HI, everyone!
I’m glad to hear about your wonderful time in Plum’s house. I’m looking forward to watching that attractive movie to the end.
By the way, last Saturday I could watch a TV program (sekai fushigi hakken) about Cotswold, Britain, where Plum traveled just the other day. On the program I found some interesting facts around there. At first, the reason why that beautiful, old style religion has remained now is that there was a rapid transition to cotton industry from wool one. For a long time Cotswold had forgotten, but William Morris, famous designer and social activist in the Victorian era, discovered that natural beauty.
Second, there were a lot of canals to carry coal, and the overall length was 6000km at the high season. Since each canal was made unorganized, there was a lot of difference of altitude when people tried to connect them each other. So a lock gate was made at that point, and people on a canal boat (they are called ‘narrow boat’) have to open and shut it each time they pass. Some canal is made at the height of 50m, and even now many tourists can enjoy a boat trip through it.
Third, there is a long, narrow path along the canal, with which a horse used to walk to pull the boat. I don’t know what engine was used those days, but very intriguing.
If I hadn’t learned the Victorian study, I wouldn’t have been interested in that issue so much. I’d like to visit there some day.
Thank you for reading. See you!
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Dear Cherry and friends,
Hi! How's everybody been doing?
Now, It's my turn to use my noddle.
I'm prodigiously obliged to Plum for your generosity.
Unfortunate members who could not make it yesterday would envy us.
We were entertained with refreshments. She kindly treated us to lunch as she did last Sunday.
Last but not least, Plum's lecture helped us understand the context of the story.
The dictionary gives me interesting information. For example, it says Dickens coined the word, “growlery” when he wrote Bleak House. It's a place where someone growls. I'm reading and writing in my growlery.
I wrote down words, but I forgot who said what.
Can you recall who said “wild horses wouldn't drag it from me” in episode 9?
The expression, “wild horses wouldn't drag it from me,” has a cruel meaning. Its Japanese translation implies, “even if wild horses tore me from limb to limb, I would not tell.” If I was dragged by horses, it would be quite a torture. Isn't it enough to cause pain?
Almost all had some secrets and words were hardly spoken without hidden intentions. Their eyes spoke a lot.
From Tomorrow, I'm going to attend a meeting for historians who study on CMS. I think I can write about it when I'm back.
Talk to you later.
Hello, friends,
Does anyone know someone who wants a puppy? My dog, Choko(mixed)gave birth to 6 puppies, 4 black ones and 2 brown ones, 3 female and 3 male dogs, on May 18.
I don't know who their father is. Choko was missing for one day about 2 or 3 months ago and came back pregnant, which I didn't notice until she bore babies on last Sun., because she is a slim dog and there was no difference in her shape, So I was surprised when I saw 6 healthy babies from her.
Choko is taking good care of her babies, but she looks tired these days. The fatter her babies are, the thinner Choko becomes because of too much breastfeeding. She is hungry always, so I feed her more than 3 times a day.
If someone is interested and want to see them, please come to my house.They are sooo cute!!
Now I already have 2 dogs, Choko & Karubo, so I can't have any more.
Within 2 months I have to look for their owners, or I have to take them to the pet shop after I have them vaccinated.
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