Today the sun came out in the afternoon.  I still took my raincoat with me when I went for a jog, tied around my waist.  By 5:00, however, the sun shone warmly from blue sky.  I didn’t want to go indoors.  We pulled the dry cushions out of the shed and shared a beer on the patio in the garden.

I’ve been wondering for three years why, in a country beset with so much rain, every cafe has terrace seating and every house has patio furniture.  Is it worth it?  Do they really use it?

Today I got it.  When that warm sun shines, there is no way you are going inside.