I'm a little behind Moose but ....
I agree that we might not allow such apparent relationships now.
Yes, the sound of rain is very relaxing. We have the added element of strong
wind; we turned our caravan to shelter the awning yesterday, but the wind has
risen in strength and I wonder if we were sensible to keep the awning erect
;-).
I've just spilled beer on a brand new caravan bench, so I have other problems
now :-)
Chris
C M I Barker | Gamlingay
On 4 Sep 2016, at 21:20, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> but isn’t it amazing how Dodgson created a whole world with “Alice …”
>
> Indeed. Perhaps the tension between inappropriate desire and Victorian
> manners and restraint opened creative floodgates? There's quite a lot of
> evidence that his interest in Alice was more, uh, adult, than she knew, but
> none that he ever tried to act in any inappropriate way, at least beyond the
> photographs.
>
> He would never have been allowed that sort of contact/relationship with the
> girls in the US, nor, I suspect later in the UK? I'm sure glad he was. :-)
>
>> I’m on a fast Internet connection slowed by my distance from the Access
>> Point. We’re in Cornwall, west of St Ives, having driven here from the
>> Quantock Hills in Somerset today; it’s piddling down with rain and the sea
>> and sky are grey, but it’s relaxing nonetheless.
>
> The first night we camped in ours, I vividly recall waking up to the sound of
> rain on the roof, and the sense of wonderful peace and happiness in knowing I
> wouldn't have to go out in it. :-)
>
> Your larger one looks more suited to rainy days than ours, though. OTOH, we
> encounter almost no rain late spring through fall out here in the 'Murkin
> West. We did encounter heavy rain this spring, but it was on the trip home,
> so didn't matter much, although we dropped any idea of stopping for a night
> or two if we found a nice place along the way.
>
> Travelin' Moose
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