tinge of autumn

[richenda.livejournal.com]

Today, despite strong sunshine, has a distinctly cold wind, which reminds me of Chapter Eleven (?) of Falconer's Lure. But autumn before that term begins, how often does that happen?
I have clear recollections of boarder envy in the first week of the autumn term, sweltering in their gymmies or skirts while the day girls were cool and comfortable in their cotton frocks. This would have been in the 1950s, mostly in South East England and the Thames Valley.

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[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

1950s in London and Sussex, I distincly remember Septembers as being warm. Usually after a wet, dismal August.

[richenda.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

Of course, August is always wet and warm on Anglesey, and September is usually dryish and warmish, so I did wonder if my memory might be playing tricks

[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

Too many memories of shivering on a beach and being under the impression that warm cardies were obligatory with summer dresses.

And then going back to school and sweltering.

[robincarmody.livejournal.com]

1956 and 1961 are great examples of this.

1959 on the other hand was unlike any other year at the time: warm, dry and sunny right from May to October.