Time for a cultural interlude

I wandered lonely on a bleak high hill,
but not as lonely as a Lakeland cloud.
Nor did I see a single daffodil,
despite my reading Wordsworth out aloud.
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Lakeland...?

That's the kitchen shop, isn't it?
Yes, Jac; I was buying an egg timer when the inspiration struck. easter egg
You were buying an egg timer from an over-priced kitchen shop when you have a stopwatch on your phone?

You're either fibbing about that, or fibbing about being a Northerner.giggle
I recomend that you ask someone who is well read, Jig, for I am not.

All I know about Wordsworth is that he wrote a poem about daffodils, and one -I seem to think- about London in the early morning.

I really don't have any experience of literary greats; I have started one or two so called classics, but can't think of one that I persisted with. I can only give you the same trite advice you would get from many others here: just read what you like.

You should ask Jac while she's here, I think she is hot on that sort of thing. She will know more than I do.
Yes, Jac, I am fibbing. The simple truth is that "Lake District" had too many syllables in it. liar
Harb, why do Yorkshire people drink from wellies as a cultural tradition confused dunno
Because the lace holes make boots useless for drinking from, Celtic.
I once tried to pronounce Dostoevsky, Jac, that's the closest I've ever come to him.
Yeah ok, right you are wink

But that was actually a genuine question more so a trick one.
saw it being done as a Yorkshire thing, just thought you might of known the telling behind it.
I wonder if he would appeal to the Latvian side of me, Jac. hmmm
It's the first I've heard of the tradition, Celtic, I usually drink from a Starbuck's mug myself. Where did you see them drinking from wellies?
I think it may indeed appeal to the Latvian side of you, Har.

That's why I mentioned it.
I suppose I don't know all Irish traditions so I shouldn't expect you know all yours either cheers

It was at a wedding, seems part of their tradition for the bride to drink for a wellie conversing

I watched it on Emmerdale farm hole

laugh
But then again I never knew the "Strid" is claimed to be the most dangerous river in the world either...
Annie Sugden was still ruling the roost at Emmerdale the last time I watched it, Celtic, and you would never have caught her drinking from a wellie, perish the thought. scold
Nice poem. More! More!
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I've never heard of the Strid, Nice2. I just watched a short video: fascinating. thumbs up
You're too kind, rob. blushing
Back in the Ainne days too is when I was a fan also....
I know its a tradition, I'm sure I've heard it before, and ok" perhaps I'm wrong to assume its a Yorkshire one because of Emmerdale hole sure thought though its English but no worries, I'll go and ask God wine
Cheers for that Blue cheers
maybe sip and pass the wellie ought be done in here lol

Apologies Harb, for disturbing you blog conversing
I don't know why you find Dostoevsky hilarious, jac; but each to their own. Lengthy, perhaps (as in The Brothers Karamazov). Good corona reading, would keep you going for a while. To my way of thinking, he was a profound existentialist (Notes from underground).....
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