Sod's Law or Adventures in Northern Climes (with Computer Simulation)

[ningloreth]

I recently took a FutureLearn course called Radical Spirituality, about George Fox and the beginnings of Quakerism. In 1652, Fox, 'moved of the Lord', climbed up Pendle Hill, which, he said,

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[thismaz]

*g* Love your computer simulations.
You make it a fun story about a good day out, in spite of the weather.

[ningloreth]

Do you think I could get a job in films?

It was a really fun day and we're planning another, to Grasmere, but this time I'm taking waterproofs.

[kazzy_cee]

Lol! I love your travelogue.

[ningloreth]

It was a fun day, despite the rain!

[bunn]

I really did LOL at the endless rain! What could be more British than a picnic in the car while the rain pours down?

I'd never heard of Ulverston. I think of the Book Town as Hay on Wye, but then I did grow up in Wales...

[ningloreth]

Ulverston's main claim to fame -- other than the Quakers -- is that it's the birthplace of Stan Laurel. But they haven't let their go to their heads :-)

I'd always thought of it as Hay on Wye, too, but, as you say, that's in Wales. Apparently, Sebergh decided to become a Book Town when Foot and Mouth wrecked its main source of income. But the bookshops are odd (I thought) -- they basically have old copies of books you'd find in any bookshop, whereas what I like about second hand bookshops is finding an obscure book you didn't know existed but that turns out to be exactly what you were looking for.

[reetinkerbell]

It sounds like a wonderful excursion, despite the rain! And I loved the little "We ate our picnic in the car." You can really tell that you're a writer, when you retell a story like this.

Thanks also for sharing the photos and bringing us all along with you on your trip with P1. :)