summer solstice

Wasn't it horrific? And there was no investigation either. Think what would happen today - we have come on a bit, I suppose...and yes, it was in Thatcher's time!

Of course that was when Thatcher was PM.

I saw that. Horrendous violence.
I remember the Battle of the Beanfield. Immortalised by the Levellers in 'Levelling the Land'...

Yes, I saw it too. The police were rather heavy-handed, weren't they?

Me too. Very interesting as you say, but the police violence in the 80s was shocking

Have just watched an interesting programme about Stonehenge on BBC2!

ANA what else is new ?

Elegran that has cheered me , you are so right, I will take comfort from that.

So lovely to speak to you all again !!!!

x

nonu Just because today is the longest day and from now on the days will get gradually shorter does not mean that summer is dwindling too. The sun has been warming the ground in our half of the world, and that heat is still there, influencing the weather, which is often better and warmer that the earlier summer days. July and August will be at least as warm and sunny as June, and the ripening crops will be soaking up the heat. Don't be sad, enjoy the summer and stock up on vitamin D in the sunshine.

LONA sweetie I am indeed, I have mixed feelings as you can guess, I am glad to be back and see them all.

"BUT" I want to be Stateside ,still not so nice to see how the garden has gone totally to pot so that will occupy me for some time, getting it sorted
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Family coming down next weekend so I am pretty pleased to see them all ,we will have a good time .

x

Nonu! You've got it back to front - welcome back!

I didn't go to bed last night, because I like to observe the sun rising and setting, every day in a slightly different place. Last night the sun set at 22.32, dusk didn't end until 23.44. As it was a clear night it never really got dark, twilight started at 3 .16 with a slight glow in the distance towards Skye. The sun just started to show itself at 4.28 lighting up the sea very quickly. It was a beautiful night

Hi Nonu Actually, it's the longest day!

Are you back home now?

I just find it sad that we are now on the shortest day, seems to me that Summer has just begun !!

I've just tried to persuade DH to light the bonfire as it's getting a bit on the big side and DD has this funny thing she likes to wave about when she's casting spells but he has quite rightly pointed out that the wind is in the wrong direction and we might set fire to the hedge!

we called it pot in those days.

Debn - Blimey!

I don't know the proper name J - we called it 'shag' baccie. It wasn't dodgy stuff.

Yes, but DebnCreme did say 'caught', not 'placed'...

Well I suppose the inside of a briefcase a cleaner place to deposit a baby than a hospital floor. Makes sense I guess.

finnocchio what was in the roll-ups?

Debn!! Good Grief!

What a good job your husband's briefcase was positioned so...conveniently, DebnCreme!

My daughter was born on the 21st June. I had been in hospital for several weeks and when they walked me up to the labour ward I delivered her on the corridor floor, caught in my husband's briefcase. Not a day to forget in a hurry AND a set of accounts was ruined!

tilt

There is nothing religious or spiritual about the summer solstice for me.
It's just a time that is subject to the usual laws of nature–distance from sun, tile of Earth's axis, etc. I had a lovely day shooting arrows in a Scottish forest

Stonehenge is a wonderful credit to man's ingenuity in the face of great difficulties (the heaviness of large stones and cranes not having been invented yet).