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Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 25/11/2020 - 15:21
...never did it again!
Now it's a meal on Christmas day and a running buffet for the rest of th days the kids are home.
But this year...
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 25/11/2020 - 09:52
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 21/11/2020 - 22:13
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 20/11/2020 - 22:08
I thought it had been can..
...oh wait, we may be able to meet up for 5 days then have another lockdown..
..well, we've postponed Christmas, until next summer when we'll be outside and well and truly happy.
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 19/11/2020 - 15:37
A pleasure I shared with my children who, even now, still refer to certain characters when the need arises...
Oh, and Mrs HG is, and always has been, an avid reader.
Sorry for any duff spelling, typed this waiting for the kettle to b
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 19/11/2020 - 08:06
David, they mostly had servants to do the menial chores we occupy our time with like cooking and cleaning, they didn’t have television to waste away hours in front of, and everything moved at a much more leisurely pace. Ergo these writings were time fillers from a time when people had much longer attention spans than today. Look at how much faster film and tv dramas are cut now, how unfeasibly fast American tv people talk, our quick grab of news in sound bites on our phones and snippets garnered on YouTube videos. We are so inured to this that works from earlier times seem slow and tedious.
I can't read more than 6 wor
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 19/11/2020 - 08:02
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 14/11/2020 - 10:50
It'll be garlic in the Yorkshire Puddings next!
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 12/11/2020 - 13:30
...with roast potatos, very nice and no trailing around for stuff to throw away!
As for pressies, we'll just wing it and maybe get some beer delivered to the kids as a keep going..
Comment by Hardgravity posted on Another pointless thread at 10/11/2020 - 16:17
