Wet Wet Wet

My god today was wet, wet, wet - it didn't stop chucking it down nearly all day - and what better way to illustrate this than an album cover by a Scottish blue-eyed soul/pop/soft rock band who were at the height of their powers in the 80's and 90"s!
Today started with a run in the pouring rain which I actually rather enjoyed after all that dry, and sometimes scorching, weather we've had over the last couple of months - it was a refreshing change. Even our parched garden is starting to recover. Don't worry, being British I'll soon start complaining about the weather again!
It did limit my options for going out however so I decided to stay in and catch up on some podcast listening. I'm a fairly new convert to this audible activity but I'm really enjoying it.
Three of my favourite at the moment are:

"Teach Me A Lesson"  - with Greg James, the Radio 1 DJ, and his wife Bella Mackie, a journalist and writer, in which you learn a fun and fascinating lesson from one of Britain's most inspiring teachers. Lesson subjects include "How cheese slices help us find the speed of light", "How can we mend a broken heart?" and "How to kill a vampire... with GSCE science!".
"Evil Genius" - with the comedian Russell Kane where he and an invited panel discuss the way we see heroes and villains in history including Richard Nixon, Genghis Khan, Fred Kahlo, Diego Maradona and Che Guevara.
"Mark Steel's In Town" - where the comedian visits towns across the UK and creates a stand up routine for the locals. This is genuinely hilarious. I haven't laughed so much in ages. 

Back to Wet Wet Wet (sorry guys, I should have included you more at the start of this blip and not just used you for a title)  - I was a fan back in the day (hence still being the owner of this piece of vinyl) - with classic tracks such as "Wishing I Was Lucky", "Sweet Little Mystery", "Temptation" and "Angel Eyes" but unfortunately they're probably more remembered for their 1994 cover of the 1960's Troggs' hit "Love Is All Around" which spent what seemed like an interminable 15 weeks at the top of the British charts.