Imagine gentle rain pattering away on your rooftop while you lay nestled in bed under the thick covers, perhaps there is a fire roaring and the wind softly blows against your window panes. When you wake, the morning air is fresh with dewy dampness and everything is emerald green. Now imagine if nothing about the situation was gentle at all but involved a violent, horrible, vicious pounding rain and thrashing wind that seemingly never ever ever ends.
They say there has not been flooding like this in Dumfries in 30 years, I feel so lucky to be here to experience this historic moment.
this.sucks.
BBC News- “Heavy rains and strong winds lead to the river Nith overflowing onto the Whitesands in Dumfries.”
Also, why does every single doorknob in every single home or office or public house have to be shaped like this?
Every shirt and sweater I own happens to be designed essentially for getting hung up on this type of door knob, which has caused many a ripped pocket, bruised arm and barrage of profanities.
Okay sorry people, that is the finale of my diatribe. Do not get the wrong idea and think I am unhappy here; in fact it’s the opposite. If all I have to complain about is the absence of a little sun and an exceptionally annoying doorknob situation, then I say we are good.
On to the best news as of late…
Annette is home and well and everyone is so happy! We have been huddled up in the house in Dalton, reading, eating, watching movies, cooking, eating, trying on Annette’s old huge clothes and cooking, oh, and eating. Did I mention Annette lost 3 stone while in hospital? Well she did, and we are doing our best to remedy that. Rory holds her mouth gently open while I throw handfuls of food at her face.
Not much else is going on so I will leave you with some cheerier photos. I’ll be back in the states mid December, can’t wait to see everyone!
The first photo was taken by Callum the second by Jamie. Unbenounced to them, I submitted both photos for publication under thier names to the Scotsman Newspaper. Fingers crossed!
1 comment:
you. are. hilarious. 1> glad you are coming home soon, 2> i hate those door knobs, & 3> what are you going to do with yourself once you're back in lame RVA? Miss you,
Lydia
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