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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: farmershort on December 21, 2016, 09:06:01 am

Title: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: farmershort on December 21, 2016, 09:06:01 am
Happy winter soltice folks.... it only get's lighter from here on in :)

Adam
Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: chrismahon on December 21, 2016, 09:30:54 am
And a happy one to you Adam.


Not such a big event down here though as we officially get 1 hour and 22 minutes more daylight than Staffordshire, where we moved from. In practice it depends on the surroundings of course.
Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: Rosemary on December 21, 2016, 10:17:25 am
Same to you! Enjoy the naked dancing round the bonfire  :innocent:
Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: Penninehillbilly on December 21, 2016, 10:24:52 am
Happy Winter Solstice to all.
Means more than Christmas in my life :-).

Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: Fleecewife on December 21, 2016, 12:35:18 pm
Yay - Happy Solstice.  It seems much more relevant to us as growers than a religious festival, or the end of the year celebrated on the wrong date!


We usually have a celebration meal of 100% homegrown produce, bring in the Yule log and all that stuff, but we definitely don't prance around naked - the mind boggles  :roflanim:


This year because we are having the celebration meal next week, we decided to buy a small fresh turkey for today.  We put it in the fridge in the flat on Sunday, as no room in ours.  Didn't check the temp though.  I just started getting it ready to cook, but found it had frozen solid  :rant:   :hohoho: .  So, celebration meal postponed til tomorrow, and Mr F can go to his band practice tonight after all.  We'll still do the Yule log bit though.
Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: pharnorth on December 21, 2016, 01:45:48 pm
Same to you! Enjoy the naked dancing round the bonfire  :innocent:

As it happens I have just lit one. More to get rid of the pile before it is too wet/ the wind blows it around.  Sometimes I'm just too practical and should have more fun.
Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: RUSTYME on December 21, 2016, 02:31:59 pm
Happy solstice to all . Dancing naked round a bonfire ? , bugger that ! roasted chestnuts  on an open fire , ooh no , can do without a visit to a+e !
Title: Re: Happy winter soltice!!!
Post by: DavidandCollette on December 21, 2016, 06:07:02 pm
Just giving a day or too to be sure the solstice has passed then get together for a feast. Around the 25th i guess. What a coincidence.... :roflanim:happy solstice to all. The fire is lit