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their dance is unrehearsed
Feb. 13th, 2021 03:24 pmBeast and I have lately been watching George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked, which I think was originally on Channel 4 and is currently available on catch-up.
It's wonderful. With Camp Sparkle, Beast and I have spent holidays in a good range of places around England and Wales—Shropshire, Brighton, North Wales, Portsmouth, Yorkshire, Bath, the New Forest, and Derbyshire, and have visited quite a few Interesting Sites, but there is so much of the National Trust we have not yet explored. (And, of course, other worth-while places which are not part of the NT.)
The programme has George Clarke visiting NT properties while they were, necessarily, closed last year. From stately homes to cave dwellings, fabulous gardens, ruins, coastal walks, even a terraced house where an architect* lived. It was all blessed with glorious weather—we had some really beautiful days during the first lockdown—and the gardens in particular were fantastic.
I recommend the series (6 programmes) to anyone who'd like to get a look at some beautiful places. And, perhaps, like me, be inspired to go round this lovely country of ours visiting some of these places. I would really like to do a series of short breaks, Sable-sitter permitting, maybe next year?
The National Trust has a somewhat highbrow, snobby-middle-class feel to it, very often—probably a hangover, as I don't think it *is* such a thing any longer, if indeed it ever was, but George's cheerful Geordieness and honest delight in what he's seeing goes a long way towards making the places he visits seem as though they really are for everyone.
* with the awesome name of Erno Goldfinger
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I discovered yesterday that my Metformin may be responsible for the, uh, eruptive digestive experiences I've been having of late. Am switching to a slow-release version of the drug from Monday. Any other diabetics in the room, if you've been suffering very unpleasant abdominal pressure, and you take Metformin, that could be the explanation.
It's wonderful. With Camp Sparkle, Beast and I have spent holidays in a good range of places around England and Wales—Shropshire, Brighton, North Wales, Portsmouth, Yorkshire, Bath, the New Forest, and Derbyshire, and have visited quite a few Interesting Sites, but there is so much of the National Trust we have not yet explored. (And, of course, other worth-while places which are not part of the NT.)
The programme has George Clarke visiting NT properties while they were, necessarily, closed last year. From stately homes to cave dwellings, fabulous gardens, ruins, coastal walks, even a terraced house where an architect* lived. It was all blessed with glorious weather—we had some really beautiful days during the first lockdown—and the gardens in particular were fantastic.
I recommend the series (6 programmes) to anyone who'd like to get a look at some beautiful places. And, perhaps, like me, be inspired to go round this lovely country of ours visiting some of these places. I would really like to do a series of short breaks, Sable-sitter permitting, maybe next year?
The National Trust has a somewhat highbrow, snobby-middle-class feel to it, very often—probably a hangover, as I don't think it *is* such a thing any longer, if indeed it ever was, but George's cheerful Geordieness and honest delight in what he's seeing goes a long way towards making the places he visits seem as though they really are for everyone.
* with the awesome name of Erno Goldfinger
*/*
I discovered yesterday that my Metformin may be responsible for the, uh, eruptive digestive experiences I've been having of late. Am switching to a slow-release version of the drug from Monday. Any other diabetics in the room, if you've been suffering very unpleasant abdominal pressure, and you take Metformin, that could be the explanation.