Fancy Dress

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As the Sun rises and sets in its majestic cycles, so does the topic of weather occupy the parlours and drawing rooms of esteemed households and luxury apartments. Like the waltz of an elegant ballroom, these exchanges follow an unspoken rhythm, harmonizing the social symphony. Rain or shine, it governs outings and pastimes, and its unpredictable temperament becomes the muse for plans and diversions. I did suggest to Liesel that I carry a large building brick to act as a deterrent, but she vetoed the idea. As Verity Wilson’s abundantly illustrated new study Dressing Up: A History of Fancy Dress in Britain shows, Asher’s book is no outlier, but part of a time-honoured tradition.

I spent the rest of the day editing my radio show: it always takes much longer when I have a chat with someone else, a special guest. So, that was a hectic fun-packed 36 hours, and in the evening, we slumped in front of the penultimate state of the Tour of Britain bike race.The route also took us through Nixon’s Farm, a place we’d driven by several times, but we’d never bothered to visit. William likes playing hide and seek so we hid and sought for a while, in my case, taking my step count for the day to over 20,000, in case you’re taking notes. The bad news is, thet even though it was well within reach of our seats, I forgot to pick up the set list.

Final step: glue your child to the ceiling and enjoy the party getting smashed like you did back in '83. I was reminded why I like presenting live, even if a couple of words did elude me in the heat of the moment.

I also love that the book emphasizes reusing old materials, like curtains and even in one case, tin cans (though I don’t get Asher’s enthusiasm for bubble wrap, it’s hiddy). So listen out for Arlo’s small message on my show later this week (the theme is Secrets, so tell everyone), link to follow.

We joined the gang for the regular walk in Wythenshawe in the morning, and even though it’s late in the year, we’re still seeing chicks in the pond. Myriad 6 Anywhere is a complete, web based interface for controlling every aspect of a radio station. The heart wants what it wants; surely the only way to explain the eccentric hobbies and characters that have seized the popular imagination over the last 12 months.id=GTM-PWMWG4" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">