It has been mildly but steadily raining all day over here — including the one hour when I had to go to the grocer's because we'd run out of milk, bread and other basic foodstuffs. But since we've been spared the wind going with the rain so far (*fingers crossed that it'll stay that way), the balcony hasn't started leaking yet, so I'm willing to gladly tolerate the rain while lugging home the groceries. *sigh* Such are the joys of our lives in these days.

I'm definitely with you re: food prices. I already dread what will come in this area. We won't starve, or at least I hope we won't, despite the small fortune Mum's accident has cost us already, but I'm not happy about the thought of paying twice as much for the same product than last year. And last year's prices were mildly outrageous already!