing a climbing rose out of an old rotten planter and into a sparkly new pot. Hope it survives. Son and daughter helped, son melts in rain though and so went in as soon as he could! Will add a photo once the sun comes out. Also planted lots of bedding, I know it's late but warned some colour other than green. Lots of different greens really, but other colours good too.