NormanH Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Only a fortnight before Christmas, and I still was able to sit out in a short-sleeved shirt at a restaurant terrasse today.And I have only had the heating on for three separate days since March.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 So you are not a naturist, where did these amazing feats take place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 On the Mediterranean plain.Forecast for tommorow 19/20° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Norman lives in a sea facing barrel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Don't worry Norman wait till the weekend.I was in shorts (not a pretty I might add) this afternoon working in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Oh, you lot of self-satisfied, I'm-alright-jack types. Spare a thought for those of us less fortunate.I'm now in my PJs but wearing a thermal vest underneath and a fluffy dressing gown on top, the hot water bottle is already in the bed and I hope that I can sleep relatively soundly cocooned in my duvet but, if I have to get up in the night for one reason or another, I shall be pretty quick about whatever it is that I might need to do!!![:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 [quote user="sweet 17"]I'm now in my PJs but wearing a thermal vest underneath and a fluffy dressing gown on top, [/quote]Wow, now thats my kind of woman. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 You sound as though you're ready for anything Sweet. Fluffy slippers to match the fluffy dressing gown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 nice down here as well (Aquitaine) in the morning, out in Tshirt. Cooler in the late afternoon but a clear sky and gorgeous sunset. Actually felt quite springlike today ... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sweets, I am north of you but was in the garden in shirt sleeves this evening, so why so cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegwini Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote user="sweet 17"]Oh, you lot of self-satisfied, I'm-alright-jack types. Spare a thought for those of us less fortunate.[/quote]Here in Wiltshire it's cold and wet, wet, wet - I couldn't get to sleep without my 6 foot hot water bottle!Tegwini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Sunny with blue sky here in Berkshire, but only 6 degrees; at our place in France it's also sunny and blue but 13. The forecast for next week is for much colder weather, but I don't mind how cold it gets if we can have sunshine and blue skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It's been warm and sunny here all week too (Gers.) Yesterday we ate lunch outside.There are oakwoods along the hills opposite our house and the trees are still covered in leaves, though starting to go a bit brown now. Seems very late for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I miss Queensland winters.It would get down to freezing some nights.But by day, pleasant 20C. Ahhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Well, got to admit that this morning, it's actually fairly sunny and very mild. Walked with the dog as usual and I swear it was spring, so there you go!Wools, could be your position near the coast that makes your place less cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yes , I think so Sweets. When I lived in the Vendée mountains, it was always frozen and cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 And, when I was there a couple of months ago, one of the locals in L'Absie told me it was always cold there because it was on une petite colline and that the winds blew straight across there from the Alps.Is he right? Seemed a charming, educated sort of a chap, spoke very well and was extremely friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Warm and sunny here, about 12 I guess. BUT Meteo says 1 on Sat and -2 on Sun.BTW highs and lows for this area+18.8 on 4/12/61-13.2 26/12/62Precip record 36.6mm 28/12/95John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 [quote user="sweet 17"]And, when I was there a couple of months ago, one of the locals in L'Absie told me it was always cold there because it was on une petite colline and that the winds blew straight across there from the Alps.Is he right? Seemed a charming, educated sort of a chap, spoke very well and was extremely friendly.[/quote]Yes, it always seems colder round there. I used to live just across the frontier, in the Vendée. Whenever I go that way nowadays, I have noticed that the temperature in the West is two or three degrees higher at least, and that the hills in the East are often still frosty or shrouded in mist when they have long gone elsewhere. Of course, the border guards don't encourage a warm fellow feeling either.[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 But isn't this just the sort of weather we all decamped across the channel for? However, I must admit, it doesn't feel at all like it's Christmas in two weeks time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 France is a big country with contrasting weather on the same day!look at this post by valB today!Re: Potted Chrysanthamums Thanks for that, Joe, but we do get quite severe temperatures here. It can go well below freezing for days on end. That was why I was worried about putting them out too early.----------------------------------------------the brackets seem to be missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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