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Good Morning
May. 15th, 2021 08:51 amGood morning beautiful .. lol!!
May. 15th, 2021
No, not the number of CDs I have, that you have to times by ten at least, but my age today. Eek, I know! Anyway, the weather is stubbornly dull and overcast and much like yesterday. At least no rain.
But let's get on with the good news instead -
Great cards from my brother and the cat who seems to be able to write a birthday card. Clever cat.
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coming42 sent me a wonderful 5CD box of Vivaldi's Complete Bassoon Concertos (first mentioned in Wire way back in 1991) but now all in one box.
Whilst in Faversham yesterday completing the last day on the exit survey, I picked up there more CDs from Oxfam for £1.98 - all Vivaldi. Two selections of his sacred music and an early opera.
So today is a day of relaxation, music listening and if the sun should come out by the afternoon - I know, and pigs might fly - a few drinks with Ewart outside the Bear pub.
Let the listening begin.
But let's get on with the good news instead -
Great cards from my brother and the cat who seems to be able to write a birthday card. Clever cat.
My brother
coming42 sent me a wonderful 5CD box of Vivaldi's Complete Bassoon Concertos (first mentioned in Wire way back in 1991) but now all in one box.Whilst in Faversham yesterday completing the last day on the exit survey, I picked up there more CDs from Oxfam for £1.98 - all Vivaldi. Two selections of his sacred music and an early opera.
So today is a day of relaxation, music listening and if the sun should come out by the afternoon - I know, and pigs might fly - a few drinks with Ewart outside the Bear pub.
Let the listening begin.
In Town Today
May. 15th, 2021 06:49 pmThe weather started crap, stayed crap midday and only now after much rain is it sunny. How dare the weather monster spoil my day lol!
Anyway, I did pop out to town to meet Ewart at the Bear pub. He bought me a couple of pints but after three that was enough for me daytime. Four would be maxed out for me, and I needed to get some food shopping afterwards.
Anyway, a couple of pics.
And yes, it was cold and about to spit .. roll on Monday when we can imbibe inside.
I also popped into the new bookshop and discovered the name. The shop is related to Top Hot And Tales a few shops away in West Street. The new shop is called Next Chapter, so now we have Past Sentance and Next Chapter bookshops!! I did buy one small book from the new store as well.
Faversham seems to have more bookshops than some of our cities. We are a literary bunch here naturally. The yearly literary festival will be back in 2022 after the pandemic stopped this one back in February.
Finally, a selfie from yesterday on the bus to Folkestone.
And another cold day too. Last year we were baking in 28C of heat!!
Anyway, I did pop out to town to meet Ewart at the Bear pub. He bought me a couple of pints but after three that was enough for me daytime. Four would be maxed out for me, and I needed to get some food shopping afterwards.
Anyway, a couple of pics.
And yes, it was cold and about to spit .. roll on Monday when we can imbibe inside.
I also popped into the new bookshop and discovered the name. The shop is related to Top Hot And Tales a few shops away in West Street. The new shop is called Next Chapter, so now we have Past Sentance and Next Chapter bookshops!! I did buy one small book from the new store as well.
Faversham seems to have more bookshops than some of our cities. We are a literary bunch here naturally. The yearly literary festival will be back in 2022 after the pandemic stopped this one back in February.
Finally, a selfie from yesterday on the bus to Folkestone.
And another cold day too. Last year we were baking in 28C of heat!!
Book 32 - Kingsley Amis "Lucky Jim"
May. 15th, 2021 10:14 pmKingsley Amis "Lucky Jim" (Penguin Modern Classics)
Hmmm, quite a difficult one to review, this one. It's a bumbling, amusing sort of story about a bumbling, amusing sort of fellow - the very 'old-style British lecturer Jim Dixon. Basic plot: Jim is trying to up his standing at the university and impress his eccentric superior, Professor Welch, despite being hopelessly inept and pretty much detesting even his own work. Neurotic Margaret is claiming too much of his attention, which is unfortunate as his attention has been captured very much by the rather prim young girlfriend of Welch's odious son Bertrand. Mishaps and misunderstandings ensue as the web of academics and wives and sons and lovers becomes ever more tangled, with Jim trying to keep up at every turn.
It's not as funny as I thought it would be - perhaps some of it went over my head given its age - though there were a fair few 'slight smile' moments and even one or two 'choking on my coffee' lines. It struck me more than once that some of the humour and the mannerisms of the characters might be more smoothly captured on screen than they were on the page. That said, Jim comes across as likeable, confused, rather innocent and childlike at times, and seems to reflect a kind of caricature of every moment that we as men and women in society feel put upon, disappointed, cheered, or just plain bewildered. A nice little novel with a touch of Wodehouse about it - not sure whether it's a keeper or not yet but I'm glad I finally got to reading it!
Hmmm, quite a difficult one to review, this one. It's a bumbling, amusing sort of story about a bumbling, amusing sort of fellow - the very 'old-style British lecturer Jim Dixon. Basic plot: Jim is trying to up his standing at the university and impress his eccentric superior, Professor Welch, despite being hopelessly inept and pretty much detesting even his own work. Neurotic Margaret is claiming too much of his attention, which is unfortunate as his attention has been captured very much by the rather prim young girlfriend of Welch's odious son Bertrand. Mishaps and misunderstandings ensue as the web of academics and wives and sons and lovers becomes ever more tangled, with Jim trying to keep up at every turn.
It's not as funny as I thought it would be - perhaps some of it went over my head given its age - though there were a fair few 'slight smile' moments and even one or two 'choking on my coffee' lines. It struck me more than once that some of the humour and the mannerisms of the characters might be more smoothly captured on screen than they were on the page. That said, Jim comes across as likeable, confused, rather innocent and childlike at times, and seems to reflect a kind of caricature of every moment that we as men and women in society feel put upon, disappointed, cheered, or just plain bewildered. A nice little novel with a touch of Wodehouse about it - not sure whether it's a keeper or not yet but I'm glad I finally got to reading it!
Book 32 - Kingsley Amis "Lucky Jim"
May. 15th, 2021 10:27 pmKingsley Amis "Lucky Jim" (Penguin Modern Classics)
Hmmm, quite a difficult one to review, this one. It's a bumbling, amusing sort of story about a bumbling, amusing sort of fellow - the very 'old-style British lecturer Jim Dixon. Basic plot: Jim is trying to up his standing at the university and impress his eccentric superior, Professor Welch, despite being hopelessly inept and pretty much detesting even his own work. Neurotic Margaret is claiming too much of his attention, which is unfortunate as his attention has been captured very much by the rather prim young girlfriend of Welch's odious son Bertrand. Mishaps and misunderstandings ensue as the web of academics and wives and sons and lovers becomes ever more tangled, with Jim trying to keep up at every turn.
It's not as funny as I thought it would be - perhaps some of it went over my head given its age - though there were a fair few 'slight smile' moments and even one or two 'choking on my coffee' lines. It struck me more than once that some of the humour and the mannerisms of the characters might be more smoothly captured on screen than they were on the page. That said, Jim comes across as likeable, confused, rather innocent and childlike at times, and seems to reflect a kind of caricature of every moment that we as men and women in society feel put upon, disappointed, cheered, or just plain bewildered. A nice little novel with a touch of Wodehouse about it - not sure whether it's a keeper or not yet but I'm glad I finally got to reading it!
Hmmm, quite a difficult one to review, this one. It's a bumbling, amusing sort of story about a bumbling, amusing sort of fellow - the very 'old-style British lecturer Jim Dixon. Basic plot: Jim is trying to up his standing at the university and impress his eccentric superior, Professor Welch, despite being hopelessly inept and pretty much detesting even his own work. Neurotic Margaret is claiming too much of his attention, which is unfortunate as his attention has been captured very much by the rather prim young girlfriend of Welch's odious son Bertrand. Mishaps and misunderstandings ensue as the web of academics and wives and sons and lovers becomes ever more tangled, with Jim trying to keep up at every turn.
It's not as funny as I thought it would be - perhaps some of it went over my head given its age - though there were a fair few 'slight smile' moments and even one or two 'choking on my coffee' lines. It struck me more than once that some of the humour and the mannerisms of the characters might be more smoothly captured on screen than they were on the page. That said, Jim comes across as likeable, confused, rather innocent and childlike at times, and seems to reflect a kind of caricature of every moment that we as men and women in society feel put upon, disappointed, cheered, or just plain bewildered. A nice little novel with a touch of Wodehouse about it - not sure whether it's a keeper or not yet but I'm glad I finally got to reading it!
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