Posted by judith.lea on November 16, 2007, 1:36 pm
> On 16/11/07 17:18, in article
> 52ea384e-49e6-49d6-9e27-d563d8e1a...@l22g2000hsc.googlegroups.com,
> >> A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the
> >> Dahlias are still going!
> >> --
> >> Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> >> South Devon
> >> (remove weeds from address)
> >> 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
> >> children.'
> > Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still
> > dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too
> > early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the
> > garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire!
> > Judith
> We went to visit a friend on the other side of Dartmoor today. He's an
> artist who has a studio right beside a weir at Lopwell and as we enjoy it in
> all weathers, we went over the moor. However, the temperature dropped about
> 4 degrees between here and there (he's fairly near the now-famous
> Crapstone!) The colours of the trees were much more intense over there and
> because it is, or was, all part of the Maristow estate, it's heavily wooded
> so the colours were just fabulous. We saw dozens of pheasants plodding
> about and on the mud of the estuary we saw a grey heron, an egret, some
> redshanks and numerous gulls and swans, including a black swan. You can see
> the Tamar bridge in the distance - it's a gorgeous spot. According to
> Robin, this global warming has meant that egrets are now extending their
> feeding and breeding areas and there's quite a flock of them in that area.
> Driving back to our side of the moor, we saw the trees still have quite a
> bit of green on them in places and aren't ready to fall just yet. It's less
> than hour's drive but the differences are quite marked. But I was SO cold
> that I thought I'd never get warm again. Stupidly, I'd taken only a
> fleece-lined gilet to wear over my jersey and I froze to the bone - low
> cloud and rain didn't improve matters but when we got home, I cranked the
> thermostat up and now feel a bit more human!
> --
> Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove weeds from address)
> 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
> children.'- Hide quoted text -
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You need a warm bath and a G&T!
Judith
Posted by Sacha on November 16, 2007, 1:43 pm
On 16/11/07 18:36, in article
670f9824-1c8b-49d8-a436-4e3120382c37@b32g2000hsa.googlegroups.com,
>> On 16/11/07 17:18, in article
>> 52ea384e-49e6-49d6-9e27-d563d8e1a...@l22g2000hsc.googlegroups.com,
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>> A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the
>>>> Dahlias are still going!
>>
>>>> --
>>
>>> Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still
>>> dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too
>>> early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the
>>> garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire!
>>
>>> Judith
>>
>> We went to visit a friend on the other side of Dartmoor today.
<snip>
>>Stupidly, I'd taken only a
>> fleece-lined gilet to wear over my jersey and I froze to the bone - low
>> cloud and rain didn't improve matters but when we got home, I cranked the
>> thermostat up and now feel a bit more human!
>>
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> You need a warm bath and a G&T!
>
> Judith
Done - except that it was a whisky & soda! ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'
Posted by Jim S on November 16, 2007, 3:31 pm
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000, Sacha wrote:
> A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the
> Dahlias are still going!
Where are you all?
East of Newcastle here and no frost yet.
Minimum has been +3
--
Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk
Posted by Janet Tweedy on November 16, 2007, 4:30 pm
>On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:12:01 +0000, Sacha wrote:
>> A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the
>> Dahlias are still going!
>Where are you all?
>East of Newcastle here and no frost yet.
>Minimum has been +3
Amersham is 1 degree at the last look and travelling to Chesham my car
registered 0!!
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
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> 52ea384e-49e6-49d6-9e27-d563d8e1a...@l22g2000hsc.googlegroups.com,
> >> A mild one here last night - just enough to whiten the grass. But the
> >> Dahlias are still going!
> >> --
> >> Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> >> South Devon
> >> (remove weeds from address)
> >> 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
> >> children.'
> > Sacha, it is now minus 9 here in La Chapelle and the temp is still
> > dropping. There was a fall of snow at Super Besse today, much too
> > early as the hotels have not opened yet!! Suddenly everything in the
> > garden had drooped, including me, I am staying in front of a log fire!
> > Judith
> We went to visit a friend on the other side of Dartmoor today. He's an
> artist who has a studio right beside a weir at Lopwell and as we enjoy it in
> all weathers, we went over the moor. However, the temperature dropped about
> 4 degrees between here and there (he's fairly near the now-famous
> Crapstone!) The colours of the trees were much more intense over there and
> because it is, or was, all part of the Maristow estate, it's heavily wooded
> so the colours were just fabulous. We saw dozens of pheasants plodding
> about and on the mud of the estuary we saw a grey heron, an egret, some
> redshanks and numerous gulls and swans, including a black swan. You can see
> the Tamar bridge in the distance - it's a gorgeous spot. According to
> Robin, this global warming has meant that egrets are now extending their
> feeding and breeding areas and there's quite a flock of them in that area.
> Driving back to our side of the moor, we saw the trees still have quite a
> bit of green on them in places and aren't ready to fall just yet. It's less
> than hour's drive but the differences are quite marked. But I was SO cold
> that I thought I'd never get warm again. Stupidly, I'd taken only a
> fleece-lined gilet to wear over my jersey and I froze to the bone - low
> cloud and rain didn't improve matters but when we got home, I cranked the
> thermostat up and now feel a bit more human!
> --
> Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove weeds from address)
> 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
> children.'- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -