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Kate Morgan muttered:


All of my holly bushes and trees are covered with berries, many
more
than last year, is it the same all over the country?

kate

Hmmm... I'm old enough to remember winter '62-63 though and I
can't say I
remember the autumn '62 being exceptional for berries. I think
that last
summer's heat and this summer's rain has been good for hollies,
rowans,
hawthorns and, most especially, rose hips, the dog roses were
exceptional
this year in our part of the world.

Nurse!

I'm old enough to remember the winter of 1947/8.

Is it time for my Horlicks yet?

It was in the middle of that winter that I emigrated from Cape Town to
Manchester. Sometimes I'm surprised that I decided to stay in
England.

Franz