Our recent showers have soaked the ground luxuriously. Rains brought new growth and life, and also memories of earlier rainy days – and of my mom. When I was 8, my mom took me from school in the ...

If you live in New York, you may recall that about two weeks ago, on the eve of summer’s official start, it rained for several days straight. On the first rainy day, I forgot my umbrella. On the ...

Things I love about umbrellas: They keep the rain off my head. Things I don't love about umbrellas: They take up so much space on the sidewalk, I always lose them after I put them down somewhere to ...

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Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. It’s 8.37am and it is raining sideways on Waterloo Bridge. Commuters are head down, collars up, umbrellas poking in each ...

Constant rain not just alters your routine—from deciding when to leave the house to figuring out the least crowded route to the office or your favourite ramen restaurant—but also makes you wonder how ...

Most people in Toronto just want the rain to go away, but one local company might actually be enjoying the damp weather. That's because it sells rain bonnets — yes, like the ones your grandmother used ...

WHEN the heavens open, it doesn’t take long for a new hair-do to turn into a soggy mess. With our wet British climate, rainwear is vital armoury for any time of year. And maybe more so in Bradford, ...