Barefoot Andrew
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Isn't it autumnal this morning?Anyone got their Christmas decs up yet? 
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Jamanda
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Re: Isn't it autumnal this morning? | Barefoot Andrew wrote: | Anyone got their Christmas decs up yet?
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You are a very bad man.
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sean
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Is autumnal a euphemism for rainy?
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Barefoot Andrew
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Re: Isn't it autumnal this morning? | Jamanda wrote: | | You are a very bad man. |
*slinks off to piggery in disgrace*
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Chez
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I'm thinking about meat for Christmas dinner though.
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ariana
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| Chez wrote: | | I'm thinking about meat for Christmas dinner though. |
Me too and I've been using the wet weather as an excuse to make Christmas pressies. I've NEVER done that in August before 
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Shane
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| sean wrote: | | Is autumnal a euphemism for rainy? |
If so, it's been autumnal for months round these parts.
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bernie-woman
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I am ordering my winter salad seeds - definitely a sign that I have given up on summer 
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Penny
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Horrible here, has been for weeks  Damp, chilly, the trees even think it's autumn
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Penny
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| bernie-woman wrote: | | I am ordering my winter salad seeds - definitely a sign that I have given up on summer |
Ooh, what you getting, that may cheer us up a bit 
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bernie-woman
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| Penny wrote: | | bernie-woman wrote: | | I am ordering my winter salad seeds - definitely a sign that I have given up on summer |
Ooh, what you getting, that may cheer us up a bit |
I have ordered some:
Chinese mustard
Leaf radish
Lambs lettuce
American/land cress
Mizuna
Rocket
and a mix of golden purslane, salad burnet with some leaf radish and chinese mustard in it.
I have 4 large pots which go in the greenhouse and last year managed to keep us in salad leaves until then end of Feb
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alice
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I don't suppose anyone will believe me but we've had a cracking summer up here Warm and sunny again today and OH is complaining because he can't get on with his lime rendering - it's drying too quickly
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vegplot
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| alice wrote: | | I don't suppose anyone will believe me but we've had a cracking summer up here Warm and sunny again today and OH is complaining because he can't get on with his lime rendering - it's drying too quickly |
Swaps? You've nicked the high pressure.
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gil
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Wet again here.
I may have to give up on the raspberry harvest, they're just too soggy. So yes, onto the autumn fruit harvests.
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Barefoot Andrew
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It's such an uninspiring day here I've had to have fried eggs on toast for lunch
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Shane
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| vegplot wrote: | | alice wrote: | | I don't suppose anyone will believe me but we've had a cracking summer up here Warm and sunny again today and OH is complaining because he can't get on with his lime rendering - it's drying too quickly |
Swaps? You've nicked the high pressure. |
Bagsy me that swaps - I've been trying for months to paint the woodwork on our "new" garage, but we haven't had a single weekend since it was finished that's given us two straight days with no rain. 
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AnnaD
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We've skipped Autumn and gone straight to Winter.
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wellington womble
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I like autumn - there's lots of lovely things in it - squashes, hallowe'en, leaf-fall, stacking the woodpile, open fires, first frosts, chutney, orchard fruit, cider making, fireside knitting, seed orders, stir up sunday, sloe gin, planting tulips, garlic and shallots, Thingymas preparation (more fun than thingymas) getting out the winter recipes (steak and kidney pud, beef stew and dumplings, treacle tart and oxtail) and the garden slowing down, so I can be a bit more sociable.
However, I am a bit miffed that I haven't had a tomato glut. I was looking forward to that. I suppose I might still get one - I've got lots of green ones. Or a sweetcorn harvest - I haven't even had a courgette glut, as everything was so late.
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AnnaD
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| wellington womble wrote: | I like autumn - there's lots of lovely things in it - squashes, hallowe'en, leaf-fall, stacking the woodpile, open fires, first frosts, chutney, orchard fruit, cider making, fireside knitting, seed orders, stir up sunday, sloe gin, planting tulips, garlic and shallots, Thingymas preparation (more fun than thingymas) getting out the winter recipes (steak and kidney pud, beef stew and dumplings, treacle tart and oxtail) and the garden slowing down, so I can be a bit more sociable.
However, I am a bit miffed that I haven't had a tomato glut. I was looking forward to that. I suppose I might still get one - I've got lots of green ones. Or a sweetcorn harvest - I haven't even had a courgette glut, as everything was so late. |
You make Autmun sounds like the best season by far! I have to agree with you as well; although I wish I had an open fire then it would be even better. At the moment it just reminds me that I'm going to be colder than I already am.
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wellington womble
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It's my favourite season, although I think others have things to reccommend them too. I'd hate to live somewhere with no seasons - summer is my least favourite, so autumn is always doubly welcome!
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cinders
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| wellington womble wrote: | I like autumn - there's lots of lovely things in it - squashes, hallowe'en, leaf-fall, stacking the woodpile, open fires, first frosts, chutney, orchard fruit, cider making, fireside knitting, seed orders, stir up sunday, sloe gin, planting tulips, garlic and shallots, Thingymas preparation (more fun than thingymas) getting out the winter recipes (steak and kidney pud, beef stew and dumplings, treacle tart and oxtail) and the garden slowing down, so I can be a bit more sociable.
However, I am a bit miffed that I haven't had a tomato glut. I was looking forward to that. I suppose I might still get one - I've got lots of green ones. Or a sweetcorn harvest - I haven't even had a courgette glut, as everything was so late. |
What i lovely way to view autumn i always find it a hard time but will have lots to look forward to now
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AnnaD
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I place with no seasons would seem so unnatural. I always find that by the time the next season is approaching, I'm beginning to look forward to it. It also makes the countryside so much more interesting as it's always changing.
I sometimes think it would be nice to live somewhere warm, but I know I'd just end up missing the seasons we have here.
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wellington womble
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Glad you like it! With any luck there will be a little more summer left though (another reason I look forward to autumn is that summer is always not quite what you planned, whichever way it turns out!)
I forgot the best thing about (this) autumn. I shall not have to take down two fences and barrow three tons of wood 100 foot down the lane, across next doors garden, up a 6 foot rise into the shed, and still have to lug it 100 foot back down the garden when I want to put it onto the fire! The lorry will come and tip it into the shed, just outside the front door. Bliss! I shall enjoy watching that, and then go and do something airy fairy instead of all the barrowing! Perhaps knitting for Christmas.
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bernie-woman
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I love autumn too for all the reasons ww stated - it is my favourite season - I hate hot summers so haven't minded this summer either but it plays havoc with the growing of veg when we have a summer like this - that is the only downfall and not being able to sit in the garden as much
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Penny
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It's my fault I sorted out a lovely outdoor candle in a really pretty jar, when we had those couple of nice days a few weeks ago - been rubbish weather ever since 
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Barefoot Andrew
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This weekend's Reading Festival should be interesting...
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bernie-woman
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| Barefoot Andrew wrote: | This weekend's Reading Festival should be interesting...
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Bit like the V festival last weekend - we decided not to go and just opened the windows instead 
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Penny
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Just been out for an evening stroll with the dog, really lovely evening, but the fields and woods are like the middle of winter. They're saturated!
Nearly lost my wellies a few times in deep mud, and the dog had a wide choice of puddles from which to refresh himself after a long and unfruitful rabbit/hare/deer chase 
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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| wellington womble wrote: | I like autumn - there's lots of lovely things in it - squashes, hallowe'en, leaf-fall, stacking the woodpile, open fires, first frosts, chutney, orchard fruit, cider making, fireside knitting, seed orders, stir up sunday, sloe gin, planting tulips, garlic and shallots, Thingymas preparation (more fun than thingymas) getting out the winter recipes (steak and kidney pud, beef stew and dumplings, treacle tart and oxtail) and the garden slowing down, so I can be a bit more sociable.
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I love autumn too! Autumn has a scent all its own. Sometimes towards late summer you catch that scent ( a bit wood smokey, a bit damp leaves, can't describe it exactly - anyone else know what I mean?) and know its just around the corner.
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gil
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Yup. And the light changes in quality.
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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| gil wrote: | | Yup. And the light changes in quality. |
it does, I agree
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AnnaD
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I'm actually really looking forward to Autumn now. I was just thinking about the lovely Autumn walks we went on last year and the feel of the air.
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wellington womble
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I look forward to autumn immensley, as summer is possibly my least favourite season. But even I feel I'm not quite done with summer (mostly for lack of tomatoes, I fear)
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