Stormy Weather

[Nick Armstrong]

... [all together now ... ]

“The rain it raineth on the just
And also on the unjust fella;
But chiefly on the just, because
The unjust hath the just’s umbrella.”

[Rt Hon Charles Synge Christopher Bowen QC, Lord Bowen]

...as I was walking along five burly Scotsmen headed towards me and the Church, full regalia, jackets full of silver buttons, sporrans flying, beautiful intricate silver kilt pins, sgian dubhs (think that's the correct word) tucked into socks.
So thrilling, I nearly swooned clean away! It's funny, you can put the most unprepossesing man into a kilt and suddenly - he's a handsome Braveheart who can melt any maiden's heart!

I missed this yesterday!! Anna clearly has a weakness for knobbly knees.... Mangerton, hope you're making notes...

[marthe]

Cloudy again with showers promised for this afternoon. Northern lights are supposed to be visible at night but it's been too cloudy to see anything. Our April weather is so changeable. Actually, cool and cloudy will be good weather for the Boston marathon tomorrow. Marathon Day, as we called it, was always a holiday from school. The day itself, 3rd Monday in April, is officially known as (ahem) Patriots' Day. It's a state (not federal) holiday that is only celebrated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts so no holiday for Rhode Island. Happily it coincides with the dreaded April 15th, income tax day, so that those of us who send our federal tax returns to the IRS center in Andover, Mass. get a one day extension. Here come the April showers as I type!

Sister and co. brought vegan goodies so we actually had a very nice dinner. As for haunches in the freezer, we've got plenty of beef and lamb, but no mammoth, woolly or otherwise! I've noticed that converts to these diets are very quick to fall off the wagon if a favorite, but proscribed, treat is on offer. my paleo-loving brother grows wonderful organic heirloom veg up on his farm in Maine. We're always the recipients of delicious spuds (covered in Maine mud), winter squash, root veg, pungent garlic, whenever P. comes to visit. I'm not sure how he reconciles the growing of veg with the new diet. All this food talk probably belongs on the food thread.

All good wishes to saly. I hope the aches and pains go away soon.

[Serial_Apologist]

Home County types apart from Cali and I must be out making the most of today's one-day wonder: 19 C here, the warmest since September 15 last. The laundry on the line dry in just an hour. Undaunted by a stiff breeze the beautiful young things were thronging the local pub terraces and brazzeria strip opposite the bus station I like to call our answer to Paris's Left Bank, as I passed by, shirtsleeved, an hour ago. Wonderful clear view of... Croydon, from the far end of Church Road.

Just a few observations from what was above the snowline just over a week ago.

[BBMmk2]

Around about the same here SA! (The temp0 that is). have been out and about today., Hence not on here. I have just returned from a magnificent concert by the famous Black Dyke Band, formerly known as the Black Dyke Mills Band.

[Serial_Apologist]

Around about the same here SA! (The temp0 that is). have been out and about today., Hence not on here. I have just returned from a magnificent concert by the famous Black Dyke Band, formerly known as the Black Dyke Mills Band.

Have they got rid of all the men then, BBM?

[mangerton]

I missed this yesterday!! Anna clearly has a weakness for knobbly knees.... Mangerton, hope you're making notes...

Oh yes, very carefully.... but my knees are not the least bit knobbly, and I think somewhere in the archives I have Photographic Evidence.

[Serial_Apologist]

Oh yes, very carefully.... but my knees are not the least bit knobbly, and I think somewhere in the archives I have Photographic Evidence.

Don't put yourself to all the trouble, Mangs!

[mangerton]

No, I won't! Anyway, you'd need to sign the Official Secrets Act!

[BBMmk2]

Have they got rid of all the men then, BBM?

Ah they have!

[Nick Armstrong]

Don't put yourself to all the trouble, Mangs!

Seconded!

And yes - having been out in the elements all week, today was pottering at home with the windows and doors open, sitting outside etc... until cycling to meet folk for a sundowner locally, in bright sunshine at about 6.30!

Just looked up the weather for the Brittany jaunt this week: 23º predicted daytime temp midweek!

[Nick Armstrong]

No, I won't!

Just read this. Thanks!

[BBMmk2]

WE had that yellow thing that hangs up in the sky today, thats three days running!! Can you believe ir?

[EdgeleyRob]

WE had that yellow thing that hangs up in the sky today, thats three days running!! Can you believe ir?

Same here in Manchester,very warm too.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Same here in Manchester,very warm too.

Lovely day on the other side of the Trans-Pennine railway service, too.

[BBMmk2]

[QUOTE=ferneyhoughgeliebte;284240]Lovely day on the other side of the Trans-Pennine railway service, too. [/QUOTE

All good and wonderful! ]