Yup, it’s another post whilst the monster rainbow stained glass window afghan grows and grows behind the scenes.
And it’s another waterlogged post. Because really, this rain is getting silly now. You’ve made your point, rainclouds, or maybe you haven’t because I’m not sure quite what your point is, other than the fact that we’ve ballsed up the climate and everyone is having bonkers weather of one sort or another this year. I’ve been pottering around Oxfordshire again, this week accompanied by my lovely aunt who has come to stay. She seemed to be under the ridiculous illusion that this footpath was impassable:-
So instead, we went to look at the river, which has become, in the words of my wise old toddlers, “the sea”.
I took a few pictures of the watery craziness, because it was so, well, crazy. I talked to complete strangers as we all stood about staring at the water, and commiserated with those whose houses were threatened by the rising Thames. The flooding has broken down social inhibitions, as well as physical boundaries. It’s hard to even see where the river usually ends.
And another one:-
Naturally, my knitting got a look-in, too:-
But tearing ourselves away, we wandered into Wallingford. Here, at the 16th century George Hotel, we found some gratifying quirkiness. Legend has it, in our bloody 17th century Civil War, that a Royalist by the name of John Robson was fatally stabbed in the bar-room. His betrothed fled grief-stricken to her room, where she mixed her salty tears with soot from the fire, and painted tear-drops on the wall.
By luck, the ‘tear-drop room’ had not been booked tonight, so we persuaded the staff to take us up there, where we saw this:-
I’m not sure what to make of it. Are you?
Mind Margins says
February 11, 2014 at 12:46 amGoodness me! Your rain and flooding are really something else.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 8:02 amI know, it’s getting a bit silly now. There is absolutely nowhere left for the water to go as the ground is sodden. If I go quiet, please send a boat! 😉
bamcrafts979 says
February 11, 2014 at 1:07 amWow, that flooding really is something else! We’ve had a few road closures due to the rain (mostly out in the villages) and some collapsing cliff edges, but it’s the wind and falling trees that worries me most down here in Sussex. My husband drives a lot for work and I worry about things falling on him!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 8:21 amYikes, stay safe. Hopefully we’ve had so much wind already that anything vulnerable will have fallen already…
thecontentedcrafter says
February 11, 2014 at 1:36 am‘Bonkers’ weather is a very good term – I may well adopt it! I think it is the new norm and shall be called ‘bonkers’ ever after 🙂 I love the colours of your brave crochet work out there in the field. Stay as dry as you can!!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 7:58 amThank you! It’s raining again now, so it’ll probably get more bonkers before it gets better. I fear our cellar might be flooded but I daren’t go down to check!
whiteravenfire says
February 11, 2014 at 6:17 amOh my! It’s hard to believe we live in the same country. Derbyshire has faired quite well with only a little very temporary flooding it seems. I hope everything returns to normal soon. http://guywhocrochets.wordpress.com/
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 8:00 amRidiculous, isn’t it? Stay dry. 🙂
bembeezled says
February 11, 2014 at 8:52 amWow! Oxfordshire-on-sea!!! Still raining hard in Warwickshire!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 8:56 amYup, raining here too right now, and blowing a gale. Please send boats! Hope you’re not getting flooded.
bembeezled says
February 11, 2014 at 9:03 amNo, thankfully not. I hope it stops soon! And your house remains dry!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 10:20 amThank you.
sindhoooo says
February 11, 2014 at 11:24 amI hope everything settles down to normal soon!
Regards,
Sindhu
Tantu
The Arts & Me
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 11:44 amThank you! So do I. Our cellar has just flooded.
Tina says
February 11, 2014 at 12:05 pmWow, you’ve gotten quite a bit of rain! Wish you could send us some, we really need it. Lovely photos 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 1:02 pmYes it’s a pity we can’t all redistribute some of our silly weather. Sending you a rain-dance. I hope it works.
annabellefranklinauthor says
February 11, 2014 at 12:08 pmWonderful photos of Britain besieged by rain. Keep crocheting that magic rainbow!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 1:01 pmThank you. How’s the Welsh weather?
annabellefranklinauthor says
February 12, 2014 at 4:52 pmWindy! The dogs and I got blown across the common this afternoon, their coats filled up with air and I was afraid they were going to take off and paraglide! Some areas are flooded but thank God we’re on high ground here.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 13, 2014 at 7:14 amYikes. Don’t get blown away.
KerryCan says
February 11, 2014 at 12:31 pmThat’s a lot of water. Way too much! And, yet, the photos are really lovely and compelling. I hope you get a break soon!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 1:01 pmThank you. The scenes outside are quite beautiful… Our flooded cellar, less so!
KerryCan says
February 11, 2014 at 1:13 pmWe had flooding here a few years ago and I’ll never forget what the garage floor was like when the water finally receded. Ick. I’m sorry you’re dealing with this!
Carole says
February 11, 2014 at 2:09 pmLovely photos – just a shame that the floods are causing so many problems for people.
I was getting a tad weary of all the rain myself, but this morning it started snowing and I found myself driving home from work in a blizzard. All things considered, I think I preferred the rain.
Hope your cellar isn’t too bad and the floods don’t get any worse by you.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 4:17 pmOoh, I fancy a bit of blizzard. It’d make a change, at least. Hope you’re not having too many problems getting around in the snow.
Carole says
February 12, 2014 at 12:20 pmIt didn’t even settle after all that. And the sun came out an hour later with lovely blue skies. More snow forecast but hopefully it’ll be another non-starter.
jengolightly says
February 11, 2014 at 2:16 pmIt is very wet here ! Being near the Thames too it is quite a worry ! X
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 4:16 pmYes. Hope you don’t flood.
paigesato says
February 11, 2014 at 2:17 pmsnow and cold may get tiresome, but at least it’s bright. i think the damp and gray of the rain would drive me crazy. Not crazy enough, though, to paint tears on the wall. That story is amazing!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 13, 2014 at 12:27 pmI guess grief can do strange things to a girl, poor lass.
And bright sounds good (see says, enviously).
Barbara says
February 11, 2014 at 3:08 pmI love your photos!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 4:16 pmThank you.
jenknitfer says
February 11, 2014 at 5:48 pmWishing you drier weather soon! (and a drier cellar!)
You take lovely pictures. 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
February 11, 2014 at 5:52 pmThank you. 🙂
annie says
February 11, 2014 at 11:11 pmOh, my! I stuck pins in my voodoo doll this morning to make him stop the rain and the flooding. What can one expect from a dollar store voodoo doll, I guess. 🙁 Sorry about your basement. You have such an “up” attitude. good on you. I’ll get more pins — and maybe another dollar store voodoo doll….
The Twisted Yarn says
February 13, 2014 at 12:25 pmThank you! Much appreciated. 🙂 You definitely need to go upmarket for your voodoo dolls, though. Those cheap imitations just don’t do the job!
annie says
February 13, 2014 at 1:20 pmLOL !
Jane says
February 12, 2014 at 2:34 pmSorry for the flooding but the photos are very good. We are stuck at home today with snow (and maybe again tomorrow) so lots of time to look at postings.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 13, 2014 at 7:13 amThank you. I do envy your snow. Please could us just a little bit? Your pictures on Facebook were impressive.
Denise from ToadRockStreet says
February 13, 2014 at 7:08 amNew to your blog but loving it! A woman after my own heart – wine & crochet, stoic husband and a love of quirkiness.
I love the pub’s use of an old bloody death to get the punters in; I’m a sucker for all of that. We have a headless horseman (from the civil war) in the woods next to our village of Denny Bottom. Now you couldn’t make that up!!!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 13, 2014 at 7:57 pmThank you! I’ve just had a nose round your blog and I absolutely love it. I’d love to meet your headless horseman, but I’m a bit odd like that. Looking forward to your next post.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 13, 2014 at 8:00 pmP.S. Is it excessively stalkerish if I ‘friend’ you on Ravelry? (Am too stupid to work out how to follow your blog directly.)
Denise at ToadRockStreet says
February 13, 2014 at 8:49 pmThank you for having a good rummage around my blog; you’re more than welcome! I’d love you to add me as a friend on Ravelry, I’ll ‘friend’ you back if that doesn’t sound equally stalkerish!
I need to work out how to add all those bits to my blog about following and ‘likes’ etc…one day!
caffeinegirl says
February 14, 2014 at 12:12 pmThe rain is really amazing. The media in the states have given the flooding quite a bit of coverage. I hope you’re on high ground!
The Twisted Yarn says
February 14, 2014 at 1:22 pmIt’s getting ridiculous, but fortunately only our cellar is flooded. Could be worse. Meanwhile, you’ve pinched all the snow! 😉
The Snail of Happiness says
February 15, 2014 at 11:37 amI’m fascinated by the tears – she must have cried a great deal to manage so many on the wall… soot, I suspect, was not in short supply.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 15, 2014 at 11:41 amI’m not sure how much truth there is in the story, but it was easy to imagine the poor lass up in that little dark room, weeping beside the fire.
knittingwithheart says
February 15, 2014 at 11:54 pmGoodness, you certainly have had a lot of rain! Hope no more water seeps into your cellar! ‘Guess that’s one good thing about snow—it falls and just sits there. Then we shovel it out of our way and it sits THERE! One rainbow coming up, though… even if you have to make it yourself! 😉 ❤
Bianca says
February 16, 2014 at 11:20 pmReblogged this on Church Street Knits and commented:
We have been doing a fair amount of whining around here about the amount of snow we’ve been getting this winter, with an almost daily comment of “it’s getting old” from one person or another.
We were checking out recent posts from one of the blogs we follow, “the twisted yarn,” and we were shocked/amazed/appalled at the sight of the Thames!
Umm . . . we’ll just shut up about our snow.
Victoria says
February 20, 2014 at 3:41 pmWe’ve had the driest winter ever! We typically get between 3-5 feet of snow and its sunny and in the 50’s here. We have entered a drought which is not good. Fab post and photos! 🙂
The Twisted Yarn says
February 20, 2014 at 4:10 pmIt’s ridiculous everywhere, just in different ways. *Sigh* Want to borrow some rain?
Victoria says
February 20, 2014 at 4:15 pmI would love to have some of your rain! Yeah, its been weird all over, that’s for sure!
miaslovetree says
February 20, 2014 at 5:50 pmOh my goodness! I had no idea the flooding was so extensive! Lovely and scary all at the same time- hoping not too many homes were damaged. What a fascinating story about the tear drop room at the George Hotel.
The Twisted Yarn says
February 20, 2014 at 7:23 pmYes, the flooding is pretty ridiculous. I feel for the people who’ve lost everything.