As I sit shivering, reluctant to turn the heating on,
(it's October after all,) I look out of the window and feel gloomier than ever.
When July began we were all congratulating ourselves on a wonderful autumn and
the first month of winter, which was the warmest on record. Well, as we all
know it started raining, and continued on through August and September, though
we had the odd spring-like day that lifted our spirits, and our hopes rose.
Surely by now, we hopefully thought, we would have some sunshine and warmth,
not continuing grey, gloomy cold wet weather. I rashly put some of my winter
clothes away, only to haul them back out again, and my spring garden is
suffering. The sweet peas are sulking, the roses confined to tight buds, there
is no sign of the scallopini, climbing beans, and as for the tomato plants...
forget it!
I know I do most of my writing in the winter, when it's
snug to be inside when it's cold and wet outside, like most other writers I know. I have recently completed my fourth novel,
which I feel I have laboured on forever, called, 'Beware of The Dragon,' and
wait in eager anticipation for the first books to arrive, and cannot settle yet
to start the fifth. As life has been hectic and topsy turvy to say the least
over the last month, I am trying to be
'ever so cheerful,' but the continuing gloom is making it 'ever so difficult!'
I remember other Labour weekends when the sun shone, and I
went swimming, (even got sunburnt,) but not this year though.
Anyway, here I am writing this blog, trying desperately
to think of something witty and instructive to enlighten the reader.
Regretfully nothing is coming to mind, so I think I will put on my winter
jacket and go for a wild and windy, but hopefully restorative walk along the
beach, and shiver watching the hardy wind surfers etc having a ball in the rough conditions.
Ah well, one man's meat ...
What the heck! Just looked out of the window
and it's now raining! I think I'll just light the fire instead.Shivering...
Evan Andrew
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