Come rain or shine- most likely rain

If you happen to be made of sugar and are afraid of melting in the rain, don't come to Ireland. As a matter of fact, steer clear of the British Islands. You'll understand what I mean after reading through a typical day in our live:

Around six o'clock in the morning you are cruelly awakened from a pleasant slumber by the persistent alarm clock. It doesn't matter so much, however, as you notice that it's sunny outside. You are feeling great and energetic and run downstairs to get your clothes from the drying rack, only to notice that your jeans are still damp. Hmmm that's funny since you did the laundry three days ago.. Well, anyway, you've never let small things depress yourself. Instead of worrying about the clothes you decide to eat breakfast, greedily grabbing the bread.. that is green because of mold. Never mind, you've always preferred yogurt anyway, so you finish your breakfast and run for the bus. In a hurry you forget your umbrella, but it doesn't matter since it's going to be a sunny day.

Forgetting the umbrella starts to get on your nerves when you walk to the bus and the first shower catches you unprepared. Well then, this is Ireland, it's supposed to be rainy, so no worries. At least you won't get rained on in the bus.

The next shower catches you when you walk from the bus stop to work. Never mind, you have the entire day to dry your rags at work. You feel lucky because you can sit inside and watch the rain fall every fifteen minutes, hoping that your bus will arrive during the non-rainy 15 minutes. It's your lucky day so you get home relatively dry.

Evening walk a moment before the rain

The beautiful sunset tempts you outdoors. You locate your sneakers and .. it's raining again. You wait for a couple of minutes and the rain recedes. You decide to run in order to maximize your exercise. All in all the day has been a success. You are going to bed but decide on a shower first. You are not even surprised to notice that the towel is still damp from yesterday's shower.

From Ireland with love, Cathy