I’m attempting to put a positive spin on it, and yet, so far, I’ve got nothing to show for.
This June – not just temperamental. Fickle, at best, more than a little off balance, borderline vengeful (although I’m not quite sure what I could have possibly done to annoy it so much)… And after last night’s opening game of the UEFA Euros 2024, well, what can I say?
5 : 1.
Hm. Good for Germany, of course, but wouldn’t a slightly less disheartening thrashing of Scotland’s tender hopes have sufficed, too?
Here’s what I see this morning:
June. Green, oh, yes, very, very green, and soaked to the bone. A tad chilly.
I’m in double knitwear.
Trust me, I am trying to put a positive spin on this summer. I’m a writer, after all. Surely, there’s something I can do… It’s not just about what happens to us. It’s all about how we tell our story! Words can work wonders.
Sometimes.
Mind you, the way things stand, I guess, I’ll have to change genre, branch out to fantasy, or perhaps even science fiction writing, in order to get that summer feeling.
Happy Saturday to you all, and I’ll see you here tomorrow, if you wish!
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Britta's Blog - Letters from Scotland 
It is dire, this summer. And as for that result… I heard it from you first.
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Well, let’s forget that result as quickly as possible… Moving on… I can only hope that the rain will do the same.
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result – what result? 😉 Oh that – German TV last night reported all was very friendly between Scots and Germans
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‘guess I am not helping – reporting my laptop tells me ’19 degrees C – partly sunny’ (in German) – reports on German political climate are dire, if that’s any consolation 🙄
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Oh, let’s not go there, Barbara… the political climate here in the UK, not really cheery either…
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it will get better
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Let’s hope so, Beth! Thanks for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
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As the thunder and lightning, mixed with plentiful hail, pounds the windows, I may have to consider hibernating early!
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Hibernating early? Oh, Peter, that’s the perfect solution.
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Tough for Scotland to face Germany in first match. Futoball s life.
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Tough indeed, and we always knew it would be a tall order, hey ho… I hope Scotland will do well in their other two group stage games. Fingers crossed.
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In California, we see no rain from April until October. Never.
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No rain from April until October??? I struggle to even imagine it… And while I keep complaining about the amount of rainfall here in Scotland, I do enjoy the lush saturated green of nature. A few dry days in between would be nice, though…
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