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Signs of autumn

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NotTooOld Tue 09-Aug-16 20:35:46

Just noticed it this afternoon in the West Midlands. It has been very windy all day and at about 5pm it suddenly became very chilly with a definite autumnal feeling. sad

Teetime Tue 09-Aug-16 09:33:46

Thank goodness for that a certain person has been poo-pooing my suggestions that there is an Autumn tang in the air- mind you I am a sensitive soul.smile

M0nica Mon 08-Aug-16 23:05:10

At 5 past 11 in Oxfordshire the weather is decidedly nippy.

petra Mon 08-Aug-16 23:03:30

I don't know where you all are but its 5 past 11 at night and we still have all the bi-fold doors open into the garden.

M0nica Mon 08-Aug-16 22:46:45

Never watched Bake Off or Poldark, but Location x 3 is back this week.

obieone I do not know about summer being half over. I didn't think it had even begun yet!

Stansgran Mon 08-Aug-16 21:48:21

The wind yesterday and today has covered the lawn with leaves. Practising for autumn I think.

merlotgran Mon 08-Aug-16 21:42:56

Bake Off AND Poldark.

That'll do nicely.

Charleygirl Mon 08-Aug-16 21:40:04

The temperature is going to be in the early 30's C this weekend in London but I am switching on lights earlier.

obieone Mon 08-Aug-16 21:32:43

I too thought tonight that autumn is coming. My daughter reckons though that summer is about half way through! She has a lot to learn! smile

Ana Mon 08-Aug-16 21:27:14

I don't watch any 'instructional' cookery programmes, but I like Bake Off just for the personalities and the occasional baking disasters!

Maggiemaybe Mon 08-Aug-16 21:21:46

No, you're not, grannylyn65 smile Though to be honest I don't dislike it so much as just can't be bothered. I don't watch any cooking programmes.

LullyDully Mon 08-Aug-16 21:09:12

Probably.

grannylyn65 Mon 08-Aug-16 20:56:58

Am I the only one who dislikes Bake Orf ??

DaphneBroon Mon 08-Aug-16 20:26:17

However, more reasons to be cheerful wine
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DaphneBroon Mon 08-Aug-16 20:23:14

Cheer up, BAKE OFF IS COMING BACK!!?????

M0nica Mon 08-Aug-16 19:58:29

Mind you, I am not complaining. Autumn is absolutely my favourite season.

Iam64 Mon 08-Aug-16 19:55:04

I have to agree MOnica. You can smell it in the air. I took the dogs out about 6pm, it was a lovely, warm evening but the sun is now very low in the sky. It has been another poor summer in the north west. I'd love one of those 1976 summers again.

M0nica Mon 08-Aug-16 19:46:38

This morning I noticed that all the leaves that came off the trees during the last few windy days were all seer and yellow.

Then when I went for my morning walk I packed my blackberry bag in my pocket and came home with 6 oz of beautiful blackberries, just collected as I walked along.

When I went up the garden I gathered plums, courgettes, runner beans, sugar snap peas and apples so had to turn on my 'spare' freezer because there is no longer room in my main one.

Autmn is on its way