Katy and I had a shock yesterday – the children watched a history programme on children’s TV, about the 1990s! (Death of Princess Diana, invention of the world wide web etc.) This isn’t even as far back as my childhood and yet it’s considered history. I can still remember my colleague Serge showing me this program called a web browser that he’d naughtily installed on his PC at work – “What could you do with it?” I asked. Bah.
In other news, J discovered and then read my old copy of Professor Branestawm’s Treasure Hunt (70 years old!), and L has been mostly wearing a Native American squaw type dressing up dress.
Love reading what you’re up to (and looking at your pictures). Do you have internet and phone at home yet? Would love to have a chat with Katy (or any of the rest of you of course!) Didn’t know that Professor Branestawm was 70 years old (well he seems about 70, but you know what I mean) – we’ve got the perilous pudding one coming in the ship, I’d found it at my parent’s and was looking forward to reading it to J (as long as it arrives…eek!) Anyway, sorry for the lack of grammar, this is a bit rushed (as ever!!) Lots and lots of luck and settling in vibes, Rebecca (and Benny, J and R)
I’ve got 6 Professor Branestawm books, but not the Treasure Hunt.
My dad introduced me to the internet – he’d acquired access via a friend at City University and spent his time on it chatting, being the archetypal 47 year old balding man pretending to be other people. I remember asking him, “But is it *useful* for anything?” 😆
The title was going to be multi-purpose, as I tried to waffle at length at how doing a bit of sewing of my Kentwell costume reminded me of Dynamic Time Warping because I had to gather one of the two bits of material I was sewing together. But I spared you all that guff and deleted it! 🙂
In case you’re getting the wrong idea, Katy’s still doing almost all of my costume as it’s probably less stress for her that way than me doing it, failing in a major huff repeatedly and then her having to sort it all out.
This recent history stuff reminds me of The Mindset List – well worth a read.
Rebecca: thanks for the settling in vibes – same back to you, plus hope-most-of-your-belongings-arrive-OK vibes too. Hopefully broadband is being sorted out today 🙂 I didn’t know there were other books – must hunt them out for J.
Alison: hmmm… I think is the safest thing to say.