I'm being very British and talking about the Weather! January has been a month when very little happened and every conversation was about storms, rainfall and floods.
It was pretty frightening to read of some of the very local flooded roads. Small side roads within a mile of my village were completely cut off.
There were, of course, 'brave' souls who attempted to drive through the huge lakes of water. Most of them had to be rescued.
Local schools were closed, as were some shops. Winds were so high that it was a danger to drive out.
It was a time to stock the cupboards and make soup! Our Church has a little Soup lunch each month, open to anyone. Volunteers made vegetable soup and carrot soup. This month I made a big pan of Leek and potato soup, a lovely greeny colour topped up with a swirl of cream.
Photo from 'the chef's wife.
There were very few people who made it to the lunch, but volunteers took soup to people at home.
My garden is so wet. But there are the first little shoots of Tete a Tete daffodils showing, a few little snowdrops peeping out, and I even found some new buds on the Forsythia.
As Eeyore said thoughtfully;
The nicest thing about rain is that it always stops. Eventually.
16 comments:
What terrible flooding you had. I am glad that you were able to get in and out.
God bless.
Canadians talk a lot about the weather too. Parts of Canada have also had very harsh weather, something we here on the west coast have not had. You've had more than your share of rain ☂️☂️☂️
That sounds awful, Barbara! (That makes me feel bad for complaining about the cold.) So glad that you have been safe! Your soup sounds delicious and I am sure that it heartened those who received some.
I feel extremely lucky to live in south Hampshire, we miss a lot of the rain and snow, not so lucky in the past few weeks, we too have local flooding, not near us. Hubby makes homemade soup for us most days.
Thank you very much for the owl quote! I'm glooming at the weather outside, but I do have leeks and potatoes... soooooop
Plenty of rain in Mid Suffolk too, lots of huge puddles everywhere but not so wet as 2024. - I like talking about the weather too!
We also had a lot of flooding in France. I love soup and I love the quote!
I'm sorry to hear about your flooding. That would be terrible!
We talk a lot about the weather here in Saskatchewan, Canada too. Terrible flooding in your part of the world. The soup lunch sounds wonderful!
Ha! Love the quote at the end. So sorry about the flooding in your area. How kind for volunteers to deliver soup. Can I be selfish and say that I hope the rainy pattern is not in full force the 2nd week of March whilst we are in Cambridge for 6 nights!! :)
So much rain and flooding! The soup you made looks delicious, and how great that volunteers delivered to people unable to get out. Weather is a topic of conversation that concerns us all.
Your photos really show the terrible flooding in your part of the country. So much damage has been done by the weather this year and we are only in February. It was kind of volunteers to take soup out to those who were unable to attend the monthly soup club. I love Eeyore with his words of wisdom.
I hope the bad weather leaves soon! I love the idea of a Soup Luncheon, sounds warm and inviting and so yummy.
That soup looks so good . . . I love hot soup on a cold and damp day. It's so satisfying and warms you through and through like no other food can :)
Sounds like it won't be long before you have Spring blooms. Be safe my dear blogging friend and don't take any risks on those flooded roads.
Loved this peek into your world, Barbara. Sorry to hear about all the flooding. Your soup looks delicious, and how lovely to have a soup day, and how lovely for volunteers to take soup to people stuck in their homes. I loved Eeyore's thoughtful comment.
that is a lovely soup! so nice about the once/month meal at your church!
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