Accrington Web - weather??

Happy St. Swithin's Day.

'St. Swithin's Day, if it does rain,
Full forty days, it will remain,
St. Swithin's Day, it will be fair,
For forty days, t'will rain no more.'

Oh hek, raining down here ... :(:D

jaysay

15-07-2009 09:35

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 728626)

Thanks for that kate, make you've made me feel a whole lot better, not:rolleyes:

Bernard Dawson

15-07-2009 10:00

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 728626)

Are you putting in for the job as Poet Laureate by any chance?

jaysay

15-07-2009 11:02

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Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson (Post 728663)

Are you putting in for the job as Poet Laureate by any chance?

Well Bernard I haven't seen kate for a few years but she used to be Poetry in motion:D

shillelagh

15-07-2009 14:42

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wonder if its going to rain for the next 40 days ....

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Is there any truth in St Swithin's lore?

SPUGGIE J

15-07-2009 14:49

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If it is I hope Noah and his Amish can build a few Arks in treble quick time as if it does there wont be enough armbands to go around. :D

Eric	15-07-2009 17:07

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Not too much happening with the weather over here, not locally anyway ... in Kingston it has been right on "normal for the time of year" all summer .... there have been a few tornados in Ontario, one resulting in four deaths when the funnel touched down at a fishing camp ... but Ontario is a big piece of real estate, and the worst we have had is the odd storm tracking through.

Eric	16-07-2009 20:41

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Looks like there is a major thunderstorm warning for Kingston, the Thousand Islands, and the Bay of Quinte .... sure is hot and muggy enough ...

katex

16-07-2009 21:18

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 728681)

Well Bernard I haven't seen kate for a few years but she used to be Poetry in motion:D

What a beautiful compliment Jaysay .. thank you .... :kiss: Me meter might be a little out of step these days though.. :D Always loved that song.

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Originally Posted by Eric (Post 728944)

Looks like there is a major thunderstorm warning for Kingston, the Thousand Islands, and the Bay of Quinte .... sure is hot and muggy enough ...

I love hot and muggy weather .. am I weird ? :confused:

Going back to St. Swithin's just found this ... hadn't heard it before:

Apples and St. Swithuns

"St Swithin is christening the apples"
Brand, Popular Antiquities, 1813, i, 342

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/year/images/appl.jpgThere is an old saying when it rains on St. Swithin's Day, it is the Saint christening the apples.
Apple growers ask St. Swithin for his blessing each year because they believe:

Rain on St. Swithin's day 'blesses and christens the apples'.
No apple should picked or eaten before July 15th.
Apples still growing at St Swithin's day will ripen fully.

Royboy39

16-07-2009 21:18

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Shreddies only the order of the day in Spain, indoors of course. Temp 30-32 Grados.
Slight wind but bloody hot.

Eric	16-07-2009 21:31

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Originally Posted by Royboy39 (Post 728956)

Shreddies only the order of the day in Spain, indoors of course. Temp 30-32 Grados.
Slight wind but bloody hot.

Only about 25 here, but this close to the lake with a strong wind from the SW, if feels like 35 ... the wind should change tomorrow; good, clean Canadian air from the NW.:mosher:

Eric	16-07-2009 21:33

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 728955)

What a beautiful compliment Jaysay .. thank you .... :kiss: Me meter might be a little out of step these days though.. :D Always loved that song.

I love hot and muggy weather .. am I weird ? :confused:

Going back to St. Swithin's just found this ... hadn't heard it before:

Apples and St. Swithuns

"St Swithin is christening the apples"

Brand, Popular Antiquities, 1813, i, 342