Ditto, Andrew, Patrick. The openness of 'turning' sounds fine to me.
Bill
On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 at 1:04 PM, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Well, I had no problem with 'turning' - knew what you meant straight away.
> Maybe it's a geographic thing. We see a lot of grapevines around metro
> areas in Australia ...
>
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> On 24 August 2017 at 00:13, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]
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> wrote:
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> > dear Barry Bill Doug I take your points but if you grow grapes there is
> > only one turning and is that exciting time of the year that delicious
> > treats are soon to be had
> >
> > he dribbles delightedly - I also liked the confusion of a turning
> -perhaps
> > being too clever by half !!!! perhaps mentioning August woild give a clue
> >
> > thanks again will show neighbours cat she what she thinks
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 23/08/2017 16:51, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> >
> >> Interesting point, Barry, & I agree; the one word lines work here,
> >> Patrick, but ‘turning’…what?
> >>
> >> Doug
> >>
> >>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 6:22 AM, Barry Alpert
> <0000018ad5cfa345-dmarc-reques
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> >>>
> >>> Patrick,
> >>>
> >>> Very precise rendering, though I feel the need for one word describing
> >>> the exact shade of colouration. When I sort out which bunch of grapes
> to
> >>> buy from the grocery, I know the indicators of overripe but rarely see
> >>> "just/turning" in any context.
> >>>
> >>> Barry
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:00:31 +0100, Patrick McManus <
> >>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Bill thanks that first tinge very exciting -I liked trying the play
> >>>> with 'turning' -and spinning out single word like the gradual process
> of
> >>>> ripening
> >>>>
> >>>> -looking forward to when they are ripe!P
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 23/08/2017 09:59, Bill Wootton wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Good on those turning grapes, Patrick. Like the one-word reveals too.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bill
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 at 6:13 pm, Patrick McManus <
> >>>>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *AUGUST 23^th *
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> outside
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> my
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> bedroom
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> window
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> grapes
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> just
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> turning
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> /pmcmanus/
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> /s194/
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Douglas Barbour
> >> [log in to unmask]
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> >
>
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