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 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> 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/
>>>>>
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