Thinking of English friends...
I hope you are warm and well above the high-water mark, and battened down all good and securely... The village of Whalley where I spent several weeks last spring is suffering under the winds and rains of repeated storms, and the rising of the River Calder that runs alongside, and has filled the streets and hollows... I look at images of the floods and know exactly where that's happening. First floors of homes and businesses have been inundated, Christmases drowned as decorations and presents... Sign in to see full entry.