- The trusty, rusty old BBQ that has been loitering in the garden for the winter has been dusted off, cleaned up, and put to work,cooking the nation’s burgers and bangers to that unique blackened outside raw in the middle state that us Brits are so good at!
- Similarly, the plastic, garden furniture has been de-slimed and scrubbed up; the parasol dug out from the shed and de-cowebbed; and for some. the sun lounger has been dragged out, the mouldy cushions turned over, and are ready to go!
- People are comparing their sunburned shoulders and backs, (We never learn).
- The shorts are on! Yes I came home from work yesterday and Mr Grump had got the pure white milk bottle legs out. He would have worn his ‘mandals’ (those horrid man sandals) but I moaned about them so much last year, he got rid of them!
- The bloody lawn needs mowing AGAIN! It was only done last week!
- You see people doing ‘the wasp dance.’ You know the one, where they flail around madly, run a few steps, twirl around and start the whole thing over again. If you are lucky it might be accompanied by a bit of screaming (especially if it is me)!
- The shops have sold out of fans again! If you do have one, the whirring and clonking noise keeps you awake half the night anyway.
- Suddenly every cafe decides to serve a ‘cream tea!’
- It’s raining! Especially during Wimbledon
I dunno why some of your posts aren’t showing up on my reader.
Hoy! What’s wrong with man sandals? Pure old milk bottle legs Mr Grumpy, he has a lot going for him
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I hope WordPress isn’t misbehaving again and unfollowing people from my blog!
I don’t like men in sandals as they do not look nice! Yes poor old Mr Grump and his lily white legs!
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Same summer indications here in New England. After eight feet of snow this winter, I vowed not to complain about mosquitoes, yard work, heat and humidity and cleaning the pool. As a side note, summer for me is also the aroma of bell pepper roasting on the barbecue. Yum!
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Yum indeed for the roasted pepper, I would not have been that keen on 8ft of snow at all!
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No, it was a long, long winter. I’m so happy to go out on a nice weekend morning and enjoy a cup of coffee. Bliss.
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Oh yes, I agree! 🙂
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“…pure white milk bottle legs..” classic. Love your post, Edwina, but that was definitely the scene stealer right there!
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Ha ha! Thank you 😊
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Yup yup, the garden fetish has truly started! Hubby is a grass seeder, obsessed with him lawn!!!!
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Sticky sweat and all, summer remains my favorite season. For me, it’s the flip-flops that come on and they don’t come off until…say…October…
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Yes, although I moan, I do love the summer. It uplifts me to see the sun shining 🙂
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I love the word bangers. We BBQ all year long here…sometimes in winter parkas and boots.And the shorts…they come out in March or April; anytime the temp goes over 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Funny stuff you have there, Edwina. Loved the post. ☺ Van
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Thanks so much Van! I admire you getting out the BBQ in the snow, that is brilliant! 🙂
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It lives on a deck, just outside my kitchen door. I dig a path in the snow !!
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My shorts are on as well 🙂 And I’m planning on staying in shorts until at least the first week in October!
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Ha Ha! I am proud of you Hugh – a true Brit! 🙂
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Mandals….hahahahahaha!!! I love that!
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I hate the bloody things! 🙂
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Rumor has it that our North American fascination with green lawns are a transplanted from the UK notion. I’m not sure if this is true, but other than mowing the stuff once a week I’m not willing to spend too much time on the grass. I do love my barbecue though! Veggies (I’m vegetarian) are so much more forgiving of the overdone outsides underdone insides than meat!
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My brother-in-law is obsessed with his lawn, and bought some grass seeds (it was a bit patchy). He was fussing over watering and nurturing it, banning everyone from going anywhere neat it! I absolutely afore BBQ, and yes, veggies are great done on it too 🙂
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Hey, just loved your piece of writing on signs of summer. A lot of it reminded me of Canada, except for the ‘cream tea.’ We have ice coffee. Cheers!
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Hi Olga and thanks for your comments, Yes we are now seeing more iced coffee over here too, Canadians are pretty similar to us Brits in so many other ways though 🙂
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Enjoy the good weather while you can. It will be either too hot, too cold or rainy any day now. The weather is so undependable these days. Enjoy the hamburgers and bangers.
😀 😀 😀
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Oh yes, as soon as there is the slightest hint of sun, we get the Barbeques out! I am pretty lucky in that Mr Grump is a brilliant BBQ cook. 🙂
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Funny. Mandals are awful? I kinda like my husband in mandals. I get irritated when he tries to dress nicely and then puts trainers on. Honest to goodness, IS HE GOING TO GO JOGGING?!? lol
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Ha Ha! Yes I understand about the trainers with nice clothes as I am not keen on that look either! I am not keen on feet as it is and some men wearing those mandals just make cringe a bit!
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Oh!
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Also the shops are beginning to fill with winter clothes!
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I can identify. We’ve just spent all day mowing the grass, weeding the gardens, and scrubbing the mildew from the patio bricks. Yay summer!! At least the sun is shining today so we can get all these chores done as it’s rained all week. 🙂
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It’s nice to be able to gear yourself up ready for the nice weather 🙂
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Yes! We’re all ready now. 🙂
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Great hints to know when it’s summer in Britain. I know another one: The rain gets warmer… lol! At least we say that over here when we have a lousy summer season.
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Ha Ha! I like that. 🙂
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