Thanks for the wee adventure - it looks like it was a lot of fun! Seeing paths, and trees, and flowers, and little cottages reminds me there are other things out there.
I would *love* to go see Thomas Hardy's cottage - actual items and those historical notes done right can go pretty far in capturing a sense of a place when the person in question was there. *Yes, he was real and he did have inspirations.*
And the Cerne giant - he has his own icon in these parts as I recall :D but being there and finding out the history would be great, too. Maybe a walking tour in a future visit?
My adventure this weekend was vacuuming with the new vacuum cleaner; today I have to find where I put my glasses so I can drive later. LOL, living on the edge.
Oh, thank you for coming with me via lj! *g* And you know, you've perfectly summed up how good it was to get out, after quite a while (for me *g*) without trips just to explore rather than for practical things - because there are other things out there! It's so important to remember, isn't it. *g*
The cottage really does help you imagine Hardy's world, and you have to walk through the woods to get there too, which makes it even more perfect. You should totally come over and visit! Forget London - come and do the real England instead! *g* (Okay, London is fab and cool too... *vbg*)
I always wonder if I might bump into Ms Cerne Giant Icon and never know it... *g*
And heeee for living on the edge! Don't drive without the glasses!!! *vbg* Or if you do, then tell us about it... *g*
Thank you! Hardy's cottage is great - the indoors feels like the family's there, and he's there, and I just want more... There's Max Gate too, which is where he lived later in life, and I really want to get (back) there - I think I've been, but can't remember it right now at all... so maybe I haven't!
It's amazing to find yourself in history like that, isn't it? Incredible. I love the connection between what we see now, and how he described it... just beautiful! I guess I didn't expect Hardy to have lived in such an idyll... the perfect cottage, so charming and happy!
It is rather - and I loved Hardy when I was younger... And yes, that poem! You have to walk through the woods to get to the cottage too, and it's so peaceful and smells of earth and trees and green, and you can just imagine his life and times...
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I would *love* to go see Thomas Hardy's cottage - actual items and those historical notes done right can go pretty far in capturing a sense of a place when the person in question was there. *Yes, he was real and he did have inspirations.*
And the Cerne giant - he has his own icon in these parts as I recall :D but being there and finding out the history would be great, too. Maybe a walking tour in a future visit?
My adventure this weekend was vacuuming with the new vacuum cleaner; today I have to find where I put my glasses so I can drive later. LOL, living on the edge.
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The cottage really does help you imagine Hardy's world, and you have to walk through the woods to get there too, which makes it even more perfect. You should totally come over and visit! Forget London - come and do the real England instead! *g* (Okay, London is fab and cool too... *vbg*)
I always wonder if I might bump into Ms Cerne Giant Icon and never know it... *g*
And heeee for living on the edge! Don't drive without the glasses!!! *vbg* Or if you do, then tell us about it... *g*
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And a beautiful garden!
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