Rain, Rain

By Amanda – Posted on

So it’s been raining almost every day for the past two weeks here in Guelph. After looking at the forecast for the next few days I realized that there will still be a lot of rain in the upcoming week.

What is it with Guelph and rainy autumn weather? I assume it’s going to be spring that’s wet and rainy, but fall always seems to catch me off guard when I don’t have a raincoat or an umbrella. Thankfully, I’m armed right now with all my springtime rain gear… it just seems that I’m missing out on all the wonderful colors of fall when the leaves are so wet, brown and soggy. Whatever happened to colorful and crisp?

For those of you who are feeling like me right now, here’s a gorgeous and inspirational video on the rain. Watching this makes me feel much more optimistic… a new perspective can make dreary and rainy weather a lot more bearable.

Speaking of rain – me and the boys had our grad photos taken this Wednesday! We booked this date a month in advanced, and of course is had to be raining throughout the day. What’s worse is that some of these photos are taken outside. With the scenery and the trees the professional grad photos usually look gorgeous…but I didn’t realize we’d be taking them in the rain! Surely enough, we went out for the photoshoot armed with umbrellas. I’m hoping my hair didn’t frizz up into a mess with all the water and wind.

We took an adorable picture before we went to the professionals though:

 
 
Here are all five of us in the University Center, looking all fancy for our expensive photoshoot. Don’t we look so cute and charming? I love it when guys get dressed up and wear ties. 
 
The current plan is that this cellphone picture is going on the mantelpiece if my hair turns out to look like a shag carpet in all the grad photos. Actually… I love this picture so much I might just print it and stick it on my wall regardless.
 

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    Old school puddings including crème brulee, rice pudding and
    tiramisu are also increasingly popular with customers around the UK, who are turning to comfort food in an uncertain world – with Asda recording a leap in sales of traditional favourites. 

    Jonathan Moore, Asda’s Senior Director of Food Trends said: ‘There is still a strong sense of
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    The ‘Flavour Bomb’ trend will see experimental condiments and sauces – think
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    ‘Stick It’ predicts the rise of making food handheld.
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    Asda’s OMV! Vegan Strawberry Trifle will be popular this Christmas and it retails at £6.95 

    The brands Extra Special Chocolate & Honeycomb Avalanche Dessert retails at £10 

    Pigs in blankets are always a winner on Christmas day and the brand is selling them for just £1.35 

    3. The rise of 70s and 80s inspired TV shows like Daisy Jones
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    trend in action with shoppers going mad for its recently launched retro
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    social media and the excitement led to over 5,
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    4. As extreme weather events put food production at
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    ‘New Staples’ is a trend that Asda has pinpointed as an increasingly
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    The ‘New Staples’ trend predicts the rise in sales of regenerative crops
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    Another iteration of this trend that Asda expects to see is
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    5. Retail innovation turning to freeze-dried, dehydrated and powdered food in response to rising shipping costs and carbon emissions. 

    Asda expects to see a rise in ‘Just Add Water’ products like on-the-go cereal and dehydrated oat milk enter the market. 

    The smaller nature these formats means that shipping costs and carbon emissions can be reduced, helping both the environment and consumers pockets.

    Asda’s £10 Extra Special Amaretto & Cherry Cheesecake is the perfect addition to
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    The store also has a selection of mince pies which come in numerous different flavours 

    Jonathan said: ”Products like Asda’s award-winning showstopper Chocolate and Honeycomb Avalanche
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    Commenting on the launch of the second book, Jonathan, said: ‘We have spent
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    ‘Over the next 18 months, we’ll be working hard to bring
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