Things to do when it rains

The "summer" continues with another day of endless rain in the English rain forest.

Here's a picture of the view up to the ancient pre-Roman Harrow Way, taken in a brief sunny interlude yesterday. Meanwhile, Clare has taken the opportunity to do some painting, accompanied by the soothing speckled sound of light, drizzling rain.

We have both made a wet-summer resolution: in a spirit of nostalgia for the summers of our youth, we are going to read Marcel Proust's famous novel cycle ...