Saturday, January 28, 2012

 

Red River Arun.

Red!
That was my theme for the day - though there was not much red in the items I bought at Ford.
But Littlehampton was in the red......I opted for a photographic theme today.  The sights along by the river today had to be red.
They need no explanation.


























































































































No red here. But this woman is a Balaton regular. We have talked - but not today. She keeps herself very much to herself. She would appear to be an educated woman, with a plummy accent, who has fallen on hard times.
Today she had some chips (with lashings of ketch up) and a cup of tea.
We enjoyed The Balaton breakfast.




When we got home, I was restrained.......I didn't turn the computer on. Instead I wrote up this morning's purchases straight away, whilst watching indoor athletics from Glasgow.
By about half past three, I could restrain myself no longer - the computer had to go so that I could keep track of football scores.
Fantastic wins today for the Sussex clubs - both Crawley and Brighton playing superior opposition. So onwards to the next round of the FA cup - wonder who they will get. Crawley would like a home match maybe - with a big club. But if the 2 Sussex clubs were to be drawn together then Sussex would march on to the 6th round.

This evening we have been with the toffs. First a documentary about the young things who "came out" in 1939. As youngsters they were very unaware of life as it is lived by the majority, but the war and their later maturity changed that. The old aristocrats seemed to have a really good understanding of what is important in life.
Then we watched a film about the 18th century Duchess of Devonshire (having listened to views of the present Duke and Duchess in the documentary). It was a good film - portraying the strict formalities of that time - and how rules were bent, especially for men. The 18th century Duchess had been born at Althorp Hall as a Spencer and entered into an arranged marriage; a marriage which very much could be described as having three in it. The mistress actually lived with with them. Sounds familiar?