A Very British Concern: The Weather
Now, I’m aware that I might be alone in bemoaning the current British climate but blimey! Whilst I’m obviously not against a good sunny day in July, in the month when I was expecting to be wearing jumpers and getting my winter coat to the dry cleaners, an average of 28 degrees in October is a bit of a shock. Sure, I’ll be saving on heating oil and I’ll be finally getting some use out of that BBQ, but… I’m a big a fan of autumn.
I bloody love crisp, cool days when the leaves are turning and you can walk through the park scrunching them beneath your feet. I really, really do. Yeah, the summer is great for swimming, and hanging out in pub gardens, and wearing shorts and that stuff… But when do we really get to do that in the UK? About once in June, and then once again in July.
Autumn and Spring are when we get the weather we’re used to. When everyone starts talking about it getting a bit parky or feeling that nip in the air whilst bundled up with scarves and gloves. I’m willing to take a bet that we have more scarves and gloves and wooly hats than all the countries that really need them, like Finland or Iceland or Norway, put together. I know I probably do, just by myself.
It’s a rite of passage, like shopping for back to school, getting a new hat and scarf and gloves for the winter. Only luckily once you’re a grown-up its less painful as you can ignore all the pencil cases and novelty erasers and just concentrate on things that you’ll actually like.
Actually, that’s one of the best advantages of being grown-up- never having to think about novelty erasers again.
Even better, enlist a helpful mum/gran/auntie or knit-geek friend to make gloves and hats and scarves to your own specification, in whatever fancy wool you choose. If they’re unwilling, just try and look a bit cold and peaky, and remind them… it’s Christmas soon…
Fascinating, narcissistic, charming heaven!
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