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.....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here
tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Same he( |
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"Sacha" wrote ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Beautiful morning here, sun, clear blue sky and still, and a bit of rain last night to make things grow. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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"Sacha" wrote ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Beautiful morning here, sun, clear blue sky and still, and a bit of rain last night to make things grow. Lucky you:) |
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In message , Sacha
writes ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! ..... and look at it this morning :-)) I don't know about Devon but Daarset needed the rain badly. Now it can stay away again for a week or so. -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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In message , Sacha writes ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! .... and look at it this morning :-)) I don't know about Devon but Daarset needed the rain badly. Now it can stay away again for a week or so. Indeed it did. It is glorious here this morning in rural Canford Magna, and I have to say for the past several weeks we have had the best of all the weather that has been on offer. I am way ahead in my regular chores and am now ready for Summer planting with a green house bursting with plants. Nice to meet a fellow Daarset member. Bobbie, Scottish Grandma now living in Dorset. |
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On Apr 8, 12:05*am, Sacha wrote:
....for the lovely past weather. *We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. *In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online It's exactly the same here in France Sacha added to that I feel quite wretched so no gardening or anything for me today, back to bed I think!!!! Judith |
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On 8/4/09 08:12, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Beautiful morning here, sun, clear blue sky and still, and a bit of rain last night to make things grow. Yes, it's dawned that way here, too but I see clouds piling up from Dartmoor direction. ;-( A sunny, bright Easter would be lovely! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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On 8/4/09 08:44, in article , "Gopher"
wrote: In message , Sacha writes ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! .... and look at it this morning :-)) I don't know about Devon but Daarset needed the rain badly. Now it can stay away again for a week or so. It's certainly saved on outside watering - you're right it was very dry. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:05:56 +0100, Sacha wrote: ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! It looks like what you had has come straight to us, but after all it is almost Easter. We decided to stay at home rather than have the pleasure of Easter weather on holiday. It snowed last Easter Monday. Last Easter was *awful* but then it was also extremely early. I do wish that the Powers That Be would decide on a fixed date. If it keeps shoogling around all over the place and is said to be THE major Christian festival, I would have thought it more respectful and sensible to have a fixed date for it! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:59:10 +0100, Sacha wrote:
Last Easter was *awful* but then it was also extremely early. I do wish that the Powers That Be would decide on a fixed date. If it keeps shoogling around all over the place and is said to be THE major Christian festival, I would have thought it more respectful and sensible to have a fixed date for it! But Sacha, it /is/ fixed! It's always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. What could be simpler? And if Pope Gregory hadn't buggered about with the calendar we'd all celebrate it on the same day! |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Beautiful morning here, sun, clear blue sky and still, and a bit of rain last night to make things grow. Same here, though we have some low but fluffy clouds. They have promised more rain tomorrow afternoon. -- Kathy It's pointless to try and discuss ethics with a spider. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 8/4/09 09:45, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:05:56 +0100, Sacha wrote: ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! It looks like what you had has come straight to us, but after all it is almost Easter. We decided to stay at home rather than have the pleasure of Easter weather on holiday. It snowed last Easter Monday. Last Easter was *awful* but then it was also extremely early. I do wish that the Powers That Be would decide on a fixed date. If it keeps shoogling around all over the place and is said to be THE major Christian festival, I would have thought it more respectful and sensible to have a fixed date for it! It does have a fixed date - the first Sunday after the full moon following the new moon in March - or something like that :-} -- Kathy It's pointless to try and discuss ethics with a spider. |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Beautiful morning here, sun, clear blue sky and still, and a bit of rain last night to make things grow. Same here, though we have some low but fluffy clouds. They have promised more rain tomorrow afternoon. Sun here (Yorks), but *very* windy. Resident oligochaetologist has gone out to buy a large bit of wood - not sure how sensible it is to put large sheets of wood on the roof rack on a day like today. He should have gone yesterday. -- Kay |
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It does have a fixed date - the first Sunday after the full moon following the new moon in March - or something like that :-} quote The Easter Season It might come as no surprise to discover that Easter was originally a pagan festival beloved by the ancient Anglo-Saxons who celebrated the return of spring with an uproarious festival commemorating their goddess of offspring and of springtime, Eastre. When the second-century Christian missionaries encountered the tribes of the north with their pagan celebrations, they attempted to convert them to Christianity and in the process, “Christianised” the existing pagan festivals As it happened, the pagan festival of Eastre occurred around the same time of year as the Christian observance of the Resurrection of Christ, which was originally at the time of the Jewish Passover. It made sense, therefore, to alter the festival itself, to make it a Christian celebration as converts were slowly won over. The early name, Eastre, was eventually changed to its modern spelling, Easter. The Official Date of Easter In A.D. 325, Easter, which had until that time been variously celebrated on different days of the week, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, became fixed in the Christian calendar by decree of the Council of Nicaea, convened by Emperor Constantine. It issued the Easter Rule which gave exact, although far from straight forward guidelines (it was a government decree after all) as to when the death and resurrection of Christ were to be officially celebrated. It was worked out considering the phases of the Moon (how pagan is that!) and as a result, Easter will always be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. end of quote http://tinyurl.com/c5tba6 Bobbie. |
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Last Easter was *awful* but then it was also extremely early. I do wish that the Powers That Be would decide on a fixed date. If it keeps shoogling around all over the place and is said to be THE major Christian festival, I would have thought it more respectful and sensible to have a fixed date for it! It is 'fixed' - it's the nearest Sunday to the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Shows it's firmly rooted in Christian traditions, doesn't it ;-) There's another 13 festivals all defined in relation to Easter, so fixing it on a particular date would sort them too. It's irritating not to find out about Pancake Day until you see the pancake races on the 6 o'clock news. -- Kay |
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Kathy writes "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote ....for the lovely past weather. We have strong winds and lashing rain here tonight and it's none too warm, either. In fact, I think we've gone straight to autumn! Beautiful morning here, sun, clear blue sky and still, and a bit of rain last night to make things grow. Same here, though we have some low but fluffy clouds. They have promised more rain tomorrow afternoon. Sun here (Yorks), but *very* windy. Resident oligochaetologist has gone out to buy a large bit of wood - not sure how sensible it is to put large sheets of wood on the roof rack on a day like today. He should have gone yesterday. Was he intending to build a new house for his worms?:) Perhaps it will be a flying one:) |
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On 8/4/09 10:15, in article , "Derek
Turner" wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:59:10 +0100, Sacha wrote: Last Easter was *awful* but then it was also extremely early. I do wish that the Powers That Be would decide on a fixed date. If it keeps shoogling around all over the place and is said to be THE major Christian festival, I would have thought it more respectful and sensible to have a fixed date for it! But Sacha, it /is/ fixed! It's always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. What could be simpler? And if Pope Gregory hadn't buggered about with the calendar we'd all celebrate it on the same day! What indeed? All you have to do is go outside, turn round 3 times, hold onto your left ear lobe while waving a daffodil at the moon and you've got it. ;-)) I just don't see why it can't be un-buggered! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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On 8/4/09 12:01, in article , "K"
wrote: Sacha writes Last Easter was *awful* but then it was also extremely early. I do wish that the Powers That Be would decide on a fixed date. If it keeps shoogling around all over the place and is said to be THE major Christian festival, I would have thought it more respectful and sensible to have a fixed date for it! It is 'fixed' - it's the nearest Sunday to the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Shows it's firmly rooted in Christian traditions, doesn't it ;-) It's bad enough people telling us that Christmas is really mid-February or whatever it is but when Easter moves around like a yoyo, it's ridiculous! There's another 13 festivals all defined in relation to Easter, so fixing it on a particular date would sort them too. It's irritating not to find out about Pancake Day until you see the pancake races on the 6 o'clock news. Eggsactly. ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:23:30 +0100, Sacha wrote:
What indeed? All you have to do is go outside, turn round 3 times, hold onto your left ear lobe while waving a daffodil at the moon and you've got it. ;-)) I just don't see why it can't be un-buggered! The world-wide churches are in discussion about it, but don't hold your breath: the last time we all agreed on anything was the Council of Ephesus (431 CE). I will now append the smiley that I missed in my last post, in case anyone thought I was serious :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_of_the_date_of_Easter |
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Sun here (Yorks), but *very* windy. Resident oligochaetologist has gone out to buy a large bit of wood - not sure how sensible it is to put large sheets of wood on the roof rack on a day like today. He should have gone yesterday. Was he intending to build a new house for his worms?:) Perhaps it will be a flying one:) He's never shown much interest in live worms ;-) certainly not in the domestic situation. -- Kay |
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On 8/4/09 13:40, in article , "Derek
Turner" wrote: On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:23:30 +0100, Sacha wrote: What indeed? All you have to do is go outside, turn round 3 times, hold onto your left ear lobe while waving a daffodil at the moon and you've got it. ;-)) I just don't see why it can't be un-buggered! The world-wide churches are in discussion about it, but don't hold your breath: the last time we all agreed on anything was the Council of Ephesus (431 CE). I will now append the smiley that I missed in my last post, in case anyone thought I was serious :) I went to Ephesus some years ago to the site where the first Council was held and my imagination was gripped by the thought of all those men standing around debating something that had happened hundreds of years before, that would have repercussions for hundreds of years to come. Even then, it seems there were contentious issues. ;-( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_of_the_date_of_Easter -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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Ophelia writes Sun here (Yorks), but *very* windy. Resident oligochaetologist has gone out to buy a large bit of wood - not sure how sensible it is to put large sheets of wood on the roof rack on a day like today. He should have gone yesterday. Was he intending to build a new house for his worms?:) Perhaps it will be a flying one:) He's never shown much interest in live worms ;-) certainly not in the domestic situation. Could it be a first..................... ?:) |
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