The Rain in Spain

There will be lots of sayings about the weather in May, some probably more popular than the one I know which is: “Mayo nublado y junio claro, pan todo el año.” Translation: “May cloudy and June fair, bread the whole year.” Funnily enough May started out really nice. We even had a few days where the temperature got up into the lower 80’s until one day when I met a friend in an outdoor café and I was cold sitting outside. Since then, I’ve been wearing long sleeves. Today’s the first day of June and I’ve got a light on so I can see what I’m writing and it’s raining, not hard but enough for an umbrella. Don’t believe everything you’ve heard about sunny Spain. This has been the rainiest Mays we’ve had in years. One of the people who predict the weather by observing Nature (I’m sure there must be a name for them) has said we’ll have a short intense (blazing hot) summer.

 Onto other matters: I’d like to make two recommendations. The first one I learnt from an ex sister-in-law. Whenever my defences get low or I get rundown, I always get a cold sore. I felt one starting on Wednesday evening. I put Carmex on it, and though it hasn’t completely disappeared, it hasn’t spread like they often do and is no longer painful. The smell of Carmex (camphor) always reminds of my grandmother and it’s a cheap treatment which makes it an attractive one.  The other recommendation has nothing to do with health. A couple of weeks ago every time I opened my homepage there was an ad which any time the mouse went near it it opened, asking me to download some software. I sent a complaint to Customer Service, and even though the ad remains on my page instead of asking me to install software it disappears when I go near it. I’m sure you’ve encountered this type of ad, especially videos which ‘suddenly’ start playing, but when it’s a page that you visit regularly then it’s annoying. I know people have complained a lot about the last updates, but we certainly can’t complain about how we’re treated on here. Thanks CS for solving my ad problem. And if you haven’t voted for Multiply as the ‘Best Blogging Host’, please do so. Certainly don’t hesitate to ask in one of the support groups if you have a problem.

  I’m sort of prepared for tomorrow. At least I’ve got my lunch ready. I’ve made a vegetable lasagne which has turned out perfectly. The last time I made lasagne I put too much oregano in it, but I got used to that. Now had it had too much salt, it would have been ruined. I don’t really have a recipe. The basic ingredients are broccoli, zucchini (courgettes) and mushrooms as vegetables and I prefer green pasta. Well, I’d better go and do some more preparation for another week. Hope everyone has a good week ahead.