Bring it on we can take it..........

The weekend weather was dreadful it was more like January than July, it was especially annoying because there were two local events held, however being a true Northumbrian, I was not going to be put off by a few showers (actually it was just one long shower)so I turned out for both events with my mate Dolly. Saturdays event was the little local show. The rain pelted down and it was blooming cold. Dolly decided to go and visit the local palmist who also happens to be the lady that writes a very good column in our weekly rag,we found there was a new slant to the bottle draw,after parting with your dosh you were guided to a large board which had strings hanging from it. Your prize was concealed under a a very large blanket. You pulled the string and on the end of it would be a bottle of some description. I being greedy decided that the longest string would somehow have a big bottle of already chilled white wine hanging on the end of it. Alas a very battered looking bottle of foreign beer rose up from beneath the material, Dolly got a bottle of water and a bottle of soft rinse. We bought some tombola tickets and headed for the Tea Room, this was fabulous, a proper country tea, packed with enough home made goodies to feed a battalion of soldiers. I have to say the rain didn't dampen the enthusiasm of those that did turn up. It was great to have a chin wag, with friends and neighbours and of course discuss the Brits favourite topic yep the good old British Weather.

Sunday was a little brighter for the Carnival in the little market town of Haltwhistle (also know as the centre of Britain) the floats were fantastic, there was a Viking Ship belching out smoke, Little Bow Peep, Egyptian Mummies they were all fantastic, Mad daugher was on the Disney float. The float was excellent with many of the disney characters like cute little Minnie Mouse and Dashing Cruella Da Vil. What was mad daughter? well as usual nothing easy she had chosen to be the blue genie , but as always there was a hitch. A fabulous genie she was, however to turn blue my spirited off spring had to cover herself in face paint, and yes you have guessed it, it started raining, soon she was a blue speckled genie and quite sticky with it. The real problem started when she disembarked from her float, there was a distinct blue patch on every person she came in contact with, eventually she had to be wrapped from head to toe in a blanket and bundled into a car before she was served names and addresses for cleaning bills. So a little word to anyone up there chucking water down on us mere mortals BRING IT ON, we ain't giving up that easy.