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bad omen ?
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 |
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"Kate Morgan" wrote in message . .. All of my holly bushes and trees are covered with berries, many more than last year, is it the same all over the country? Got no holly but my hawthorn is smothered with berries. Better check yer thermals for moths cos Jack Frost is on his way. Brrrr |
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"ex WGS Hamm" wrote after "Kate wrote All of my holly bushes and trees are covered with berries, many more than last year, is it the same all over the country? Got no holly but my hawthorn is smothered with berries. Better check yer thermals for moths cos Jack Frost is on his way. Brrrr We noticed all the holly trees at Kew were well covered with berries this year and looking at the hedgerows it seems to be true everywhere, drove past one yesterday that was bright red all along it's length with berries. Always considered a sign of a hard winter but somehow I doubt it considering what they have been like recently. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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ex WGS Hamm wrote: "Kate Morgan" wrote in message ... All of my holly bushes and trees are covered with berries, many more than last year, is it the same all over the country? Got no holly but my hawthorn is smothered with berries. Better check yer thermals for moths cos Jack Frost is on his way. Brrrr Yes, it's bad news indeed. As the old saying goes: When the bushes hang with berry, Then the Bushes will beat Kerry. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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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. |
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"Magwitch" wrote in message ... 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. Yes, I can't help but feel that a good crop now is due to particularly suitable conditions in the past, not anticipation of particularly cold ones in the near future. Unless, of course, the weather pattern which gives rise to particularly favourable berry conditions includes, as a matter of course, a 'bad' winter. If we now have a bad winter, everyone will say 'the berries were right', or words to that effect, if we don't, it will be quietly forgotten - until the next time. Whatever the reason, it does seem to be an exceptional year for berries. Should be a bumper year for elderberry wine :-) |
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from Magwitch contains these words: 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? -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Nurse! I'm old enough to remember the winter of 1947/8. Me too :-))) kate |
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"BAC" wrote in message ... "Magwitch" wrote in message ... 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. Yes, I can't help but feel that a good crop now is due to particularly suitable conditions in the past, not anticipation of particularly cold ones in the near future. Unless, of course, the weather pattern which gives rise to particularly favourable berry conditions includes, as a matter of course, a 'bad' winter. If we now have a bad winter, everyone will say 'the berries were right', or words to that effect, if we don't, it will be quietly forgotten - until the next time. Whatever the reason, it does seem to be an exceptional year for berries. Should be a bumper year for elderberry wine :-) My gosh you lot. Have you not heard the ancient ditty? " when ye bushes hang heavy with plentiful berry and birds and jam makers eat lots and get merry, beware if the furglers grow fat and plump mind where you tread and get ready to jumpe, when the howls of the mangletrotter sound loud on yon hill, get ye olde thermalles from ye closet cos here comes a chille". I *always* abide by it. |
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"ex WGS Hamm" wrote in message ... "BAC" wrote in message ... "Magwitch" wrote in message ... 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. Yes, I can't help but feel that a good crop now is due to particularly suitable conditions in the past, not anticipation of particularly cold ones in the near future. Unless, of course, the weather pattern which gives rise to particularly favourable berry conditions includes, as a matter of course, a 'bad' winter. If we now have a bad winter, everyone will say 'the berries were right', or words to that effect, if we don't, it will be quietly forgotten - until the next time. Whatever the reason, it does seem to be an exceptional year for berries. Should be a bumper year for elderberry wine :-) My gosh you lot. Have you not heard the ancient ditty? " when ye bushes hang heavy with plentiful berry and birds and jam makers eat lots and get merry, beware if the furglers grow fat and plump mind where you tread and get ready to jumpe, when the howls of the mangletrotter sound loud on yon hill, get ye olde thermalles from ye closet cos here comes a chille". I *always* abide by it. Was that by Rambling Sid Rumpole (or whatever the character's name was in Round the Horn)? |
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from Martin contains these words: 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. I can remember the winter of 1944/45 Is it time for my Horlicks yet? ditto Ah well, if we're trading winters, I can remember that one, too. We went for Christmas to my very, very shortly to be stepfather's home in Snorbans, and the milk froze, forcing cylinders of cream out of the tops. As a treat, I was given 'ice-cream' on a saucer, but I thought it was too cold, and tried to warm it up in front of the fire... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains these words: Nurse! I'm old enough to remember the winter of 1947/8. So am I. ((((( Is it time for my Horlicks yet? Do you *really* think it would help ... ? Jennifer |
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Jaques d'Alltrades wrote: Ah well, if we're trading winters, I can remember that one, too. We went for Christmas to my very, very shortly to be stepfather's home in Snorbans, and the milk froze, forcing cylinders of cream out of the tops. Eh? It did that MOST winters in Cambridge, at least once, up to a decade back! As a treat, I was given 'ice-cream' on a saucer, but I thought it was too cold, and tried to warm it up in front of the fire... Yes. I made that in 62/63 - INSIDE my bedroom! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message k... The message from Magwitch contains these words: 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 |
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The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these words: 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. Ah, but it was so pretty! My ole man molished an igloo for me - his excuse in later years was that since the snow wouldn't melt there was no point in shovelling it into heaps. And I woke on the last day in April to see snow capping the almond tree outside my bedroom window. The almost black bark, the pink blossom and the capping of snow was magic - just like a Chinese painting. The winter had put back the flowering *VERY* late... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |