The travels of Brammers, part 5
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Ahhhhhhh ...
That is the sound of a good night's sleep ;-)
The giant suitcase and I made our way north to the home of the lovely
raitala and Mr Rai, also abode of Raicat, where much relaxing has been done. I am being a Raicat maintainer for the next few days while our heroes decamp to Prague, but even with minimal Raitime, I am feeling calmer and more organised already. She is a good influence. Though we haven't even really talked about art, which is odd for the two of us.
Excitingly, she lives within walking distance of one of my fave shops, so I am off to buy silks this morning and will throw myself into a frenzy of narroware weaving when I return home. And then, to the National Gallery and some further ambling.
Yesterday I decided to address my museum overload of the day before by visiting the British Museum. I limited myself to AD 500-1600, but even then had sore legs and an aching brain by the end of the day. I had forgotten the taxonomy they have there: things are sometimes arranged by time and sometimes arranged by type, so if you are looking for, say, Northern European glassware c 1340 for a novel you may allegedly be working on, you may find it in a cabinet talking about glass, or about the 14th century, or about Northern Europe.
A friend once described it as 'You know, that big building in London that contains everything, ever.' He was quite right. Yet again I did not see the Rosetta Stone. My ability to avoid the obvious by accident is quite refined now!
I also went trekking through the Museum of London, where a friend works, and really loved it. Their displays are sorted wholly by 'how people lived', which gives wonderful snapshots into the past 30,000 years of London. I particularly liked the prehistory section where they talked about the massively different geography of the city. Chatting with my friend afterwards I suggested that it would be great to have a topographical map that changed with the era, and she promised to float the idea past the people responsible for that area, which was quite thrilling.
My quest for boots that fit people with wide toes, high insteps and slightly porky but very muscly legs continues to be thwarted. One or possibly two of these things can be accommodated, not three. However, I have a new camera card and will soon have millinery wire, so the shopping missions have been mostly successful ;-) And an A to Z of Elizabethan London, which may or may not be used for a future writing project.
No winter coat as yet: puffy sleeveheads, London? Really? I know you love the '80s, but that's ridiculous.
And a hoodie helped me with my suitcase on the tube yesterday. Restored my faith in Young People Today.
That is the sound of a good night's sleep ;-)
The giant suitcase and I made our way north to the home of the lovely
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Excitingly, she lives within walking distance of one of my fave shops, so I am off to buy silks this morning and will throw myself into a frenzy of narroware weaving when I return home. And then, to the National Gallery and some further ambling.
Yesterday I decided to address my museum overload of the day before by visiting the British Museum. I limited myself to AD 500-1600, but even then had sore legs and an aching brain by the end of the day. I had forgotten the taxonomy they have there: things are sometimes arranged by time and sometimes arranged by type, so if you are looking for, say, Northern European glassware c 1340 for a novel you may allegedly be working on, you may find it in a cabinet talking about glass, or about the 14th century, or about Northern Europe.
A friend once described it as 'You know, that big building in London that contains everything, ever.' He was quite right. Yet again I did not see the Rosetta Stone. My ability to avoid the obvious by accident is quite refined now!
I also went trekking through the Museum of London, where a friend works, and really loved it. Their displays are sorted wholly by 'how people lived', which gives wonderful snapshots into the past 30,000 years of London. I particularly liked the prehistory section where they talked about the massively different geography of the city. Chatting with my friend afterwards I suggested that it would be great to have a topographical map that changed with the era, and she promised to float the idea past the people responsible for that area, which was quite thrilling.
My quest for boots that fit people with wide toes, high insteps and slightly porky but very muscly legs continues to be thwarted. One or possibly two of these things can be accommodated, not three. However, I have a new camera card and will soon have millinery wire, so the shopping missions have been mostly successful ;-) And an A to Z of Elizabethan London, which may or may not be used for a future writing project.
No winter coat as yet: puffy sleeveheads, London? Really? I know you love the '80s, but that's ridiculous.
And a hoodie helped me with my suitcase on the tube yesterday. Restored my faith in Young People Today.
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Date: 2009-12-10 10:55 am (UTC)Puffy sleeves? Remind me never to show you my wedding photos. >.>
Give my regards to Rai when she returns. I am still wallowing in mad envy - it's so unattractive.
British youth and manhood seems to be maintaining a far better grasp of courtesy and gallantry than poor Aus. It gets my tick of approval.
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Date: 2009-12-10 09:44 pm (UTC)And puffy sleeves were acceptable in the late 20th century, but now we know better!
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Date: 2009-12-10 12:44 pm (UTC)Wish I was in London with you! Quick jaunts to Europe should be possible again within a few years - ideally I'd go when my in-laws visit, lol.
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Date: 2009-12-10 04:59 pm (UTC)I didn't realize the puffy sleevehead thing was a local phenomenon. I think the 80s retro phase is finally fading out and grunge is coming back. (Geez, has it already been twenty years?! That can't be...) I do prefer soft plaid shirts to the whole 80s foof, I must admit.
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Date: 2009-12-10 07:46 pm (UTC)BUT, I will be back over next autumn, with Mr Brammers, so fingers crossed you are still there as we will make Bath a priority!
And I think you should know I have had Solsbury Hill going round and round in my head for weeks now, thanks to you.
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Date: 2009-12-10 09:15 pm (UTC)hugs to rai.
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Date: 2009-12-10 09:42 pm (UTC)Hugs to you, too!
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Date: 2009-12-10 10:15 pm (UTC)But thank you! Chick tips are always terrific!
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Date: 2009-12-11 11:11 am (UTC)Re. boots, have you tried Evans? All their shoes and boots are wide fitting as standard.
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