Thank you for all the intriguing breadcrumbs here. We really liked Poirot and Foyle's War, too.
We are also enjoying Ludwig, though the over arching story is much stronger than the episodic ones. Great main characters and settings.
This winter, this year, has been a struggle. I've been reading some of the lighter, second-tier British women novelists from around the inter-war period. Miss Mole (E.H. Young), Susan Settles Down (Molly Clavering), High Rising (Angela Thirkell), The Lark (E. Nesbit).
Reading bits in a tired state at bedtime, I was surprised by how funny I found them. (Hat tip to Miranda Mills' booktube for putting me onto them.)
Home and community are outlined in their particularities. Individuals matter.
I once saw a video of the artist Makoto Fujimura talking about the loss of images of home in our culture. We have many images of exile, but have lost the way to depict home.
Home making is a high calling. You can look for shades and shadows of how it's done, in the old books.
I've never heard of Miranda Mills but I'm absolutely going to check out her account as that genre of literature is one of my favorites. I'm going to add these titles to my goodreads queue, for sure.
I think you've hit the nail on the head in regards to home and society. I read Jane Brocket's "The Gentle Art of Domesticity" years back and the section about domestic literature sent me down a rabbit hole, which had a big impact.
The episodes Miranda Mills does with her mother, Donna, will be more likely to have the older books in them. I really enjoy her mother's contributions. Miranda also mixes in a lot of cooking, gardening, and contemporary fiction books. Enjoy!
Thank you for all the intriguing breadcrumbs here. We really liked Poirot and Foyle's War, too.
We are also enjoying Ludwig, though the over arching story is much stronger than the episodic ones. Great main characters and settings.
This winter, this year, has been a struggle. I've been reading some of the lighter, second-tier British women novelists from around the inter-war period. Miss Mole (E.H. Young), Susan Settles Down (Molly Clavering), High Rising (Angela Thirkell), The Lark (E. Nesbit).
Reading bits in a tired state at bedtime, I was surprised by how funny I found them. (Hat tip to Miranda Mills' booktube for putting me onto them.)
Home and community are outlined in their particularities. Individuals matter.
I once saw a video of the artist Makoto Fujimura talking about the loss of images of home in our culture. We have many images of exile, but have lost the way to depict home.
Home making is a high calling. You can look for shades and shadows of how it's done, in the old books.
I've never heard of Miranda Mills but I'm absolutely going to check out her account as that genre of literature is one of my favorites. I'm going to add these titles to my goodreads queue, for sure.
I think you've hit the nail on the head in regards to home and society. I read Jane Brocket's "The Gentle Art of Domesticity" years back and the section about domestic literature sent me down a rabbit hole, which had a big impact.
Oh, I will look up that book.
The episodes Miranda Mills does with her mother, Donna, will be more likely to have the older books in them. I really enjoy her mother's contributions. Miranda also mixes in a lot of cooking, gardening, and contemporary fiction books. Enjoy!