Signs summer's over

[Robert Poste's Child]

You have to put the heating on, not because it's cold but to get the washing dry.

You wear tights to work because bare legs suddenly look funny.

You get an urge to buy root vegetables and make soup.

Anyone else?

[DulwichFox]

It's getting dark at 8.00pm :(

Foxy

[Robert Poste's Child]

And you can't face leaving the house after 7 because it's already getting darker.

[dbboy]

The leaves start turning yellow and red and start to drop from the trees as do the concors, then you now autumn is on the way.

[snowy]

I've been in Newcastle for the great north run. Saw someone in a long sleeved t-shirt.

[Dog duck]

...and someone starts a thread about the obvious signs that summer is over

[Elphinstone's Army]

Soup, yes, definitely, root veg, also baked potatoes and closing the curtains earlier - when we 'draw' the curtains, is that open or closed?

laundered and put away all thin clothes, sandals etc, so summer is definitely over, all children back to school, or will be by next week, and the swallows have abandoned us for Africa.

[Robert Poste's Child]

I haven't got as far as putting thin clothes away (never say die, at least till the clocks go back) but I've got socks and DMs on without getting a hot flush.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Dog duck Wrote:

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> ...and someone starts a thread about the obvious

> signs that summer is over

Not someone, me! And it's about personal tipping points not external signs...

[siousxiesue]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> You have to put the heating on, not because it's

> cold but to get the washing dry.

>

> You wear tights to work because bare legs suddenly

> look funny.

>

> You get an urge to buy root vegetables and make

> soup.

>

> Anyone else?

Omg I just bought the ingredients for Soup lol

[Robert Poste's Child]

I'm sitting in my kitchen wearing a fleece, hugging a cup of tea, eating speculoos crunchy spread* off a spoon waiting for the downpour to stop. In early September.

*Don't try this if you're trying to lose weight as it's more addictive than anything I can remember.

[BrandNewGuy]

Linen-cotton shorts packed away until next year, corduroy* shirts brought out for use until next May.

* Yeah, that's so 2015, but I've always been a sucker for the middle-aged dad look...

[Help-Ma-Boab]

I've stopped eating Olives.Started eating Twigglets

[Robert Poste's Child]

Good one - like the shift from white to red wine.

[Sue]

Wishing I hadn't binned my furry slippers (though had to as they were a hazard on the stairs).

[DulwichFox]

Don't write summer off just yet.

Back in Sept 2008 I won a Raffle in The Clock House.

First prize was a rowing boat for 6 - 8 at Richmond.

We went out on the 20th Sept. It was a scorcher in the mid 70's

Sunshine all day.

Stopped off at the White Swan Pub in Twickenham on the way out and the way back

keeping the tide with us.

DulwichFox

[teddyboy23]

Last couple of years still in tee-shirts up to December 18th 22nd been very mild.also we've been getting 4 to 5 days. Indian summer between 17 th 24 th September last few years

[Help-Ma-Boab]

#NotAEuphemism

Sue Wrote:

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> Wishing I hadn't binned my furry slippers (though

> had to as they were a hazard on the stairs).

[Jules-and-Boo]

I am loving this summer. I'd hardly even noticed that it's getting dark early.

Signs it's changing - the leaves falling as I was waiting on LL the other day - took me by surprise - hot water bottle last night, bought chicken soup today and no one wanted salad with their dinner this evening.

It was very hot today (well, my office is very sunny) and then torrential rain. I love it :-)

I don't like autumn when we're not had a nice summer....it feels wrong. Not this year though.

[uncleglen]

the jetstream is moving north of the British Isles soon....lovely weather on the way. It's that damp feel in the mornings that signal autumn for me

[BJL]

Mince pies and Christmas puddings on the shelves at my local Sainsbury's. Remember - it's "only" just over three months until Christmas...

[teddyboy23]

Your find all that next to the easter eggs for next year

[Robert Poste's Child]

Don't... I deliberately avoided the cake aisle in DKH Sainsbury's at the weekend just in case there were mince pies already. I've still got two panforte from last Christmas to eat up.

[Sue]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Don't... I deliberately avoided the cake aisle in

> DKH Sainsbury's at the weekend just in case there

> were mince pies already. I've still got two

> panforte from last Christmas to eat up.

I'll have them if you're not finding the opportunity to eat them :)) :)) :))

[hammerman]

Hmm, saw a young man loading up the Halloween section in M&S section recently!