I heard an autumnal robin song in the garden this morning too! First of the season and odd to hear it with the "squeaky toy" calls of the still hyperactive house martins in the summery sky above! It certainly makes it feel like the approach of a turning point in the year.
Ah, the song of the robin! One of the sounds of England that I miss. I guess the average lifespan of about a year allows for some longer-living individuals and it's tempting to think of the one that we see each year as really being the same bird. But it's also moving to imagine a chain of birds, the individuals changing each year, stretching back in time with that lovely song. Perhaps the closest we can get to eternity.
I am glad you managed to upload the video as it is lovely to see the festival. When I visited a few weeks ago, there were dancers in Lyme Regis and was told about the forthcoming festival. I find it so cheering that such events are still going strong.
My first Elizabeth Taylor was Angel, my first Virago too, and a very fortunate choice as it led me to so many others. A Wreath of Roses is my most recent of hers and it is brilliant writing.
I'm so glad you enjoyed ET. That was my first of hers too and I was instantly enraptured. Lily in the pub, oh God. For me A Wreath of Roses and A Game of Hide and Seek are 2 of the best novels I've ever read but whatever, joys ahead!
Oh Lily, Lily. Such loneliness. I loved the whole thing. And Tory, so brittle she might snap. I kept imagining Margaret Leighton as Tory and Celia Johnson as Beth - like The Holly and The Ivy.
I must confess to never having come across Elizabeth Taylor the author, but will definitely check her out. I have been compared with Barbara Pym’s writing. An honour, indeed, which I must remember when submitting my manuscript to agents because they love comps.
I heard an autumnal robin song in the garden this morning too! First of the season and odd to hear it with the "squeaky toy" calls of the still hyperactive house martins in the summery sky above! It certainly makes it feel like the approach of a turning point in the year.
Yes, it does. It’s such an obvious change isn’t it?
Loved your description of Pym and everything she writes about.
Thank you! She is an absolute favourite, but I am fast learning to love Elizabeth Taylor!
Me too. Also about to embark on my first Elizabeth Taylor (In a Summer Season).
Ah, the song of the robin! One of the sounds of England that I miss. I guess the average lifespan of about a year allows for some longer-living individuals and it's tempting to think of the one that we see each year as really being the same bird. But it's also moving to imagine a chain of birds, the individuals changing each year, stretching back in time with that lovely song. Perhaps the closest we can get to eternity.
I love the idea of ‘a chain of birds’ , it’s a lovely way of looking at the fleeting robin.
I am glad you managed to upload the video as it is lovely to see the festival. When I visited a few weeks ago, there were dancers in Lyme Regis and was told about the forthcoming festival. I find it so cheering that such events are still going strong.
My first Elizabeth Taylor was Angel, my first Virago too, and a very fortunate choice as it led me to so many others. A Wreath of Roses is my most recent of hers and it is brilliant writing.
I am so looking forward to reading more!
You have such treats ahead of you.
In A Summer Season is another good one.
I'm so glad you enjoyed ET. That was my first of hers too and I was instantly enraptured. Lily in the pub, oh God. For me A Wreath of Roses and A Game of Hide and Seek are 2 of the best novels I've ever read but whatever, joys ahead!
Oh Lily, Lily. Such loneliness. I loved the whole thing. And Tory, so brittle she might snap. I kept imagining Margaret Leighton as Tory and Celia Johnson as Beth - like The Holly and The Ivy.
That's so perfect I can hardly bear that it didn't happen. I loved your critique btw, should have said that the first time!
Thank you!
I must confess to never having come across Elizabeth Taylor the author, but will definitely check her out. I have been compared with Barbara Pym’s writing. An honour, indeed, which I must remember when submitting my manuscript to agents because they love comps.