tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post2198100163931922465..comments2024-03-19T00:13:22.599+00:00Comments on LETTERS FROM SHEPPEY: Winter ApproachesDerek Faulknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-30592468963756450502015-09-22T19:39:25.241+01:002015-09-22T19:39:25.241+01:00Have just read your comment on making sloe gin - I...Have just read your comment on making sloe gin - I don't think we have a single sloe on any of our bushes throughout the farm. Last year we had stones of sloes and also hazel nuts - no hazel nuts either this year. Plenty of crab apples though and the beast like these in mid-winter.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-25217214857743771922015-09-18T14:10:26.316+01:002015-09-18T14:10:26.316+01:00Hello Derek, nice to hear from you. We live at op...Hello Derek, nice to hear from you. We live at opposite ends of the country (although I originate from Lincolnshire, which is not quite so far North) but seem to have very similar interests. I have put you on my side bar and shall follow you from now on.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-41179751093063629102015-09-18T05:59:38.672+01:002015-09-18T05:59:38.672+01:00Nice to hear from you Rachel.
Yes, Sheppey has giv...Nice to hear from you Rachel.<br />Yes, Sheppey has given me a lifetime of pleasant and interesting memories and it has some fascinating history.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-51610495259632644432015-09-17T19:36:06.899+01:002015-09-17T19:36:06.899+01:00Hello, I just found you via Weaver's blog. You...Hello, I just found you via Weaver's blog. Your reminiscing post of a few days ago struck a chord with me.<br /><br /> You have an interesting life on Sheppey by the sound of things. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-87438192717426231942015-09-17T05:35:55.587+01:002015-09-17T05:35:55.587+01:00Steve, that's my point. Dark by 5.00 and so yo...Steve, that's my point. Dark by 5.00 and so you find yourself watching crap on TV - oh gawd!<br /><br />Marc, yes there are some rewarding days such as you suggest and a hard white frost under blue skies is one of them.<br /><br />Wilma, a "tropical winter" is something many of us dream about but rarely achieve, good on you and Dennis for getting off your butts and doing it.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-75297518693196673482015-09-17T00:02:09.671+01:002015-09-17T00:02:09.671+01:00I'm with you in regard to winter, Derek. I ha...I'm with you in regard to winter, Derek. I have no need or desire for it. I highly recommend a "tropical winter" ; high temps close to 80F (27C), lows around 65F (18C), shortest day length around 11 hrs.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-29105301229671976262015-09-16T21:24:26.713+01:002015-09-16T21:24:26.713+01:00Whilst I can't confess to being a fanatical wi...Whilst I can't confess to being a fanatical winter lover, you can't beat a crisp winters morning I think. There is plenty to see, sadly no dragonflies but it makes you work harder for the rewards. I do admit , going to work and coming home in the dark does nothing for me and its always nice when the days start to lengthen. Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6367416329197066280.post-27337755739540955522015-09-16T20:52:00.759+01:002015-09-16T20:52:00.759+01:00Yes Derek, but you can watch Strictly, I'm a C...Yes Derek, but you can watch Strictly, I'm a Celebrity and X-factor on the TV... oh, hold on, you've got a point. Winter is crap...Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.com