Now that we are through it, I can say that the weather this week has been dramatic.
On Thursday evening, it lashed down – just as I was leaving school to come home (and my trusty, strong Joules umbrella that has withstood many a storm and squall was fatally wounded. Just as I opened it, a strong gust of wind blew it inside out and there was no recovery from that point on. After years of trusty service, it has been consigned to the bin.
And having got home, I had to almost immediately head back out for the cathedral Carol service – perhaps appropriately, the rain was biblical. Friday morning broke calm and beautiful, the pink sky seen in the top photo a peaceful backdrop as I walked to school for the last day of term. I (and I think everyone) was ready for/needed term to end – tired and ready to rest. And that is pretty much all you could do on Saturday as storm Darragh hit with a vengeance, with extremely high winds from Friday night into Saturday. At about 7pm on Friday evening our phones blared into life, klaxon sounding, with a red weather warning. The wind was howling, but we haven’t had too much rain to go with it (thankfully). Its still a bit blowy today, but definitely calming down – a good job as we fly to Madeira at 7am tomorrow morning and I don’t want any delays.
My shoulder/neck/arm is getting much better but I still get the odd ache and pain, particularly on the computer, and sometimes I still wake up in the night and struggle to get back to sleep as I can’t find a comfy, pain free position for my arm. Will be interesting to see if a week away from the desktop proves to be the cure I need.