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.....your husband is celebrating a milestone birthday, you have unexpected but very welcome guests, and after thirty six hours of continuous rain a room of your house is flooded?
You leave your blog to fend for itself, make up beds, mop up water and hope the drain man can find the source of the problem soon! (And it's still raining...)

07 August 2008 in General | Permalink

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Oh heck! First of, book a restaurant. All hands to the pump - it's got to stop raining soon. It has here in Perthshire @ 5pm so I'm sure dry weather is heading south. Happy Birthday to him!

Posted by: Claire | 07 August 2008 at 05:08 PM

Oh Dear.The rain has dried up on the west coast. Give the friends mops and buckets. Look out the insurance policy.Have a piece of birthday cake.We'll just talk amongst ourselves. Good luck.

Posted by: Anne | 07 August 2008 at 05:20 PM

Oh, how frustrating for you! You do all the above but, somewhere along the line, you find a quiet corner all of your own, pour yourself a G&T/brew yourself a pot of the finest tea and have 10 minutes of sheer self-indulgence. Hope Mr Cornflower has a wonderful day, it certainly won't be one that he'll forget...

Posted by: rosie | 07 August 2008 at 05:22 PM

Sounds like its time for a stiff drink along with the birthday cake.
A very Happy Birthday to Mr. Cornflower ..... and I hope the rain lets up very soon. You will not forget this birthday in years to come thats for sure.

Posted by: Carol | 07 August 2008 at 06:00 PM

Oh Karen, oh dear, oh dear. I am sending positive, drying vibes your way and crossing my fingers.

Posted by: Rebecca | 07 August 2008 at 10:22 PM

I'm so sorry to hear about the flood. Mrs Noah would probably pour herself a stiff drink... Hope you get dried out, and that the sun shines brightly upon the birthday celebrations.

Posted by: jpicardie | 07 August 2008 at 10:32 PM

we've got that same rain. Not continuous but every day. Happy Birthday to your fellow!! A Leo and a Virgo!

Posted by: Nan | 08 August 2008 at 02:31 AM

Oh dear, Good Luck.

Posted by: Sussex Yorkie | 08 August 2008 at 12:16 PM

I am suddenly less excited about the idea of moving to Scotland...

Posted by: Ros | 08 August 2008 at 02:21 PM

Hope you've dried out now. Across town, I have water coming up through the floor of the shop's basement...

Posted by: Vanessa | 09 August 2008 at 03:38 PM

Oh, dear! I don't deal well with water issues! I hope all is resolved, or at least on the way toward being so. Happy Birthday to you husband. Hope the celebration was grand. The cake sure looks like a winner! Mmmmmmmmmm.

Back to the beach... :)

Posted by: Les in NE | 10 August 2008 at 02:31 PM

Only just got to this, Cornflower...better late than never. And I hope you are snug and DRY by now. Also, happy birthday to the lovely Mr C! Is Aug 7th the actual day? I will remember that as it's our wedding anniversary!

Posted by: adele geras | 02 September 2008 at 01:55 PM

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