Paper boat

We have been having lots of rain! It has cooled things off and that's been great! The not-so-good part has been Bunny Bee running scared to hide under the couch every time it thunders. To distract her I have been making lots of paper boats for her to nibble on. 

Paper boats, rain and I go a long way back. When I was little I found it impossible to concentrate on what was happening in the class during monsoons. I coped by tearing sheets of paper from the note books and making lots and lots of paper boats, all the while desperately waiting for the lunch bell to ring. With the first ring of the bell I would run out with the boats stuffed in my skirt pockets to look for flowing rivulets of water. I thought paper boats sailing on rain water rivulet was the coolest things ever!

Paper boat, available for purchase here. 

Rain Boots

Philadelphia has been scorching hot for the past few weeks. It's become almost impossible to step out during the day. This has me craving some summer rain to cool everything off a little. It could be just what the doctor ordered... Don't get me wrong. I'm grateful for the sunshine. I know I will miss it come winters, but I'm allowed to dream right?

I dream of gray clouds forming in the sky, gentle droplets falling down and a sweet smelling breeze. I would then don my pink rain boots, go out in the rain and twirl in circles till I'm too giddy to stand. 

Rain Boots available for purchase here.

Rainbow Umbrella

As a child I had a rainbow umbrella hat, the kind that had an elastic headband to fit around my head. I remember running in the rain, jumping in puddles and croaking like a frog all the while wearing the umbrella over my head! 

In India, we love the rains. As soon as it starts to pour we all head out of our homes, either to go to the nearest scenic long drive or to sit on the verandah with the family and drink hot tea, eat spicy onion fritters and watch kids play in the rain.

I  believe the rain is just as beautiful as the rainbow. 

Rainbow Umbrella, available for purchase here.