Little things that cause you sudden joy

[Sue]

The days are getting lighter :)

[Dog duck]

Sue Wrote:

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> The days are getting lighter :)

...after 5th January

[Sue]

Dog duck Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

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> > The days are getting lighter :)

>

>

> ...after 5th January

Eh?!

No, after 21 December which was the winter solstice! :)

But it's only recently becoming noticeable, to me anyway :)

[Dog duck]

Sue Wrote:

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> Dog duck Wrote:

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> > Sue Wrote:

> >

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>

> > -----

> > > The days are getting lighter :)

> >

> >

> > ...after 5th January

>

>

> Eh?!

>

> No, after 21 December which was the winter

> solstice! :)

>

> But it's only recently becoming noticeable, to me

> anyway :)

Do some research

[rendelharris]

Think you need to do some research DD - days do get lighter from the winter solstice, as the length of daylight hours increases. It's not lighter earlier in the mornings until (this year) January 3rd, but the total amount of light hours in the day has been increasing since the solstice - and sunset has been getting later since then too.

All explained here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30549149

ETA example:

December 21st Sunrise 8.04 Sunset 15.54 Total daylight hours 7.49.40

December 22nd Sunrise 8.04 Sunset 15.54 Total daylight hours 7.49.44

December 23rd Sunrise 8.05 Sunset 15.55 Total daylight hours 7.49.54

and so on...

[Help-Ma-Boab]

Rick Stein

[red devil]

RE. rendell's post:

I'd always thought (2nd hand knowledge etc) that once we hit the summer/winter solstice dates of the 21st, there was a period of about two weeks whereby there was little change in daylight hours. Then once you go beyond the two weeks it becomes more noticeable again. Technically the days may get longer after the 21st Dec, but it's so minimal I doubt anyone is able to perceive that the previous day was 10 seconds shorter, not even Sue :)...

[Seabag]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Well having spent every sat morning watching James

> Martin chopping up vegetables with a blunt ended

> knife

> I wanted to know what it was called and where I

> could buy one.

>

> Well that type of knife is called a Nikiri (

> Japanese Veg. Knife) and they are very expensive.

>

> But I found one at Lakeland which was in my price

> range.

>

> I consider myself a reasonable cook and it's nice

> to have good kitchen eqipment

>

> DF.

Foxter

Do you know that there's a forge in Peckham that makes these knives

Pricey yes, but they're worth a visit just to see how they make stuff and they are friendly enough too

Blenhiem Forge just off Bellenden Road area

[Sue]

red devil Wrote:

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> RE. rendell's post:

>

> I'd always thought (2nd hand knowledge etc) that

> once we hit the summer/winter solstice dates of

> the 21st, there was a period of about two weeks

> whereby there was little change in daylight hours.

> Then once you go beyond the two weeks it becomes

> more noticeable again. Technically the days may

> get longer after the 21st Dec, but it's so minimal

> I doubt anyone is able to perceive that the

> previous day was 10 seconds shorter, not even Sue

> :)...

Well each small increase is obviously - small.

But added together they become noticeable.

About now.

[DulwichFox]

Seabag Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > Well having spent every sat morning watching

> James

> > Martin chopping up vegetables with a blunt

> ended

> > knife

> > I wanted to know what it was called and where I

> > could buy one.

> >

> > Well that type of knife is called a Nikiri (

> > Japanese Veg. Knife) and they are very

> expensive.

> >

> > But I found one at Lakeland which was in my

> price

> > range.

>

> >

> > I consider myself a reasonable cook and it's

> nice

> > to have good kitchen eqipment

> >

>

> > DF.

>

> Foxter

>

> Do you know that there's a forge in Peckham that

> makes these knives

>

> Pricey yes, but they're worth a visit just to see

> how they make stuff and they are friendly enough

> too

>

> Blenhiem Forge just off Bellenden Road area

Yes. I think there was a program / news item about that place on TV.

The knives are VERY expensive but also not too Aesthetically pleasing if I remember rightly.

I don't have a safe place to store my new knife so it stays in it's box at the mo.

It is extremely sharp and although I have the equipment to sharpen all my other chef knives

my new knife will need professional sharpening. Not many places do Japanese Knives.

Foxy.

[Loz]

red devil Wrote:

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> RE. rendell's post:

>

> I'd always thought (2nd hand knowledge etc) that

> once we hit the summer/winter solstice dates of

> the 21st, there was a period of about two weeks

> whereby there was little change in daylight hours.

A little change is still longer. Dog duck seems to be rather incorrect, though rendell's link did teach me something new - that sunrise still gets later for a couple of weeks after Dec 21, even though the days are still lengthening.

[Sue]

Selling/giving away two lots of items on here yesterday and today to two people who both seemed really happy to take them.

It was win-win in both cases and I'm so glad they went to nice people who will appreciate them!

[Jules-and-Boo]

getting a letter from school today to inform me that my little one has been recognised for outstanding behaviour :-)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Watching Nicola Walker on tv. She has become my Pash. No. 1.