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10:30am and the sun is burning the moisture off the front lawn down at the
house, the bricklayers at my work are in semi-nude order and even I am sporting a pair of lilly white legs. The forecast in this area, N.Lincs is promising for the next few days at least. Hopefuly it's similar in other areas. Baz |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:36:05 GMT, Baz wrote:
10:30am and the sun is burning the moisture off the front lawn down at the house, the bricklayers at my work are in semi-nude order and even I am sporting a pair of lilly white legs. The forecast in this area, N.Lincs is promising for the next few days at least. Hopefuly it's similar in other areas. Baz It's been sunny where I live in Cheshire since yesterday and according to forecasts it won't rain for a few days. No doubt there will be a hose pipe ban soon. Steve -- Neural Network Software. http://www.npsl1.com EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. http://www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. http://www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. http://www.justnn.com |
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Stephen Wolstenholme wrote in
: On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:36:05 GMT, Baz wrote: 10:30am and the sun is burning the moisture off the front lawn down at the house, the bricklayers at my work are in semi-nude order and even I am sporting a pair of lilly white legs. The forecast in this area, N.Lincs is promising for the next few days at least. Hopefuly it's similar in other areas. Baz It's been sunny where I live in Cheshire since yesterday and according to forecasts it won't rain for a few days. No doubt there will be a hose pipe ban soon. Steve Your hosepipe ban has been lifted? Don't assume it just because of the volume of rain! With all honesty, I have never ever dealt with a firm which comes even close to the clumsy and tard Anglian WA. I know in Cheshire you have a different WA, but just be mindful that they might be as bad as ours. They don't lie or cheat, just uninformative and uneducated with their firms policies, and one person will contradict another leaving the consumer erm.. confused. Baz |
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"Baz" wrote in message ... 10:30am and the sun is burning the moisture off the front lawn down at the house, the bricklayers at my work are in semi-nude order and even I am sporting a pair of lilly white legs. The forecast in this area, N.Lincs is promising for the next few days at least. Hopefuly it's similar in other areas. Baz Brisk and chilly north wind and only fleeting glimpses of sun here, have already abandoned the shorts put on in anticipation of the forecast "nice day" but it least its dry!! -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:36:05 GMT, Baz wrote:
10:30am and the sun is burning the moisture off the front lawn down at the house, the bricklayers at my work are in semi-nude order and even I am sporting a pair of lilly white legs. The forecast in this area, N.Lincs is promising for the next few days at least. Hopefuly it's similar in other areas. Baz Well the sun's been out here and I've been able to get out to weed and chop down all the summer stuff that's gone over whilst I've been sheltering from the storms! I now have a dilemma though. Whilst I have not a single pear nor a single plum (that was expected as it's a new tree), I do have a single apple. Not bad out of six trees! However my dilemma is that it's a cooker. What can you do with a single cooking apple? I could mix it with a few shop bought ones to make a pie but then I'd never know what my prize apple tasted like. On its own (its not a big one) it wouldn't even be enough to make an individual mini pie. Eating it uncooked wouldn't do it justice. Maybe I'll get some acrylic stuff and turn it into a paperweight. Then in 2000 years or so the descendants of Lord Attenborough can extract its DNA and make a dinoapple that will devour the planet. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:36:05 GMT, Baz wrote:
10:30am and the sun is burning the moisture off the front lawn down at the house, the bricklayers at my work are in semi-nude order and even I am sporting a pair of lilly white legs. The forecast in this area, N.Lincs is promising for the next few days at least. Hopefuly it's similar in other areas. Baz No matter how nice it is at Midday we can't get away from the fact that it is getting dark about 20.30 to 21.00. Long warm evenings are one of the pleasures of a good summer and they have been few this year. A warm Autumn would be nice but it can't substitute for those lost evenings. G.Harman |
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Baz wrote:
Your hosepipe ban has been lifted? Don't assume it just because of the volume of rain! All hosepipe bans were lifted a month or more back. I'm not aware of any having been reinstated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18765825 |
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:51:10 +0100, Roger Tonkin
wrote: In article , says... I now have a dilemma though. Whilst I have not a single pear nor a single plum (that was expected as it's a new tree), I do have a single apple. Not bad out of six trees! However my dilemma is that it's a cooker. What can you do with a single cooking apple? I could mix it with a few shop bought ones to make a pie but then I'd never know what my prize apple tasted like. On its own (its not a big one) it wouldn't even be enough to make an individual mini pie. Eating it uncooked wouldn't do it justice. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. Why not bake it stuffed with mincemeat! It's only about 2.5 inches in diameter, not a lot of mincemeat :( Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. |
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Jake wrote in
: On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:51:10 +0100, Roger Tonkin wrote: In article , says... I now have a dilemma though. Whilst I have not a single pear nor a single plum (that was expected as it's a new tree), I do have a single apple. Not bad out of six trees! However my dilemma is that it's a cooker. What can you do with a single cooking apple? I could mix it with a few shop bought ones to make a pie but then I'd never know what my prize apple tasted like. On its own (its not a big one) it wouldn't even be enough to make an individual mini pie. Eating it uncooked wouldn't do it justice. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. Why not bake it stuffed with mincemeat! It's only about 2.5 inches in diameter, not a lot of mincemeat :( Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. Jake, how is that VicPlum going on? Mine is now growing some new wood despite a poor spring and summer. It dropped most of the leaves early on. Hope yours is fairing better. Baz |
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Jake wrote: On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:51:10 +0100, Roger Tonkin wrote: I now have a dilemma though. Whilst I have not a single pear nor a single plum (that was expected as it's a new tree), I do have a single apple. Not bad out of six trees! However my dilemma is that it's a cooker. What can you do with a single cooking apple? I could mix it with a few shop bought ones to make a pie but then I'd never know what my prize apple tasted like. On its own (its not a big one) it wouldn't even be enough to make an individual mini pie. Eating it uncooked wouldn't do it justice. Why not bake it stuffed with mincemeat! It's only about 2.5 inches in diameter, not a lot of mincemeat :( Core it, and fill it with some sultanas and a teaspoon of brown sugar (the real stuff, not coffee sugar). Then bake it. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:19:04 GMT, Baz wrote:
Jake, how is that VicPlum going on? Mine is now growing some new wood despite a poor spring and summer. It dropped most of the leaves early on. Hope yours is fairing better. Baz It's put on a fair bit of growth and is about a foot higher than when planted (it's a dwarf that shouldn't grow more than about 8 feet tall). Still looking leafy and healthy so it's a case of seeing what next year brings. Despite lack of fruit, the fruit trees are the only ones still keeping their leaves. Leaf collecting from other trees has been a daily task since the beginning of August! What I'm finding interesting is that the trees usually lose leaves starting from the outside in; this year the leaf loss is starting closest to the trunk and moving out. Still picking strawberries, BTW, about a bowl a day, which isn't bad from 24 plants. Plenty of flowers too so if we get an Indian summer I'm hoping they'll come to something. And I dug up my first dandelion of the year yesterday. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. |
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wrote No matter how nice it is at Midday we can't get away from the fact that it is getting dark about 20.30 to 21.00. Long warm evenings are one of the pleasures of a good summer and they have been few this year. A warm Autumn would be nice but it can't substitute for those lost evenings. Every year it feels as though the dark evenings close in all at once. One day you're out there really late in the evening wandering round with a glass of wine and the air is still warm as little bats come out to flitter around - and then it seems like almost the next it's pitch dark at 8pm and really chilly and autumnal. All the more reason to make the most of any warm days we get though. Cross fingers for an Indian summer. Rather chilly here today, I must say, but at least it's dry atm. -- Sue |
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"Martin" wrote On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:06:19 +0100, "Sue" wrote: Every year it feels as though the dark evenings close in all at once. One day you're out there really late in the evening wandering round with a glass of wine and the air is still warm as little bats come out to flitter around - and then it seems like almost the next it's pitch dark at 8pm and really chilly and autumnal. All the more reason to make the most of any warm days we get though. Cross fingers for an Indian summer. Rather chilly here today, I must say, but at least it's dry atm. It's autumn here in Zuid Holland. Shh. Break out the Pimms and pretend it's still summer. I saw a really young wren hopping around among my patio pots the other day. They must have had quite a late brood. -- Sue |
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On 01/09/2012 14:33, Sue wrote:
"Martin" wrote On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:06:19 +0100, "Sue" wrote: Every year it feels as though the dark evenings close in all at once. One day you're out there really late in the evening wandering round with a glass of wine and the air is still warm as little bats come out to flitter around - and then it seems like almost the next it's pitch dark at 8pm and really chilly and autumnal. All the more reason to make the most of any warm days we get though. Cross fingers for an Indian summer. Rather chilly here today, I must say, but at least it's dry atm. It's autumn here in Zuid Holland. Shh. Break out the Pimms and pretend it's still summer. I saw a really young wren hopping around among my patio pots the other day. They must have had quite a late brood. Strange, I had one chattering outside the back door yesterday, went out to have a look and there it was just about 10 ft away, now we hear them a lot but almost never see one. Well a moment later the call was picked up off to my right, and there were 3 more of them, I watched them for around 5 mins then went back inside, Youngsters I presume. David @ a partial sunny end of Swansea Bay |
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Jake wrote in
: On Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:19:04 GMT, Baz wrote: Jake, how is that VicPlum going on? Mine is now growing some new wood despite a poor spring and summer. It dropped most of the leaves early on. Hope yours is fairing better. Baz It's put on a fair bit of growth and is about a foot higher than when planted (it's a dwarf that shouldn't grow more than about 8 feet tall). Still looking leafy and healthy so it's a case of seeing what next year brings. Despite lack of fruit, the fruit trees are the only ones still keeping their leaves. Leaf collecting from other trees has been a daily task since the beginning of August! What I'm finding interesting is that the trees usually lose leaves starting from the outside in; this year the leaf loss is starting closest to the trunk and moving out. Still picking strawberries, BTW, about a bowl a day, which isn't bad from 24 plants. Plenty of flowers too so if we get an Indian summer I'm hoping they'll come to something. And I dug up my first dandelion of the year yesterday. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes it's raining and sometimes it's not. You lucky sod! Maybe not luck, as you know just how to. You dug up your first dandelion yesterday? Why do you grow them? We really don't want them here, a bit of a nuicance on lawns etc. Apart from the fruit trees and bushes, I have absolutely nothing in the garden mow. A new start next year. I have decided that a few flowers and flowering shrubs are in order and have already bought some in pots to plant. A bit more balanced of a garden, rather than just veg. I also have some winter pansies from seed to brighten up things. They grow very slowly for my liking. Who knows, I may become a "compleat" gardener one day. Good luck, Jake(if you need it) Baz |
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I cleared a big heap of whitebeam leaves today, but there's still half a tree's worth to go. That's the only one even to have started dropping leaves. Although the mulberry is beginning to turn - a bit worrying, given it's only just started to ripen its fruit. And not much of that, which is a bit of a disappointment as I rely on it for my supply of soft fruit I'm in a bit of a gap at the moment - this morning I had to make up the breakfast fruit from a mixture of alpine strawberries, tayberries, blackberries and a single mulberry. |
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Martin wrote in
: On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 14:33:10 +0100, "Sue" wrote: "Martin" wrote On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:06:19 +0100, "Sue" wrote: Every year it feels as though the dark evenings close in all at once. One day you're out there really late in the evening wandering round with a glass of wine and the air is still warm as little bats come out to flitter around - and then it seems like almost the next it's pitch dark at 8pm and really chilly and autumnal. All the more reason to make the most of any warm days we get though. Cross fingers for an Indian summer. Rather chilly here today, I must say, but at least it's dry atm. It's autumn here in Zuid Holland. Shh. Break out the Pimms and pretend it's still summer. I saw a really young wren hopping around among my patio pots the other day. They must have had quite a late brood. We've got tits queuing at the bird feeders. Lucky sod! Baz |
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