A rainy weekend...

(I'm just editing this, to explain that I wrote this Sunday, but didn't post it til Monday.)


Well, here in Saskatchewan we are having some very cool weather, with rain. We had a small break in the rain yesterday, although the sky stayed cloudy, and the temperature was down to 10 Celsius, and below freezing at night.

Today the rain is really pouring down, and it feels like a good day for staying home, reading and working on projects, while listening to CBC radio.
 

                                                                                           

Arthur and Herbert seem to be more quiet today - I wonder if the rainy weather has affected them as well. They do make good rainy day companions.

Does anyone remember the song, "Rainy Day People?"

I think cats  make good rainy day people. :)

                                                                                                                                                                  
Presently I'm reading Death Comes to Pemberley, by P.D. James. James is a wonderful mystery and detective writer, and I would recommend her Adam Dalgleish series. This book takes place within the world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. An apparent murder has taken place with the involvement of Wickham, the husband of Lydia Bennet.

I find the story has started slow, but this may have something to do with the careful setting up of the circumstances of the death, by a very analytic narrator, and  because the narrator is following the style of Pride and Prejudice. James has seemed to take on the narrator's voice of Pride and Prejudice completely, including the slyly humourous comments on customs and human folly. I am also learning some of the history of the judicial system in England of these times. It's apparent that P.D. James has a huge knowledge of this history, as well as a deep respect for the law, as a positive force for truth.

This is an interesting, well written book, by a master story teller, however, not what I think of as a "real pageturner". I was happy to find it at the library - on the "Popular Reads" shelves.

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 I have almost completed a crochet sweater for a friend's granddaughter. It needs a button, and I plan to embroider some daisies on the front to dress it up abit. Then I plan to make the same sweater for her baby sister, as I have yarn left. The yarn is not the same which was recommended in the pattern, and the sweater is abit heavier than intended, but I think it could make a nice sweater to wear over a turtleneck in the fall.

This is the first sweater I've worked on, as I usually am afraid to try patterns other than blankets, or scarves. I found that it was quite easy, and  am now working on a cardigan for my niece. Again, I think the yarn may not be quite right (I'm using yarn I have on hand), and I think the sweater is turning out abit too large, but will see how it looks once I add the ribbing.

 Here's a video of the song, "Rainy Day People", sung by Canadian songwriter, and musician Gordon Lightfoot. I think it's a good song for me today, with it's cheerful tune. As I listen to the lyrics, I recognize the friends I've met through blogging as some of the best kind of Rainy Day people I know! I hope you might enjoy listening to this.