Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 2

mellymoo74

Right. Just putting my black catsuit on and packing my nunchucks

Pyxis

Have watched the first episode of War and Peace.

It hasn't grabbed me in the same way as the 1972 TV serial did, but I shall give it time.

What spoils some period dramas for me is the way that the young women, particularly the unmarried ones, behave in public scenes. Their body language and expressions are all too often anachronistic, and it spoils it for me. Usually, British productions get it right, but this one hasn't.

Also, I had to keep referring to the photos and article of the series in Radio Times to remind myself who was who, but I guess that's normal with a large cast.

Shall keep watching with interest.


Am going to stay in bed today, too. Coughing, aching and very bunged up, but on the mend.

mellymoo74

Get well soon pyxis.

Got thrown off site
Not before I got the paperwork I needed tho lol......

tea_lover

Eugh. Work.

onomatopoeia99

Yeah, work. Just finished my first cup of tea and contemplating a second while I'm weeding my inbox.

It's quite pleasant getting here at 7.30, avoids the traffic and it's lovely and quiet, not that it's ever massively noisy but having the place to myself is nice.

mellymoo74

I like early starts ono get more done.

onomatopoeia99

Pyxis wrote: »

Have watched the first episode of War and Peace.

I have recorded it, am hoping for good things. I've never finished a Tolstoy novel having just stopped Anna Karenina about 500 pages in (and I still don't know the ending), but the BBC often do a good job with these things.

Hope you feel better soon.

Wellyboots6

Did you drop in from the ceiling on a wire Melly?

I have no creativity when it comes to naming things. I'd just come up with something boring like MooFlys Awesome Agency.

Bearded one in a nightie isn't beyond the realms of possibility, he does like dressing up.

Both elbows at once, snowboarding. It made going to the toilet etc very difficult with both arms strapped up!

I do keep looking at Tough Murder type things but I'd have no chance at all to train so wouldn't get very far. We should create our own fort obstical course, we can all take part then with minimal training required. I suggest we have a zip wire as part of it. I love a good zip wire. Not too high though as I don't like heights. Oh and a slide too.

We all survived Escapettes first night in her own room . I lay watching the monitor all night so didn't get much sleep, but everyone else did. She woke at about 3.30 to be fed so she came back in with us then as I really needed sleep, but she slept then until about 7, which is a great improvement on recent nights. Think we will be trying again tonight but hubby can sleep next to the monitor to stop me worrying all night!

Off to get her weighed soon. Hope she has put on enough weight otherwise will get moaned at by the health visitor again. She makes me feel like I'm deliberately starving her or something! It doesn't help that Escapette is so sick all the time, but when I have taken her to the doctors they don't seem at all bothered.

Hope your back is better today Elsien. Goblin Nan would suggest standing with one leg on a yellow pages and letting the other one dangle, then swapping over. A yellow pages sorted all joint problems! Shame we dont really have them these days. Maybe that's why back problems are on the increase.

How is woof today Code?

Could you make tea towels out of old white pillowcases WW?

Hope the germy lot feel better today!

Pyxis

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

It's quite pleasant getting here at 7.30, avoids the traffic and it's lovely and quiet, not that it's ever massively noisy but having the place to myself is nice.

When I worked, I used to love early starts, too. As you say, travel was easy, the place was peaceful, you get more done, and if on flexitime, you can leave early! Being a morning person, it really suited me.
For the same reason, I didn't mind going in on the days between Christmas and New Year, as it was often a skeleton staff and more relaxed.

When I was self-employed, I had to to work both ends of the day. Early mornings were ok, but late evenings were dire.

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

I have recorded it, am hoping for good things. I've never finished a Tolstoy novel having just stopped Anna Karenina about 500 pages in (and I still don't know the ending), but the BBC often do a good job with these things.

Hope you feel better soon.

There was a TV series of Anna Karenina....can't remember which channel or when, but you may be able to download it. I think I can remember the end, but there's no way I'd tell and spoil it!



Just googled it.
There was one made in 1977, by BBC1, with a stiirling cast, of 10 50-minute episodes. I remember that.

There was another one in 2000, by Channel 4, but only in 4parts, so wouldn't have gone into so much detail.

Pyxis

You can buy the 3DVD set of the 1977 series here for £19.99......

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anna-Karenina-DVD-3-Disc-Set/dp/B000PMFO4A