Endless rain

Yes, we are like this and have been since November with some intervals, but now we haven't them for more than a month, just rain and rain.

Sometimes the sun shows himself  for some minutes, hours, if we are lucky, but he goes away again.

Everyday we have rain and what a rain we have, night and day, strong and noisy.

The fields are drenched and can't hold well the trees that fall down when a strong wind comes.

We are living as in a film, an apocaliptic one, as many people in some parts of the country have not a house anymore because the wing took the tiles off.

Not here, in my town we lost so, so many trees, but that's all. And walls, because the trees fell on them.

It's too much. We can't wash the clothes as most of us dries them in the line to catch the good scent that the sun gives to the line dried clothes. Not now. There is no sun to dry the clothes. So we dry them inside, in enclosed balconies.

Even the people with driers don't use them much because the electricity prices went too high.

Anyway, for the will of God we live in these times of the end and we will endure it.

But one of these days the sun will come back and I will be happy with it, me who was always happy when it rained. But now we had enough. We really need some dry, sunny days.

It's cold outside

 

So the storm came and went away but left a trail of destruction everywhere. Not like it happens in America, the houses are all standing but even so, for our standards it was quite a storm with destruction and casualties.

Here what we have the most is trees uprooted everywhere, several in the same street, in very many streets, branches fallen and trees cut by the firemen so people and cars can pass, people arriving late to work and school because so many streets are cut and even on foot people can't go there. No place to park the cars, infinite trafic lines, etc.

It was quite a night! The wind and rain on the windows made such a noise that people woke up in fear. In the morning everything was quiet but what a vision! I can't imagine the number of trees that we lost.

Anyway, let's give thanks to God for sparing us, not everybody in this country can say that the problem they had was only a fright, delays of every kind and trees broken. There are people facing serious situations.

I hope we will not have such a storm again so soon.

Now we have rain and cold and a lot of snow in the North (a lot for our standards) but we are in peace.

            

 

It's raining and raining

It has been raining a lot, with days of interval, but yesterday it was too much with thunder and all.

Sometimes is the worry that it can rain too much on our way to Mass or back,

and then we arrive at home all soaked, being it that we came from church or work.

Sometimes it's just that we can't do our laudry properly.

But never mind, it's the time for the rain and we must thank God for it.

Winter in those times

It's quite amazing how most things were more beautiful in the past. Even the wind and the cold of winter were so beautifuly portrayed on the magazine covers that is a deleight to see.

Watch the clothes, all the ambiance, the faces, the houses and cars, the natures, the streets.

Oh, there she comes with all that nostalgia, some people may say. It's not nostalgia or wanting to live in the  past, it's the true, the facts. 

As we can't live in such beautiful times because we must endure the ugliness of most  things now, we can at least try to incorporate in our lives, in our mind, in our way of living a little of the preciousness of those times.

Let's delight  ourselves and get some inspiration from these images.

And let's amuse ourselves too.

I quite relate with this one :D

😁

This one is the best for me!

Partying at :

Grace Filled Moments

Costal Bohemian

Esme Salon

Autumn time !

I do like the Autumn !!

Every year I long for that blessed time when the heat goes away, people get covered instead of showing their bodies and the leaves begin to fall. The rain comes back and also the fog.

I feel like reading and watching films and series even more than on another seasons  - well, I do it as in other seasons but the difference is that now everything is even more pleaseant because of the warm and confortable covers and drinking hot chocolate and eating mint chocolates, which makes the moment even better.

Such a delightfull time.

I roam all the blogs I can to find posts about the season and that gives me such peace and the will to live and do things.

What I don't like is the creepy decorations that some people like and post in their blogs, but in the whole I like to see the housess, the filds, everything.

And this time is not only the liberation from Summer and the beginning of a good season, it's also the promise of Christmas time looming on the horizon.

So, first I have the birthdays: my nephew, then the one of my girl B, then mine and after that my uncle's.

After that it's open season for Christmas.

In that time I begin making lists: presents to buy, on top of the ones I began already buying, ( I have already two bags full) and mainly what I will buy food wise. Also non eating things.

We only decorate for Christmas on the first of December, never before, but my head is singing Rudolph immediately after the birthdays.

Oh what a beautiful time of the year this is. I truly can't stad the heat and all things summery - except the holidays, the journey to another town and the hotel and museums, gardens, etc. But the weather, the people...No, that I don't like.

But now I don't need to think about it till next year, because now it's Autumn time !! 

It's Autumn

 

It's Autumn. It feels so good to say that. It's Autumn...

To think that Summer has gone it's such a relief to my soul. I really don't like it. I don't feel well in the heat, the sun is too bright and gives me head aches, the air is dry and as if it was not enough, the display of half naked people all around disgusts me. Too much body showing around, which is at the same time immoral and unaesthetic.

But now it ended. 

All over the floor there are fallen leaves blowing with the breaze. Oh, good times with in this nice weather.

I'm happy.

First the Autumn came so nicely in the end of September. Then it went away again. Usually by the middle of October the time is really nice with down temperatures. I always have tights and a coat from the 15 of October on. But not this year. It was not hot but it was not cool either. I didn't like it. But then, in the end of October, that glorious month, the Autumn came back in full swing. Now I'm happy. First it rained for some days and now we have blue skies and a nice sun.

The temperatures are going down. Today, for the first time, I wore my coat, a short one, but it's a coat. Everything is in its place.

Happy Winter !

Today is Winter Solstice day.

Happy Winter !

It's Autumn - or it is not

I'm amazed.

Usually, in this corner of the world, the Autumn arrives so late which is a bad thing for me as I don't like the Summer, other than when we go on holiday all together. That I like and the fact that my younger girls are school free till September.

But something good happened this year: the Autumn arrived on time and even gave us some little samples when it was still Summer. Oh, I was happy. It' so good to not have to endure the hit anymore, the display of bodies dressed in less clothes than they should, the heavy air with less oxygen, the car being hot when I get in and the sun burning my skin.

Not anymore till the middle of next year! I felt so relived and full of psychological energy. I felt I wanted to live ! I caught myself making plans for me, for the house and just breathing the nice fresh air in the morning.

I was even thinking of wearing stockings already. I think I never did it before October - the middle of it.

I know for many people the Autumn and the Winter are prone to depressions but not for me, with me it's the opposite.

I had a big smile in my soul.

Life is good.

And then...
Summer came back. I can't believe we are in the end of October and having bouts of heat for days and days.

First it came a little and I thought that it was the Summer saying goodbye for good. But then it came such a heat wave that it was hell on earth with cathastrophic fires and all. It was the Hurricane Ophelia bringing all the heat with it.

And now we are having heat again... Some forecasts say it wil be 28 today but I saw another saying it will be 31 !!! I just can't believe it !

Oh, well, let's hope that it will end soon and we will have a good, true Autumn. I really want cold days.

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Just a note: maybe you are wondering why I posted about the heat and put a picture of a nice day of rain. Well, it's to counteract the depression the heat gives to me. Some days ago it rained and very nice it was, so each time I think on the heat, I look  at this and feel better.

Endless Summer

Dreaming of rain on the windows

I don't like the Summer. Yes, that's true, I like Winter and Autumn and the beginning of Spring - not the end because it's already Summer.

So we are having a reasonble Summer this year, not too hot but with some heat waves now and then that lasted just some two days each.

And so now we had another of those waves, Truly high temperatures that make me almost unable to think and to walk. I know, big exageration here, except for the part of thinking.

It's the end of Summer now but he doesn't know it and keeps going on. I long for fresher days with cardigans and sweaters. I even like gray days but now it's a endless Summer.

I read in some blogs how people are already beginning to decorate their houses in a Autumny way - in America, where they do that - and here it's like July or beggining of August.
I can see the Ivy blossoming, which is a sign that I look every year to give me hope that Summer is ending.

I even went to Weather Underground photos  - another place I like to go - looking for pictures of rain to keep my mind  off this eat. I looked in British blogs for posts on the coming of the Autumn. I look outside the window and all I can see is Summer.

Oh, well, most people like it. Not me.

Update:
After I wrote this post complaining about Summer I realized that the temperature today is falling down a little, they forecast a maximun of 27ºC. Better than nothing. I hope Summer will feel encouraged to go away for real. There is hope.

The blessing of Seasons - Winter

I know, most people don't like Winter. 

Because it's too cold, or has too much snow or even because it's too wet.

Well, I like it any way.

I can't say I have snow here, which is a pity. Some years ago it snowed which was such an happening. Even the television stopped what it was doing it to announce that was snowing. Not anymore. What we get each year is a good dose of rain and wind and a little cold.

The forecast is announcing rain till the middle of the month and I, who like to dry my clothes in the sun, feel a little depressed about it.

To say the truth, Our Lord must be tired of complaints. First it was that it didn't rain for too long and I was fearing a severe drought. And I like so much the rain, I needed it to feel well. 

Now I complain that I need some days of sun because I can't dry my clothes. Oh, well, it's better to leave it with Our Lord Who knows better what to do.

Even so I can't wait to see my lines full of clothes to dry !

(old pictures, I'm afraid! Some new ones soon)

Is it Autumn or Summer ?

So here I am again.

Every year I begin dreaming of Christmas in September. In a very shy way, without telling anybody.

Then it comes October. I then feel I can think of all that a little freely. In the beginning still a bit in the way I think when it's September and then...there it comes the last week of October ! Then I feel absolutely free to think about Christmas all I want. And I feel happy about it.

But now...as I am free to think all I can about it, suddenly I stopped in my tracks.

We have here a meteorological phenomenon which we call St. Martin's Summer. I wonder if that happens in other parts of the world. Around St. Martin's day (11 November) the weather stops getting colder and temperatures rise again.

Can you believe we have now 24ºC ? In November ? Whatever next ? Not Christmassy at all.

So I'm waiting for next week hopping it will be colder again and then I will be in Christmas mode again.

I need to do a lot of lists - I do like lists.

I will tell you when I get in the wagon again and have my lists ready.

Many people is happy about this little Summer but not me, I can't wait for real Autumn again.

I have already some presents bought, wrapping paper, decorations and we are having 24º ?!

I want the cold back !

The fresh air of Autumn

I don't like the Summer.

Yes, I like some things in the Summer as going on holidays, being able to stay with my children all day long for several days in a row, visiting beautiful places, specially churches - and taking pictures of them till exhaustion.

But other than the aforementioned reasons, I don't like it.

The heat, the sweat, the sun too strong, the tiredness...

I don't like nothing of that.

Anyway, we are getting free of all that as the days are getting much cooler. 

It feels so good.

Leaves are falling, there are more oxygen in the air, gentle breezes, people look nicer.

I feel the urge to snuggle in the sofa with a cover, drinking hot chocolate or tea and watching a movie or reading.

I also feel more comfortable cleaning and tidying, no sweat and more energy. 

And what is nice is that I don't feel only more physical energy, it's the soul that feels better, I have the feel of wanting to live and to live fully. 

To take care of my house, of myself, like a new beginning.

Should I finish another post saying again: oh, life is good ?!

I think I must.

The Lord's Day

It's the Lord's Day so I will not do anything that it can be avoided, I'll do only those things that really must be done.

It's Autumn and the leaves are turning red and brown. I do like the Autumn, not hot anymore, just nice.

I don't like Summer at all, if I could I would skip it every year.

But now it's Autumn and I feel I want to live and do things  - or just stay quiet and give thanks.

Blessed be Our Lord. 

Autumn pleasures: chestnuts and apples

 There are many things that I like so much in Autumn and two of them are chestnuts and apples. The chestnuts, not like most people who like them roasted, I  prefer to eat it boiled. And I do eat them all Autumn long.

Apples. Not that I eat a lot of them raw. In this I am also unlike most people because I really prefer them in crumble. And if I eat apple crumble every Autumn!

So today I will make it again. If it will look nice maybe I will post a picture of it. One thing I know, I will find it very good to eat.

Autumn is here

I feel I want to come back to my blog. I hope to say something in the weekend.

It's Spring or what?

Spring here is very reluctant. Sometimes looks like it's coming in full force and then there comes the rain again.
Look at that!

Even so, I feel already that nesting instinct I have in the begining of Spring. I feel I want to clean, to tidy up, to do some gardening...

Some days ago I found in the market these nice flowers. Aren't they beautiful?
Well, time to stop dilly dalling in the internet. Back to homemaking.
See you tomorow.

Where is Spring?

Looks like it was Christmas yesterday and we are already heading for Easter.
I like it very much. Looks like all the nature praises Our Lord.
Well, not yet. The Winter has been quite strong. It's always raining and it's cold.
I wouldn't mind if the rain stopped for a while so I can do a bit of gardening and dry my clothes on the line.
I do like Winter and cold but I think I need a bit of sun.
I've been looking in other blogs and many are making the same complaints. Where are the signs of Spring?
Let's be patient and wait a bit more.
Image above: Christmas pudding and custard we had last Christmas.
Here: pictures of past Easter.

Rain and sun and some plants

I wonder why, these flowers where light pink when I bought the plant, as you can see here.

Now they turned white. Later on, some new ones were born and they are pink. They are so beautiful, a way or another, good to brighten our day.
We are now having sun and rain. I was so pleased to see a lot of sun when I woke up and then a big rain fall down. Now is sun again. I hope it stays because I have plans to do some gardening

and wash a lot of clothes.
Let's see how the day goes.