It’s Eurovision weekend!! I’m off to Bristol to watch it with friends, though I can’t imagine it’ll do anything for the headaches I’ve been getting this week. Anyway, whatever happens here’s a blog post, a link, and a book to keep you going.
1.) The link – was sent to me by Farid on Instagram. Thanks Farid! It’s a jam roly-poly recipe inspired by The Diary of a Provincial Lady. What a fun idea – even if the original in Delafield’s novel doesn’t sound that appetising. Follow the link for more context.
2.) The blog post – you probably already listen to the Reading the End podcast – but I’ll give a heads up, nonetheless, that in their latest episode they did the topic I suggested. It’s about whether or not you take your personal morality into reading experiences.
3.) The book – Rex v Edith Thompson by Laura Thompson looks fascinating. It’s about the infamous murder case that inspired F Tennyson Jesse’s A Pin To See The Peepshow and E.M. Delafield’s Messalina of the Suburbs.
The Edith Thompson case also inspired J Dawson’s novel “Fred and Edie”. x
Oh, thanks Sally! It is fascinating.
Hope the headaches improve, Simon, and that you have a lovely weekend! I think the Thompson book is excellent, as you know…. ;)
Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Just a thought but , speaking as a neurologist, I’d advise cutting out citrus fruit and herbal teas as a start if you’re plagued by headaches. They’re real headache/migraine triggers and you can become sensitive to them at any age!
All the best1
Wait I’m sure I’ve already asked you this, but is it accurate that in Bristol they end their sentences with “el” unnecessarily? Diana Wynne Jones has a book where there’s an anecdote about three Bristolian sisters called Eva, Ida, and Norma, and they get called Evil, Idle, and Normal. TRUE OR FALSE?
I hope your headaches are better! Poor you!
THIS IS TRUE. And great. AND they miss off the ‘l’ on words that actually end with l. Bristol is weird.