Thank goodness the sun is breaking through and the difference it makes on my mood is striking.
Trying to do a reset from the strange surreal World we are drifting in now. I decided to watch some nonsense telly that appeals to no one else in the house.
Midsomer Murders ...not the greatest of plots but quite stuffed with familiar actors and I enjoyed the first couple. The quality of some acting shone past the plot weaknesses Anna Massey comes to mind and Peter Jones and Roger Allam were highlights . I'm not too sure how many of these I'll watch but they snapped me out of a rather foggy maudlin blur.
Next the youngest daughter decided I should watch some Monty Python with her so we watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail squashed on the sofa with the dog curled up with us too.
It was very silly and rather fun! The riding of imaginary horses in so matter of fact a way continues to amuse me ..bring on the coconut shells .
I've started to read again.... whoo hoo first an Ann Cleeves "A day in the death of Dorothea Cassidy" -Inspector Ramsey book 3 (chosen because I like the look of the cover ...this illustrates the depth to which I've fallen lol)... It kept my attention for the first 1/2 then petered out for me ...I sort of flick staggered to the end ..ah well I guess it was an earlier book before she hit her stride ..It was well written I just couldn't maintain my interest in what happened to the characters.I wasn't fond enough of them to care. Still find the cover attractive though. haha
Next choice was a winner for me though "To War with Whitaker" by Hermione Ranfurly I'm charging through this gem of a diary and am dying to get back to it in a moment. It is a diary of both a time and a place that I am fascinated by WW2 and the Middle East.
I love diaries and have a personal interest in WW2 in the desert and Greece as Both my father and my Uncle were there during the war. Both my Father and my Mum's brother were in the desert as Desert Rats. When Ranfurly mentions the Long range Desert force it reminds me of my brother saying Dad went off out with them one night but once was enough as they were crackers!
Dad's younger brother did join the Special boat service although I didn't realize this as a child not until long after his death, I never twigged that when he was jokingly regaling my dad with stories of paddling a small boat off the coast of (Greece?) in the middle of the night reciting nursery rhymes and roaring with laughter at the comical absurdity of it.... he was actually talking of secret night pickups ...
Hermione Ranfurly also draws a fascinating picture of Freya Stark that fits in well with my memories of her writings ..long ago I had a real phase of reading travel tales and read/have quite a few of Freya Stark's rewarding books.
So the Sun together with some baking ..ANZAC biccies's, Carrot Cake and Brownies (the Brownies were a cheat from a box mix and I find them a bit sweet for me if I'm honest) a bit of Telly ..and a lovely book my mood at the moment is somewhat less gloomy (strict rationing of news helps too ...not none ..just a time limited daily update... avoiding the dark rabbit holes too easily available on the internet.) So we shall see how it goes along.
Oh and after watching an inordinate amount of useful how to make a face mask videos on youtube (and very useful they've been) I came across this one... It is a very well done spoof by a known comedy actress who stays in Character all the way through ..It's silly and I hope you find it amusing too (Her real name is Stephanie I believe) just as light relief.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO
Trying to do a reset from the strange surreal World we are drifting in now. I decided to watch some nonsense telly that appeals to no one else in the house.
Midsomer Murders ...not the greatest of plots but quite stuffed with familiar actors and I enjoyed the first couple. The quality of some acting shone past the plot weaknesses Anna Massey comes to mind and Peter Jones and Roger Allam were highlights . I'm not too sure how many of these I'll watch but they snapped me out of a rather foggy maudlin blur.
Next the youngest daughter decided I should watch some Monty Python with her so we watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail squashed on the sofa with the dog curled up with us too.
It was very silly and rather fun! The riding of imaginary horses in so matter of fact a way continues to amuse me ..bring on the coconut shells .
I've started to read again.... whoo hoo first an Ann Cleeves "A day in the death of Dorothea Cassidy" -Inspector Ramsey book 3 (chosen because I like the look of the cover ...this illustrates the depth to which I've fallen lol)... It kept my attention for the first 1/2 then petered out for me ...I sort of flick staggered to the end ..ah well I guess it was an earlier book before she hit her stride ..It was well written I just couldn't maintain my interest in what happened to the characters.I wasn't fond enough of them to care. Still find the cover attractive though. haha
Next choice was a winner for me though "To War with Whitaker" by Hermione Ranfurly I'm charging through this gem of a diary and am dying to get back to it in a moment. It is a diary of both a time and a place that I am fascinated by WW2 and the Middle East.
I love diaries and have a personal interest in WW2 in the desert and Greece as Both my father and my Uncle were there during the war. Both my Father and my Mum's brother were in the desert as Desert Rats. When Ranfurly mentions the Long range Desert force it reminds me of my brother saying Dad went off out with them one night but once was enough as they were crackers!
Dad's younger brother did join the Special boat service although I didn't realize this as a child not until long after his death, I never twigged that when he was jokingly regaling my dad with stories of paddling a small boat off the coast of (Greece?) in the middle of the night reciting nursery rhymes and roaring with laughter at the comical absurdity of it.... he was actually talking of secret night pickups ...
Hermione Ranfurly also draws a fascinating picture of Freya Stark that fits in well with my memories of her writings ..long ago I had a real phase of reading travel tales and read/have quite a few of Freya Stark's rewarding books.
So the Sun together with some baking ..ANZAC biccies's, Carrot Cake and Brownies (the Brownies were a cheat from a box mix and I find them a bit sweet for me if I'm honest) a bit of Telly ..and a lovely book my mood at the moment is somewhat less gloomy (strict rationing of news helps too ...not none ..just a time limited daily update... avoiding the dark rabbit holes too easily available on the internet.) So we shall see how it goes along.
Oh and after watching an inordinate amount of useful how to make a face mask videos on youtube (and very useful they've been) I came across this one... It is a very well done spoof by a known comedy actress who stays in Character all the way through ..It's silly and I hope you find it amusing too (Her real name is Stephanie I believe) just as light relief.
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO
Any way I'm off for a cup of tea and a read of my book , Stay safe!
Oh, I have To War With Whitaker. Is it as good as that? I shall get it out and put it on the pile for next month.
ReplyDeleteDidn't Patrick Leigh-Fermor kidnap his German General in WW2 in Greece? They made it into a film with Dirk Bogarde. My own favourite WW2 saga is Love and War in the Apennines by Eric Newby. He was a POW in Italy until he escaped and spent a winter in the mountains. Wonderful stuff.
Glad you're ok and finding ways to occupy yourself and the family. Funnily enough my daughter watched one of the Python films with our grandson recently. Not sure which one, might have been The Life of Brian... he loved it anyway.
Cath,
ReplyDeleteI've read the start of the PLF as a sample and loved it and it's on my list to buy...I need to sort out my kindle collection some how as now I'm not sure what I have/am totally confused ...but lots of books is a nice fix to be in!
Life of Brian is now on the to watch list and the Sun is still shining whoo hoo!
I'm enjoying to War with Whitaker and hope you enjoy it too! and I have started "Carve her Name with Pride" about Violette Szabo at the same time ...two books at once ..it must be the sun lol