Another glorious Yorkshire lunchtime…. A local amateur weather station has recorded so far 40 days of consecutive rain. Mostly not the biblical type of rain, often that dreaded Yorkshire Drizzle, blanking out the Sun, nithering, slowly seeping into your bones.
The kind of weather that even Count Dracula clearly thought too grim. In the novel, he arrived in Yorkshire during a storm and quickly scarpered.
But hope shines eternal.
As I walked through the sodden village, a hardy chap wearing about 30 layers of clothing was carefully weeding his soon to be planted flowerbeds. He looked up, smiled (might have been a grimace), and issued the immortal words
“I pigging hate the Yorkshire weather. Why do I keep living here. Lived here for over 70 years. Well, at least it’s perfect weather for my rhubarb. I do love my rhubarb and custard”.
I think it might well be a bumper rhubarb crop this year….
A Dad trying to cope with the loss of his Partner and becoming a single parent. 
Gotta love Yorkshire weather. I worked in a National Hunt yard there in the early ’90s 🌧🌂
Meanwhile, we have epic flooding this summer … pretty much everywhere. And 30+°C with 95% humidity.
Ick. Over it.
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bet that was an experience
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Do I remember correctly that you dislike rhubarb? Oh dear. I love the photo.
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yes, but keep it quiet, might get me expelled
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I like rhubarb. Once, when living in Preston, I remember walking down the street and thinking I couldn’t remember the last dry day. Many years ago, working in South Africa, I was told you could always tell he new arrivals from the UK because we smelt damp.
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yes I can imagine the damp smell from us Yorkshire folk
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🙂
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I’m wishing for some rain here. The type that blots out noise and quietens the soul, that is, not the type that sticks around for 40 days and counting.
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we have plenty to share
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🤣🤣
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A fellow rhubarb lover commiserates with you. Can I have crumble with mine? xx
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crumble is the best bit
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Oh, good. Our rhubarb may flourish
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always look on the bright side ….
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Awesome quote. Do share lots of Yorkshire quotes.
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thank you 🙏
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I was just thinking about the wonderful ‘Roobarb and Custard’ series. What fun!
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I adored that cartoon.
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I looks very dark and dismal.
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it is
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Hope the spring arrives soon
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Uh, it looks just like dear old Ireland right now. Sodden fields… I’m seeing rivers and waterfalls down the back lane which never existed before! Your photos are very atmospheric.
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we are ready for spring and the inevitable even heavier rain…
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You’ve stuck it out this long keep going 😉 As you mentioned at least it’s not the biblical type of rain that we’ve had a few times during this summer.
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definitely could be way worse
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The picture paints it perfectly! Ordering up some sun for you all!!
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Hope it comes soon 🤣
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The rain may be worth it for the rhubarb! I love rhubarb and strawberry pie, rhubarb sauce, cake and so on. I hope it works out for you but rain can be so tiring. I grow rhubarb too.
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my family would just make rhubarb crumble
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Oh my, I don’t know if I could make it through that many days of rain…it’s been a soggy mess here all day but I managed to get out for dinner with friends. Cold, wet, but great folks and a good time. It was worth the slightly soggy jeans. 🙂
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I guess we get used to it 🤣🤣🤣
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There’s been a few hours respite here and there, between the Bwrw glaw “Boo roo glaw” = Welsh for throwing rain and the mizzle. Clothes have been dried on the line, then got dashed at to bring in to hang up to get rid of sprinkles from a downpour. Hangers on 👕👖in the doorway.
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Dad would say it was great rhubarb growing weather 🤣🤣🤣
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Oooo, rhubarb! Love me a good rhubarb pie. 🙂 Hope you and Hawklad are well in spite of the rain xxxxx
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at college one chap used to brew some rhubarb wine potion, wow it was strong xxxxx
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So glad that Spring is on the way. We have had a lot of cloudy days this year, not all with rain, but it is a bit hard to handle. I opt for twinkle lights until Spring finally arrives.
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Spring wont be long now
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Oh, my goodness, that is an amazing amount of rain. ❤️I hope it passes soon. I love the conversation you shared. He found his way to optimism. ❤️
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definitely got just a little more muddy here
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😊❤️
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And here we are suffering through some mighty hot days – not at all comfortable for me. But, commiserations; the Yorkshire weather sure can be relentless. Here’s hoping it eases soon.
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definitely not hot here 🤣
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Love rhubarb . Especially when it is in pie Rhubarb pie 😉
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with custard ?
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Rainy weather, nonstop, can be a bit depressing. Here in the states we have had a lot of ice and snow this winter. Not fun. But the sun has shone and it is almost gone now.
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