Yes. Back in the 1980s the daughter of the head gardener on a large estate locally wrote her memoirs of her childhood in the 1930s and 1940s. Her father was unwell and she wanted to distract him from his illness, so she wrote more than sixty pages of wonderful descriptions of life and work in the park, beginning with ‘Long, hot summers…’.
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- Thread starter Charlie
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Atemas
UK Tour Guide
- Location
- North Cambridgeshire
very heavily here now
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
I have been waiting months to ask someone I haven't seen for 30 years to come for coffee. Today it rained and rained and rained, despite weather forecast saying it would be fine today, after rain all day yesterday! 
Yet a few days ago I was praying for rain!
Yet a few days ago I was praying for rain!
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- Location
- Cornwall , UK
Following two very gloomy wet and muggy days, today is wonderful . There is a warm breeze , sunny, blue skies and 22 degrees , perfect x
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Yes, same for us @kateincornwall
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Chutney making in hot weather is very hot indeed!
Lisa
Moderator
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
We have had the most glorious summer I can remember in a long, long time. Beautiful sunny days one after the other. After a very rainy and soggy June, July and August have been spectacular. Yes it’s been hotter than usual but I don’t mind. Just loving it!! I would love to bottle up a day or two and open it up in January/February when it’s -30
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Yes, I can see that. I don't know how you manage to get through the long, snowy winters. I suppose it is what you are used to. I hate the dark nights, could cope with winter if it stayed light until 7pm.
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Quite a dramatic sky thisevening! Storms on the way?
My youngest DiL’s sister and brother-in-law now live in the northern part of Sweden. Apparently although there are few hours of daylight in the winter, it’s not necessarily that dark because of the light from the snow. It’s very cold, though!
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
Perhaps I will move to the northern part of Sweden
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Ohh, but....the cold!!!Perhaps I will move to the northern part of Sweden
Pee Ess, I do understand about the lack of light thing though. I can just about cope with it now I'm retired, but when I worked I hated going to work and coming home in the dark.
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Spring is here! 
And the past 3 days the weather has turned from quite cold to warmish. Hooray!
And the past 3 days the weather has turned from quite cold to warmish. Hooray!
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
That means Autumn for us, but I do have quite an affection for Autumn, so that's OK really and I appear to have fallen asleep in my chair with my GGJ by my side! I have especially lovely things planned for tomorrow, so Goodnight all and watch this space!
It’s tempting when it’s been so hot… but there were temperatures around 30 there too this summer!Perhaps I will move to the northern part of Sweden
Boogie
Moderator
- Location
- Manchester UK
No rain here (yet) luckily I have a waterproof Labrador and a doodle who doesn’t mind Wet-from-Above at all and loves puddles. So no persuasion needed to get them out. My raincoat (Paromo) is thirty years old and still completely waterproof.
(His dad is a poodle so it’s no surprise Ted loves puddles. Etymology - poodle — [po͞od′ l] n. [Ger pudel < LowG pudel(hund) < pudeln, to splash (akin to PUDDLE) + hund, dog: see HOUND1] any of a breed of dog with a curly coat, usually clipped in one of a variety of patterns.)
Mr Boogs is off on a golfing weekend in Lincolnshire, I hope it holds off for them.
(His dad is a poodle so it’s no surprise Ted loves puddles. Etymology - poodle — [po͞od′ l] n. [Ger pudel < LowG pudel(hund) < pudeln, to splash (akin to PUDDLE) + hund, dog: see HOUND1] any of a breed of dog with a curly coat, usually clipped in one of a variety of patterns.)
Mr Boogs is off on a golfing weekend in Lincolnshire, I hope it holds off for them.