I watched the entire series of the 1980 version of "Love in a Cold Climate" last week. Of course I had heard of it, both the series and the book, and was impressed by how many people love both, but I must admit that I did not see much of the charm of the story that others talk about -- I like Fanny, who except for her inexplicable fondness for Linda seems a sensible person. It seems more than a bit depressing that so many of the characters insist on marrying for love (to the dismay of their families) only to have it fizzle away not long after the wedding. I don't know if that is Nancy Mitford's view of love and/or marriage or if she is pointing out the folly of the young, of whom as the Bolter says, "One always thinks that, always". There is certainly much wit, most of it biting -- the English do not come off particularly well as a species -- and there are also some satisfying moments, such as the one in the photo above, in the last episode, set during the second War, in which Fanny and Louisa are seen more than once, knitting busily on the sofa as they talk.
And for something almost completely different, Julia, who is a dedicated "Star Wars" fan, was delighted to point out this in a recent episode of "The Mandalorian" --
so knitted garments are now "Star Wars" canon, it seems. In case you don't quite believe it (a knitted Aran on a semi-amphibious species in the outer reaches of the galaxy...??), this still shows absolutely clearly the knitted cables --
As for me, I am actually knitting rather a lot lately, but on a gift-to-be so I don't want to show it yet just in case. Other things will also have to wait to make their bloggy debuts until after Christmas, but here is the state of my Copilot cowl, after a Zoom meeting last night (of course I knit during Zoom meetings!) --
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