mid Summer

Lightbulb moment....my parents were married in March.....but if we were all born early, nothing in April

imagine the month leading up to the birthday yo! ho! They must have been rattling like saucepan lids. Each to their own I guess.

That seemed to be the implication, whitewave!

Lucky he wasn't born on 29th Feb

Blimey - once a year????

I remember, many years ago, John Timpson on the Today Programme asked a woman how it happened that all her children had the same birthday in April. The reply, which he should, perhaps, have anticipated was that the couple always celebrated her husband's birthday in July.

luckily not! The twins are three years younger than me.... Mum insists we were all born early but I can't see that makes any difference!

Not in the same year, I hope?

Crazy! Sounds like a great idea

How on earth my mother had me on the 21Dec and my twin sisters on the 28th Dec I'll never know (Spring fever?)

It was my 70th last year so we had a mad hatter themed tea party.

Snap!
I hadn't thought of having an un-birthday! Must remember that for next year

As my birthday is on the 21st Dec, and so near Christmas, I always have an unbirthday on the 21st June.

That's always baffled me too Ana
First day of summer today (summer equinox) midsummer's day on the 24th, so logically summer will be over by the 28th of June
Tough luck if you blinked and missed it!

Well, pompa, it's fathers' - and presumably grandfathers' - day today so a good day to have an un-birthday.

Today is my un-birthday

Midsummer's Day is actually on Wednesday, although how it can be 'mid' when it hasn't even started yet here...

Love everything about this time of year. Doors open - the occasional baby bird walking in!!! then panicking - garden beginning to look at it's best, grasses on our walks at their best. Trees glorious. Everything wonderful.

No it isn't just a man thing. I think the same thing every year - midsummer, and then we start the slippery slope towards shorter evenings and the dreaded C time. I'm definitely a glass half empty person, but on holiday in Northumberland at the moment I have to say I marvelled at the glow still in the sky at nearly 11 last night. So happy midsummer to everyone, and let's all have a full glass of something nice

The thought of the nights 'drawing in' is depressing me as well as the men. The weather has been so disappointing so far, one day warm, then a chilly one, or a wet muggy day! Not much chance to wear summer clothes, in fact my friend is still wearing boots!
Just one warm,sunny month would be a bonus . please.

I too love the long days and short, light nights. It makes getting up for work at 03.30 much better. By the time I get to work it is daylight, and all the birds are singing. Yesterday morning, the bats who lodge in my roof were circling around, getting ready to go to bed! I love the summer.

I'm with you there tanith - midsummer always seems to be here just as summer has started. I want the 'light till nearly 10.00' evenings to last until at least mid-August. No, scratch that, I want them all the year round. Ah wouldn't it be luvverly

Enjoy your holiday baubles. I miss flying to nice warm places, haven't been able to do that for some years now .

Have a lovely holiday, baubles! It was so light here in Fife last night at about 10.30 - a sort of 'golden' light. DH sighed and said, "Well, the nights will be drawing in again now....." Must be a man thing loopylou!

NFK that is so unfair you should know better!

and counting......

Nfk! You're on very dangerous ground.........