Baby it's cold outside

Happy camping Joni!

Ah, what could be more American than hotdogs and baseball!  Neither are popular in NZ - pies or fish and chips are our favourites although hamburgers are popular thanks to Mackers (McDonalds). Rugby, racing and beer rule here!!!! 

Heavy showers with fine patches for us so far this week and now for the weekend as well.  Hail this afternoon a couple of times with the rain. Has got colder again -  45 overnight up to 55 in the day. I am meant to be playing in a tennis tournament on Monday on hardcourt - we will be lucky to get it in - forecast not good for Monday either - sigh - roll on summer!

It has been overcast and cool all day with showers on and off and we are in a severe weather alert now. 

Sheila 

Meece - Thanks for the hugs - I wasn't feeling too well yesterday either which made things worse - am better today.  Interesting about the sulphites in the red wine but it is definitely the alcohol content as I can't have top shelf drinks either.  I used to drink grape juice before I struck a bottle  that must have started to ferment and when I had glass of it .... whammo!   Lol, I love your idea of gardening in your togs (that's what we call a swim suit over here and we call flip flops 'jandals') and hosing yourself off when you get too hot - it rarely gets hot enough to do that here and if it does we are told we should be inside away from the UV rays - sigh.

Mary - I live on the East coast of the North Island by the sea and our winter temp range is usually about 40-60 and we have winter for at least 6 months, May - Oct being the worst although we can have cold snaps right through to Nov and Dec. We get frosts but not a lot and they are never more than about 25. Our climate is one of the best in the country.  It is a lot colder inland all over the country and the South Island is very cold. I agree the rain makes it feel so much colder and the lack of sun has the same effect I reckon.

We are in the grips of a Swine flu epidemic again - hospitals full to overflowing and doctors rooms crowded, which makes me loath to go to the doctor as I might catch something from all those sick people waiting to see doctors - and everyone is hoping they won't catch it. 

Rain again today but it cleared about noon and I took the dog out for a walk - he was beside himself because it has rained or showered for nearly a week straight now and we just haven't been able to get out.  We got rained on on the way home but not too bad.

I woke up this morning with cool temp, mid 60's. rained most of Saturday but stopped in time for the Crawdad baseball game. Sunday was nice, not too hot. Temps are now closer to normal.

Sheila

Yikes Meece - that is HOT!  Sun has disappeared behind a heavy cloud cover again here and rain is forecast by midday with a high of 57 - doubt it will get to that.  A 'wrap up warm' day for me today.

Oh that's a bit scary Meece - wild fires are deadly - Australia has them from time to time and people lose their lives.  Hope you don't live in an area that is prone to them?  Take care driving tomorrow.

joni - oh no. I don't listen to the news when wild fires are raging in Aussie - so many lives lost in such a horrible way.

107   indeed - we are struggling to get to 55 today - nasty cold wind making it feel even colder!

rae-I should clarify-12 homes lost so far; as far as I know, no lives.

Good luck tomorrow Meece!

We are having rain, rain, rain.  It has been a loooonnnnggg time since we've had so many days of rain.  Again, I'm not complaining.  Last evening as my DH and I sat on the lanai letting the dogs swim, it was 76 degrees.  We usually don't see that until much later in the late fall.  This week, we aren't even getting in the 90's.  That is unheard of here.  Like Meece said, unpredictable.  All us Floridians are just glad this rain is NOT coming from hurricanes.  Joni, glad you had a great time. We deserve everyone we can get. 

Baby it's cold outside!!!!  46 degrees and I'm shivering away.  We are supposed to have a high of 74 and then it's back to summer time (thank goodness).  Hope your day went well yesterday Meece.  Glad you finally have some decent weather Smith!