Connecting Little Dorrit with Pride and Prejudice

In the weeks leading up to Christmas I watched the BBC’s 2008 adaptation of Little Dorrit starring Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen as Arthur Clennam. As always with the BBC’s costume dramas, it was excellent. When I was given a Kindle for Christmas, Little Dorrit was the first book I read on it and I enjoyed it immensely.

A few weeks ago while out shopping I picked up some reduced price DVDs and one of them was Pride and Prejudice made in 2005 and to my delight when I started to watch it Matthew Macfayden was in the role of Fitzwilliam Darcy! Of course, I’ve read the book many times and seen different adaptations of the story. This was a real treat

Looking him up on Wikipedia, I discovered that Mr Macfayden has had a lot of really interesting roles . it’s a pity he hasn’t been on French television much at all.

I found this beautiful video on yourtube, set perfectly to music…

Tír na nÓg

The early 70s were a magical time for me...

Demis Roussos

1946 - 2015

I was 18 when Forever and Ever was in the music charts.  My little cousin was just 6 years old, but he never forgot the song...

Wave

One good thing about joining Facebook in your later years, is that you renew contact with friends from the past. Rob has been catching up with an old friend of his. He plays the saxaphone, something we knew about, but as the years have gone by, he's made a lot of progress. This is a clip of his!

The trolls come out for Halloween

Now we know what they look like....

Sketches

I've got a modest Samsung E2550 phone.  I love the "Sketch" photos I can take with it:

Unicorn beer - my favourite on a hot day

Mosiac tiles on the floor of an old bar

The best picture of Rob that I've ever taken

Selfie - the interesting part being the reflection in my sunglasses!

O Captain! My Captain!

Robin McLaurin Williams 1951 - 2014

Rob woke me up at around 3 am. to tell me that Robin Williams was dead. Our family spent many happy hours enjoying his films. My favourite has always been 'Dead Poets Society' 

"My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, "

Walt Whitman