For Many a Long Day (2014)
“Although July turned out to be considerably wetter than June and most Orange men returned home from The Twelfth demonstrations ‘with the shine off their shoes’ as the country expression had it, August was continuously sunny, with just enough rain to plump up the ripening crops and satisfy the farmers without spoiling the pleasure of young people who walked, cycled, or played tennis.The very warm and fine September which followed such a good summer was a surprise to everyone. By the end of the s...econd week, it had been so sunny, day after day, that the rainwater barrel at the side of the house was bone dry. A delph mug, lost for a year or more, reappeared at the bottom, cushioned on a thin layer of dried and cracked mud, none the worse for having been dropped in accidentally and forgotten.The unusual extension of summer was welcome to everyone. Usually by mid-September, one had only to step into the forge to hear a note of sadness, even anxiety, as the drop in the nights was observed and commented upon.MoreLess
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