CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
- Emily Brontë
British Summer Time is officially over. Sob.
No light evenings from now until March...Oh, the horror.
A lovely poem but like you I cant agree with the sentiment.
ReplyDeleteNo disrespect to Emily.
Miss Brontë wasn't really known for her cheerful demeanour... Jx
DeleteYep. Fasten your seatbelts, I think the journey to March is going to be a bumpy one.
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An uncomfortable one trapped at home, no doubt. Jx
DeleteI saw a headline in my news feed this morning that the changing of the clocks in Europe was due to be abolished in 2021. However, it also said that covid will almost certainly scupper those plans (how??).
ReplyDelete(I don't know if it's true as I didn't click the link, and now can't find it...)
There's th piece in the Guardian:
Delete"There remains the intriguing prospect that in the not-too-distant future the British Isles may ultimately end up with a timezone border across them. The European parliament recently voted to scrap mandatory clock-changing at an EU level, leaving it up to national governments to decide. EU member states will be able to choose whether to remain on “permanent summer” or “permanent winter” time. Depending on what the Republic of Ireland decides, we could end up with a timezone barrier across the British border with Ireland for six months of the year."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/21/uk-clocks-go-back-2020-change-no-extra-drinking-time
We're leaving Europe, so it remains to be seen whether abolishing BST will be on the agenda next year... Jx
WE TURN OURS BACK NEXT SUNDAY. STUPID FUCKING CONCEPT!
ReplyDeleteI agree - although it was nice to get that "extra hour" in bed. Jx
DeleteWe're right behind you next weekend.
ReplyDeleteDarkness will be our mantra for the next five months. Jx
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