rain

I love rain. I have a very fond memory of when I was about 6 years old & I ran outside into a crazy storm & ran dancing up & down in front of the house. It had been a hot day & the concrete sidewalks were so hot that the puddles were warm. I ran & searched for worms that needed rescuing until a grouchy neighbor hollered that I better get inside the house or else I'd be stuck & killed by lightening.

I remember it like yesterday.

Rain isn't very fun anymore. Where we live the temperature plummets, the wind howls & the rain comes down in gusts. Even with an umbrella it's impossible to keep one's legs dry from the horizontal stream of water.

It's just best to stay inside.

But I still love the rain. I can stay inside my warm house, bake & drink tea. It's a good reason to stay indoors & be cozy. Today it was raining, well a combination of sleet & rain, & I stayed inside all day baking bread, blog reading & doing an oil painting. I made a scrumptious steak with red cooking wine & caramelized onions in my slow cooker.

It was a really good day.