The papers and the news programmes seem to be full of the weather. The papers seem convinced that we are going back to the ice age with a headline in the Express not long ago "2000 will die each day from the cold", at least 3 times every week from the TV we are treated to some prediction that its going to be very cold with the pospect of snow "anytime now".
Of course this is probably because its been the driest March since Adam was a lad and in the south of England there is already a hosepipe ban. There's even a "drought" been declared in Yorkshire lately, plenty waters in the reservoirs but the rivers are running dry.
I do however remember looking at our webcam when we were on holiday in February and seeing it raining, with a smug grin on my face as I sipped my sundowners champers on the beach at Kurumba. So in effect around here at least its not rained any appreciable amount for ages.
I will predict though that it will rain quite soon!! I base this prediction on the Dakin family tradition of going from winter to summer configuration in the 2 main rooms in our cottage. In winter we have 2 enormous leather armchairs around the log burner which is in the "front room" this is separated by nothing but a space to the "back room" which is where the dining table is, it used to be the old kitchen come dining room until we moved the kitchen into the lean to conservatory which was the back yard in the old days.
So! the dining table moves into the "front room" and the 2 armchairs move into the "back room" into the "Summer Configuration" this then is the signal for it to rain and go cold again. Bring on the headlines!!!!!!!
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