I am still learning - after MANY years - just how complex life is. I am earnest, well-intentioned and better educated. I adore good conversation, and, providing you can make allowances for my English accent and foibles, I have an adequate wit !
Wed 29 Dec, 2004 09:12 pm - As I remarked to a work colleague, 'We may have lost a minor war or two to you people, but we DIDN'T hand over the keys to the language! After all, it is STILL called English....and the... (view)
Tue 28 Dec, 2004 11:58 am - [quote="bree"]peak district,
I saw the film of "Night Mail" many years ago, and loved it. I'm not familiar with Betjeman's reading -- I'll have to see if I... (view)
Tue 28 Dec, 2004 11:43 am - Re: What BOOK are you reading right now?
[quote="littlek"]I'm reading Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. I don't know how well known it is. First published in 1889,... (view)
Tue 28 Dec, 2004 11:32 am - [quote="Tomkitten"]peakdistrict - no, actually, I haven't got a good link. Can you give me the one you used? You'll have my undying gratitude![/quote]
The link is as follows:... (view)
Tue 28 Dec, 2004 02:21 am - Re: Poetry reading
[quote="Tomkitten"]Hi, peakdistrict, and Happy Holidays!
Do you have any other Flanders & Swan lyrics? I tried googling them, but didn't come up with... (view)
Tue 28 Dec, 2004 02:14 am - [quote="bree"]peakdistrict,
Thanks for letting me know your reaction to 'Slow Train'. It touches a chord with me, too, even though I have never been to any of the places... (view)
Sun 26 Dec, 2004 08:48 pm - 1. Declaring war on the USA! An incredible blunder.
2. NOT concentrating on a FEW good aircraft designs (Speer was NO Beaverbrook)
3. Insisting that NO ground was ever given up - this... (view)
Sun 26 Dec, 2004 12:17 pm - Flanders & Swann - 'Slow Train'
Dear bree,
You listed the evocative Flanders & Swann song 'Slow Train'. This piece from the album 'At the Drop of Another... (view)
