An English Summer

[Katharine]

I obviously should not contribute to this thread, not being in England.

In this part of North Wales we had it very dry and sunny in May and June but no longer. I have seen determined holidaymakers wearing shorts and anoraks licking their ice creams and grimly 'enjoying themselves'. I rejoice that I live in a centuries old solid stone cottage and am not sleeping under canvas each night, I do feel so sorry for the campers.

[icomefromalanddownunder]

my dad determined to bbq on saturday out in his mac, with the umbrella up and windbreakers around the bbq...passing the cooked food through the kitchen window his family who were having a good chat and a drink in the warmth and dry!

In NZ, where it rains all year round (one year it didn't rain for three consecutive days in Taranaki, and the farmers were muttering about 'the drought') we used to bbq in the garage.

xxx

[blondie95]

I have seen determined holidaymakers wearing shorts and anoraks licking their ice creams and grimly 'enjoying themselves'. .

On Sunday and all of next week that will be me...off to Tenby in south wales on saturday for week in a house with......................the bf, sister, sisters bf, her 8week old baby, brother, mum and dad!
I have my wellies and flip flops ready to be packed

[kerrensimmonds]

Amy.. don't forget the wind- and water-proof kagoul, the umbrella (preferably golf sized - and you might even need waterproof waders.....) - the books to read when you are confined indoors, the preprinted labels for the postcards you are going to send to say that you are having a wonderful time... and the restorative (and warming) alcofrolic drinks.....
Seriously, I hope that you all have a lovely holiday!!

[gma]

Well can I put an entry even if I don't live in England?

I obviously should not contribute to this thread, not being in England.

In NZ, where it rains all year round (one year it didn't rain for three consecutive days in Taranaki, and the farmers were muttering about 'the drought') we used to bbq in the garage.

Told you I'd get trounced; firstly did not mean to exclude brethren worldwide so please take all racist slurs inferred as not intended and secondly, am loving the mac and the wellies and the bar-b stories!

Had sunshine all day today even through the couple of teeny weeny showers so HWMBI had to cut the grass when he got home! Sweet joy, normally I give up waiting for him to do it and do it myself but as I was still 'working' had time to watch, enjoy the unaccustomed sight, drink a little glass and then go back to 'work'!! (Sometimes working for yourself has some really sweet moments and this was one!!)

[englishangel]

My daughter is awake really odd hours as she is glued to the Olympics so when I left her at 8.30 yesterday morning she had set her alarm to go off at midday to take the washing in.

I got home at 5.45, daughter in bed, two sons staring at the TV, washing still on the line. I work two miles from home and duting the afternoon I had twice got absolutely soaked while outside. Ballistic wasn't in it. Son said they had had no rain, sure enough, washing bone dry, as we closed the door behind us after taking it off the line the heavens opened.

Lovely, fresh, sunny 20 degrees today.

[kerrensimmonds]

I've been to Singing Old Blues today - in Robert Armistead's music room which opens onto his idyllic garden in Wisborough Green. A perfect day for relaxing, singing - and adjourning over the road to the pub for a very generous pub lunch and good company. AAhh... A oerfect English summer's day!

[blondie95]

Yes packing has been quite a nightmare.......... i have as usual packed too much but i just couldnt work out what i would need. Flip flops are in there along with boots!
I am really loooking forward to it, went booze shopping this morning (we decided its prob best way to get through anything by drinking) and we have borrowed the Wii from the bf's work for the rainy days

[kerrensimmonds]

Amy, I hope you and the bf have a WONDERFUL holiday, despite whatever the weather brings...
Enjoy!
Kerren

[blondie95]

Im back.....not a complete wash out! Thursday and friday were spent on the beach and i have tan lines the bf even went swimming in the sea!
Early part of week was misrerable but didnt stop us going to a farm park, a couple of castles etc in the rain..i did discover that not one pair of ballet pumps were waterproor and one pair i lost the sole of completly!

Oh well Tenby was just lovely lots of food and drink (£2.50 for a LARGE glass of wine and less than £3 a pint...what a shock so cheap compared to the SE)

[kerrensimmonds]

Glad you and the bf (and everyone else?) had a good time Amy, despite the weather (and the loss of shoes etc...)! Thanks for the recommendation to Tenby, especially re the price of wine. Wow!
Kerren

[midget]

Tenby was always the place to go when I was evacuated near there in the war.