Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

On 21 Dec, 14:26, Sacha wrote:
Well - it's the solstice, anyway! *;-))
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Longer days are on the way and lets hope this Summer is better than
the last few!

On 21/12/08 14:32, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:26:23 +0000, Sacha wrote:


Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

A bit early for loud sing cuckoo, though.

Talking of which where is Judith?

Oooooh! You're in trouble! I think she's on her way home to France.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

On 21/12/08 14:31, in article
, "80/20"
wrote:

On 21 Dec, 14:26, Sacha wrote:
Well - it's the solstice, anyway! *;-))
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Longer days are on the way and lets hope this Summer is better than
the last few!

I think we're owed that much!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

On 21/12/08 14:38, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:34:18 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 21/12/08 14:32, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:26:23 +0000, Sacha wrote:


Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

A bit early for loud sing cuckoo, though.

Talking of which where is Judith?

Oooooh! You're in trouble! I think she's on her way home to France.

digging her way through mountainous snow drifts, unless it has all melted and
is
now flood water

Yes, apparently the snow has been horrendous chez eux!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

On 21/12/08 15:03, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:45:01 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 21/12/08 14:38, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:34:18 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 21/12/08 14:32, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:26:23 +0000, Sacha
wrote:


Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

A bit early for loud sing cuckoo, though.

Talking of which where is Judith?

Oooooh! You're in trouble! I think she's on her way home to France.

digging her way through mountainous snow drifts, unless it has all melted
and
is
now flood water

Yes, apparently the snow has been horrendous chez eux!

All the way down to the Cote d'Azur. Friends there were unable to receive BBC
TV
because their satellite dish was full of snow. In Rome areas near the Tiber
were flooded.

Makes me feel we're pretty lucky even though it looks as if rain is looming
up.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

All the way down to the Cote d'Azur. Friends there were unable to receive
BBC TV
because their satellite dish was full of snow. In Rome areas near the
Tiber
were flooded.
--

Martin


I was talking to someone who was chasing the snow for Christmas and the New
Year and told them I will be going through the Suez Canal next month on my
way to Singapore from Southampton. "If I see snow I think it will be a
little bit unusual"

I will keep you all informed on my progress and to keep it in topic of the
forum, will report on plants etc :-) I think Sacha's report on 'like minded
plants', in her case Lupins, is a damned good idea :-)

There is a wonderful bit of Topiary in Mumbai in a garden I saw last time I
was there.

Merry Christmas everyone

Mike

On 21/12/08 15:20, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:18:51 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:07:04 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 21/12/08 15:03, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
snip

The sun is setting over the sea in Noordwijk see "afrit 15"
http://www.noordwijk.info/noordwijk/...ms/livecam.asp

Afrit 16!


Oh, brrrrrr!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

In message , Sacha
writes

Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

Well, down at the allotment earlier I was commenting on how spring-like
the weather is today.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On 21/12/08 15:27, in article , "Stewart
Robert Hinsley" wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes

Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

Well, down at the allotment earlier I was commenting on how spring-like
the weather is today.

It's 50F here today (12C) and has been quite mild. But now it's turned
colder and black clouds are approaching us very fast. No danger of frost or
snow though.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message , Sacha
writes

Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

Well, down at the allotment earlier I was commenting on how
spring-like the weather is today.

And on my lotty today, I found huge puddles of standing water! Tried cutting
brambles but gave up when ankle deep in 'squelch'.
--
Pete C
London UK

In message , Pete C
writes
Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message , Sacha
writes

Well - it's the solstice, anyway! ;-))

Well, down at the allotment earlier I was commenting on how
spring-like the weather is today.

And on my lotty today, I found huge puddles of standing water! Tried cutting
brambles but gave up when ankle deep in 'squelch'.

I was only down at the allotment to bail out the standing water.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

In article ,
lid says...
On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:31:40 -0800 (PST), "80/20"
wrote:

On 21 Dec, 14:26, Sacha wrote:
Well - it's the solstice, anyway! *;-))
--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Longer days are on the way and lets hope this Summer is better than
the last few!

Due to global warming summer will be gloomier, wetter and colder )

That will just be you Martin, summer will be fine!!
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea