'Twas on a Wednesday Morning
Feb. 24th, 2016 12:41 pm The washing machine installers came to call...
And the sun was shining and the day was glorious, and like the Mole I wanted to tell all the housework to go hang. But I waited in for them, and now they have been and gone and the clouds have rolled over. Never mind. I did two miles through the park this morning, and it was all thick frost and bone-white plum blossom and periodic explosions of small brown birds from the shrubbery.
Still, the dining room won't hoover itself and, having moved everything to give the washing machine installers a clear path to the kitchen, I can see rather more of the floor than usual. Besides, everything needs to be back in place before the children return at bedtime.
Meanwhile, via Slightly Foxed on Facebook, a list of 19th century American novels of girls coming of age that I have read none of, but they all sound fascinating. I think I may need to go and poke Project Gutenberg.
ETA Last week![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
legionseagle reminded me of 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay' (highly recommended should you ever fall over it in a charity shop). I finally managed to find my copy today, filed next to James Pope-Hennessy's biography of Queen Mary. I found myself pondering that whilst Princess May of Teck would certainly not have gone to Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic may have been called upon to supply her governess.
And the sun was shining and the day was glorious, and like the Mole I wanted to tell all the housework to go hang. But I waited in for them, and now they have been and gone and the clouds have rolled over. Never mind. I did two miles through the park this morning, and it was all thick frost and bone-white plum blossom and periodic explosions of small brown birds from the shrubbery.
Still, the dining room won't hoover itself and, having moved everything to give the washing machine installers a clear path to the kitchen, I can see rather more of the floor than usual. Besides, everything needs to be back in place before the children return at bedtime.
Meanwhile, via Slightly Foxed on Facebook, a list of 19th century American novels of girls coming of age that I have read none of, but they all sound fascinating. I think I may need to go and poke Project Gutenberg.
ETA Last week
legionseagle reminded me of 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay' (highly recommended should you ever fall over it in a charity shop). I finally managed to find my copy today, filed next to James Pope-Hennessy's biography of Queen Mary. I found myself pondering that whilst Princess May of Teck would certainly not have gone to Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic may have been called upon to supply her governess.
