The daffodils were bought to remind me that spring should be on the way somewhere. Actually I'm expecting it this afternoon or tomorrow at the latest.
Because it will be blowing in. With the 90mph winds we are having again, and which kept me up half the night. Again. As I write the next door neighbour is hammering away at the fence, nailing bits back on. Again. The poor man has just paid to replace several lengths lost a couple of weeks ago. I did think it was rash replacing them at the time, the gaps weren't important except aesthetically. Fingers crossed he won't be on to the builders' merchant again in a few days.
The more I look at the word 'again' the more I wonder why it was chosen to represent a repeat of something. If you deconstruct it to 'a gain' you would imagine it to be a positive word. Not at the moment. Nor for the next few days if the forecast is to be believed.
Which it is not, as none of this was forecast, unless you count 'windy' as covering 90mph gusts. Snow is now being mentioned, for those on hills. Which pretty much sums us up. Let's hope the wind drops before the snow comes or I may need to keep the snow shovel inside of the front door...
