As I type this, it is pouring rain outside.
It's gray and windy and looks like a true Fall day and yet it is still August.
I am drinking my fourth cup of coffee and polishing off an entire container of Donut holes.
Grandkids are in school for a few more hours yet.
I've done 4 loads of laundry, grocery shopped for dinner and not much else,
except for that coffee and donut thing.
But what else is there to do on a rainy gray Monday?
These types of days make me want to cozy down with a good book.
Wish I had one.
Anybody got a suggestion for a good book?
And it's too damn humid to cozy down with anything or anybody here in the Midwest.
Let's play Twenty Questions- My answers are in red.
Did you play in the rain as a kid? I did and in my bare feet too. My mother told me to stay out of the puddles that developed the green algae. She said it would cause Polio. Good Lord....
Does it make your hair frizz? Ha! Nope. Limp limp limp. Limpidity limp limp.
Does it piss you off? Depends on if I'm in a hurry. Cool you down? Yes!
Make you sleepy? My god, Yes! Nothing I like better than napping on rainy days.
Does the smell of rain make you dream of what heaven might smell like someday? Yes
Do you wear a slicker? Sometimes.
Do you don a pair of cute rain boots as you run your errands? Yep. Mine are black and purple plaid.
Do you dash to your car? Yes. Or saunter down the sidewalk while the rain baptizes you? Puhleeze
Do you light candles? Turn on lamps? Or sit in the gloaming of the darkened house?
All three. Depends on my mood. Today the candles are lit and I am listening to Ludivico Einauldi.
Do you open the windows to let in the smell and the breeze or are they shut tight?
Both. It also depends on how hard it is raining.
Would it make you nuts to live in a place where it rained more than average...
like Seattle?
I honestly don't know. I love the rain but every single day??? Hmmmm
Does the rain make you happy or sad? It makes me happy.
Is your local weathermen wrong about the weather forecast more often than they are right?
Mine is. Sheesh. And that aggravates me.
Does your house leak when it rains? Sometimes our fieldstone basement leaks when it rains.
What do you like to do when it rains? I'd love to know more about you.
Thanks for reading,
Love, Lolly
I get so excited when I see your blog come up in my feed!
ReplyDeleteFinished Peace Like A River. You were right, it was beautifully poignant. Honestly I did cry but not nearly as much as my reader did. It hit a spot with him. Good book.
Never heard the Seal song before.....love it and LOVE the rain. The harder the better! And, yes, the hair frizzes, I dash and the smell (petrichor) is absolute heaven. My favorite rain song is definitely Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head because when I hear it I picture two of the most beautiful men created (terrible movie but a good song). Love me some Burt Bacharach.
Have a great day Lolly♥
I loved, loved Peace Like a River. The author, Leif Enger, moved to my city (Duluth, MN) last year and he and his wife live a couple of blocks from me. :) I have started his new book, Virgil Wander, have you read it? I love the rain. I grew up in Southern California where rain was a wonderfully big deal, and to this day it evokes cozy and happy feelings for me. I had never heard the songs you posted. The last one is so lovely. My favorite song about rain is by Loudon Wainwright, and since it's about Los Angeles, I totally relate. Love to you and your readers, Lolly!
ReplyDeleteHere's the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q51incm4hKA