it's raining

It's raining and raining, and we are not prepared; when you get home, everywhere would be soaked, unless you leave your shoes or boots outside, where they'd get frozen until the next day, when, as you wear them, you feel as if you were walking barefoot on the fresh Greenland sands.

A question: is it possible to find a more intelligent solution than a mop inside or the risk of frozen shoes outside? You have to admit it isn't the kind of problem that can spoil your life, but if it rains for two months, it gets a little annoying! And besides, my curiosity makes me wonder how the problem is faced around the world.

First a hint on the focal point of domestic flood: rain boots. Their exact name is “Wellington boots”, from the name of their inventor as well as their first user, great fashion icon, the first Duke of Wellington. They were conceived to keep soldiers' feet dry and were used for the first time at Waterloo in 1815! I don't know if their use led to the victory on the battlefield, but the idea is interesting! But if you find them a little too traditional, you must know they are also used as a “musical instrument”; in the south of Africa there's a kind of music and dance where the “Wellington boots” are used for the musical sound they produce when you walk and dance.

Going back to the problem of flood, the Spanish blog “casa-deseño” suggests to create a tiny wet weather station composed of a shoe tray –an umbrella stand – a mini drying rack –a super absorbent rug, but a room dedicated to rainy days is probably too cumbersome for our small houses, unless you live in Ireland, where your days are always wet!!

The Chinese aim to a basic solution of the problem, with a “healthy” consumeristic attitude; their shoes don't get soaked! The solution is disposable shoe covers that you throw away at the end of the day!! But, unless they are made with highly biodegradable materials that would melt after a few steps, I don't think it's an acceptable solution!!

It isn't the solving of the domestic problem, but certainly the Canadians propose a very stylish way of facing rain! These shoes are really on sale! Hermano.blog found them!

The website www.pinterest.com dedicates a section to storage! And definitely it wins my personal prize: a zen garden with white stones that can change into a tray for wet boots!!!

stay tuned!