I recently spent a week in North Devon in a caravan near Woolacombe. The plan was to spend a lot of time walking around the Devon countryside and also to get on a boat for a day trip to the island of Lundy. So from the time I got there it rained and rained, the roof of the caravan leaked and the wind was so strong that the boat trip to Lundy was cancelled. Despite this I did manage to do a bit of walking and at one point discovered that the Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) was fairly abundant in the area (had one for dinner, yum).
Much of my time was spent reading and it was here that I made a bit of a breakthrough. I have tried several times to read the writings of Jane Austin but I have never got very far and I have always found her writings to be thoroughly boring. However, prior to my week in Devon, I had been considering facing up to the challenge of trying one last time to read a book by Jane Austin just in case, if I were to actually stick with it, I might somehow enjoy it. Anyway, I took Jane Austin with me to Devon (well her writings anyway, not Jane Austin herself) and this time I actually found myself enjoying her style of writing. Yes! I kid you not!! I read "Sense and Sensibility" and I actually enjoyed it! Previously, I have found Jane Austin's writings to be boring but this time it was like a veil had fallen from my eyes and this time I saw a whole new Jane Austin. This time I realised that Jane Austin is actually quite a sarcastic author. She seems to be taking the piss out of the characters in her novels and she seemed to be doing this in order to mock the 'polite society' to which she belonged.
While in Devon, I also had a nice bottle of Rhubarb and Ginger Wine and a very scrumptious bottle of Damson Wine.
Since coming back from Devon I have been insanely busy at work and working 6 days per week and have had very little energy for anything else.
The other day, courtesy of the cheap, second-hand shop CEX I picked up a copy of "Big Trouble In Little China", an awesome from the 1980s.
Autumn is here and different species of mushrooms are beginning to appear. I was briefly in the Forest of Dean a couple of weeks ago and there were already several species around. Hopefully as we move into October I wont be so busy at work as I would like to spend a bit of time getting out and about in the woods and fields hunting for fungi.
In the meantime, here's a little music...
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
Much of my time was spent reading and it was here that I made a bit of a breakthrough. I have tried several times to read the writings of Jane Austin but I have never got very far and I have always found her writings to be thoroughly boring. However, prior to my week in Devon, I had been considering facing up to the challenge of trying one last time to read a book by Jane Austin just in case, if I were to actually stick with it, I might somehow enjoy it. Anyway, I took Jane Austin with me to Devon (well her writings anyway, not Jane Austin herself) and this time I actually found myself enjoying her style of writing. Yes! I kid you not!! I read "Sense and Sensibility" and I actually enjoyed it! Previously, I have found Jane Austin's writings to be boring but this time it was like a veil had fallen from my eyes and this time I saw a whole new Jane Austin. This time I realised that Jane Austin is actually quite a sarcastic author. She seems to be taking the piss out of the characters in her novels and she seemed to be doing this in order to mock the 'polite society' to which she belonged.
While in Devon, I also had a nice bottle of Rhubarb and Ginger Wine and a very scrumptious bottle of Damson Wine.
Since coming back from Devon I have been insanely busy at work and working 6 days per week and have had very little energy for anything else.
The other day, courtesy of the cheap, second-hand shop CEX I picked up a copy of "Big Trouble In Little China", an awesome from the 1980s.
Autumn is here and different species of mushrooms are beginning to appear. I was briefly in the Forest of Dean a couple of weeks ago and there were already several species around. Hopefully as we move into October I wont be so busy at work as I would like to spend a bit of time getting out and about in the woods and fields hunting for fungi.
In the meantime, here's a little music...
The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
