Author Topic: Happy winter soltice!!! (Read 1425 times)

farmershort · « **on:** December 21, 2016, 09:06:01 am »

Happy winter soltice folks.... it only get's lighter from here on in

Adam

chrismahon · « **Reply #1 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.

Rosemary · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2016, 10:17:25 am »

Same to you! Enjoy the naked dancing round the bonfire

Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2016, 10:24:52 am »

Happy Winter Solstice to all.
Means more than Christmas in my life :-).

Fleecewife · « **Reply #4 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

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

. 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.

pharnorth · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2016, 01:45:48 pm »

Quote from: Rosemary on December 21, 2016, 10:17:25 am

Same to you! Enjoy the naked dancing round the bonfire

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.

RUSTYME · « **Reply #6 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 !

DavidandCollette · « **Reply #7 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