My daughter, various grandchildren and I left Buckinghamshire this morning in the rain. Oddly enough, the further north we progressed the more the weather improved. We had been unable to see more than a hundred yards beyond the edge of the road when we travelled south on Thursday, all scenery obliterated by low cloud. Coming back our landscapes were restored.
The main reason for our going south was to celebrate the 12th birthday of Granddaughter Number Three. We were actually more than a week late in celebrating because all the younger grandchildren have to go to school and we had to wait for the half term holiday. He birthday banners remained in place.
Among the various activities we organised was decorating T-shirts. The children coloured them in to their own designs. Once ironed the T-shirts retained the colour. So they sat and coloured while I read them a story.
We watched a bit of awesome figure skating in the Winter Olympics. My son’s cat also enjoyed the skiing, occasionally trying to catch a figure off the screen.
And here is a cartoon about curling, now that the fuss is over and done with.
Much fuss has been made about the latest film version of Wuthering Heights. In an odd twist on the arguments about which actors can play which roles (disabled roles to be played by disabled actors, Irish or Scottish roles to be played by Irish or Scottish actors, gay and lesbian roles by gay and lesbian actors and so on) this article protests that the leading roles, Yorkshire people, were not played by Yorkshire actors. This is an argument which will go on and on. I’ve not seen the new film but from the photos I have seen, Cathy seems to have grown from a teenager to a rather older, more mature woman, which seems odd. I really shouldn’t criticise without watching the film.
Anyway, here’s a cartoon about the making of the film.
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone!
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