Cranford, or Portland?
Posted on | February 5, 2010 | 7 Comments
Last night I started watching the BBC miniseries, Cranford. It’s based on three books by Elizabeth Gaskell. OMG it is so funny and lovely and wonderful. I’m really enjoying it. And the best part about Cranford is when they say Cranford, I replace Cranford with Portland. They say things like, “That is not the custom in Cranford.” Manchester seems like a place of pure evil with its big city ways, and Cranford is always on the higher ground. At one point, one of the characters says, “what will people think, and worse what will people say!” Ahhh life in a provincial town.
We’re going up to the snow this weekend for some sledding. This will be the true test of my relationship with Fancyhats. The last time I went to the snow with a man, I swore I’d take a bus home and never, ever return to that godforsaken place. This was Mountain High in California. A place where they actually manufacture snow because it’s in Riverside County, which is a desert. A snowboarding lesson was involved. I cried and cursed at the 12 year old snowboard instructor. Did I mention that the man I was with was a surfer? And had been a surfer since he was 9? Snowboarding came naturally to him. Snowboarding did not come naturally to me. I skiied for the first time when I was 20. That too did not go well. And then there was the time I tried surfing and wound up in the emergency room.
Frankly, it’s a miracle I can even ride a bike.
I hope sledding will be far gentler on my psyche. Fancyhats has promised that we’ll go out to pancakes. I don’t really eat pancakes, not even with a half cup of quinoa, but I do enjoy two-egg breakfasts.
Wish us luck, internet.
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February 5th, 2010 @ 11:34 am
Snow! Glorious snow! And sledding if fun, fun, fun!
So good luck. And no Emergency Room trips. I forbid it.
February 5th, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
That sounds like fun!
Bring an extra pair of shoes and socks so when you’re done you can slip those goddess-ankles into something warm and dry.
February 8th, 2010 @ 11:13 am
I hate sledding.
February 8th, 2010 @ 12:53 pm
Sledding is a lot better than boarding (water, snow or Iraqui water). Dress warm, and bring enough money for busfare so you can leave on your own.
February 8th, 2010 @ 4:33 pm
I don’t ski or snowboard either, but I feel like sledding involves less coordination skills. So I don’t think it’ll end in any injuries.
February 8th, 2010 @ 5:41 pm
I only enjoy sledding when there are hot toddies afterward. You had hot toddies, right?
February 9th, 2010 @ 10:09 am
I forgot to tell you yesterday that I’ve been watching Cranford too. I love it. Love.