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Ep. 693: Cranford | Chapter 15 Book talk begins at 22:26 Cranford wraps up with surprise marriages, booming tea sales, Mrs. Jamieson’s selective approval, and the long-awaited return of a familiar face—serving one final cup of genteel drama and heartwarming resolution. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 3:20 JULY - of Never Not Knitting 04:57 THIS WEEK’S TEA: Gratitude Blend 07:10- review of Knit Nation 9:00 stitch of the month around 10:08 - I’m talking about what NOT to use the stitch for around 10:29 here’s my swatch around 12:18 color header pic The inner edge of odd pages has the page number :( 22:26 START BOOK TALK 22:30 We had a marvelous chapter 14, and the start of Miss Matty’s tea chop (and comfit dispensary) 23:17 25:00 TEA! - Chinese Black tea popular in 19th Century - fine variety of above; smoked-dried over pinewood fires (so it takes kind of marvelously smokey) - fine type of green tea - EACH LEAF is rolled up to look granular (I checked, and yes, you can watch the leaves unroll while it steeps!) - superior black tea picked when leaves are still young and downy 26:31 - Holy smoke! 26:50 - The old Hundredth - musical version of Psalm 100 “All people that on earth do dwell” (Heather actually played it on the piano for you!) 28:05 - Baron Munchausen stories, all free to read or download: Public Domain Texts - Raspe’s Original English Edition (1785) The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen → - Bürger’s German Expansion (1786) Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, Feldzüge und lustige Abenteuer des Freiherrn von Münchhausen → - Illustrated Edition (Gustave Doré, 1862) Beautifully illustrated version: → - English Edition with Illustrations (1895) Baron Munchausen: His Travels and Surprising Adventures in Russia (Includes famous illustrations) → g Free Audiobooks - LibriVox (English audiobook) → (LibriVox) - LibriVox (German audiobook) → 30:46 - More on the 32:20 - Chapter Audio 01:06:22 - Post-chapter Notes Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

Ep. 692: Cranford | Chapter 14 Book talk begins at 11:49 Will Miss Matty accept help from her loyal friends? And what’s this about Martha and Jem... and a lodger? --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 01:30 July Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 03.14 - This week’s Tea - Gratitude Blend 06:10 - Janine Barchas and Isabel Greenberg’s new book “The Novel Life of Jane Austen: a Graphic Biography” 10:20 We had a very Sad chapter 13, which ended with Miss Matty thinking about Martha. :( 11:49 START BOOK TALK Rubric- The Book of Common prayer printed directions for teh service in red. Hens the Rubric (from the Latin word for ‘Red”) signified someting of importance and later came to mean “injunction” or general rule. REALLY??? LATIN FOR RED???? 13:50 - Mammon - Matthew 6:24, Devil of Covetovness or Demon of Greed (medieval and Milton - lowercase) (in hebrew meant money, modern hebrew. = wealth), , unjust worldly gain - ANNOTATION is partly WRONG, But there WAS a Syrian God of Wealth 19:45 - AAah Voo DEER-ray zhuh - Basically Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the easiest piece of music one could learn to play. Mozart had done one of his 12 variations (though, personally, I’m partial to Tom Lehrer’s ) 21:25 - She could “trace out patterns very nicely for Muslin Embroidery, by dint of placing a piece of silver-paper over the design to be copied, and holding both against the window-pane, while she marked the scollop and eyelet-holes”. ANNOTATION SAYS “Probably which used scalloped edges and a pattern of holes sewn round with thread like a button-hole.“ 22:55 - a Celestial Globe to learn simple astronomy/constellations 24:35 - - think of , but you have to COUNT THE THREADS in a muslin or light canvas backing. Around 1830 v popular to stitch portraits of royalty (again, at least 10 years out of popularity elsewhere, but still popular in Cranford). Printed, gridded patterrns () 27:05 - Under a glass shade - put a glass dome or CLOCHE over things to keep dust off—would have been REALLY important b/c it was DUSTY back then and only got worse in London as the Century went on (also used in gerdening for heat retention) 27:55 - Couchant - lying down in Heraldry Image from Sodacan, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons 28:35 - East India Tea Company - Founded in 1600 by QE1 and held the chartered right to trade with India and China and IMPORT the tea as a monopoly until 1834 (BTW, Twining’s started as a coffee SHOP/Room adding tea in 1717 , bought adjacent building for ladies to take tea(might be Western world‘s oldest dry tea and coffee shop) at No. 216 Strand london in 1706; still operating today - and logo created in 1787 is worlds oldest in continuous use) B/c the EIC’s charter was for trade/importing, anyone could SELL the tea. 31:25 - our mites: Biblical times a mite was the lowest denomination of coin in Judea (two mites = one lepta (thin or small in Greek) which was equivalent to a quadran, the smallest Roman coin), (also see re: the Widow’s Mite where Christ praises the window who gives her last two mites in the temple) Two mites were worth about 1/64th of a denari - a day’s wage for a common worker, toay about 1/8 of a US penny (1 cent) 33:40 - Spills - QUILLING (thank you Aimee!) video of 37:15 - Comfit - nut, seed, etc, covered in sugar coating - link to max miller’s video on Post-chapter Notes 1:25:42 - SSA update - Broader information from and - but don’t feel the need to read other sources. Here’s the actual text of the Bill: Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the...

Ep. 691: Cranford | Chapter 13 Book talk begins at 19:20 Miss Matty finally does it—she picks out a gown all by herself. But just as she’s basking in her big main-character moment… BAM. Gossip hits the milliner’s like a dropped teacup. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 02:00 July Raffle - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 04:00 and 10:05 10:45 Korean thimbles: I cobbled together a way to do it by combining , and , and . 13:00 Knit Nation - I got the first three issues…I’ll let you know. 14:20 I also stumbled on that includes a bit on the Rake’s Progress which I mentioned several weeks ago 15:00 Here’s the and I THINK this is a gift link so you can read it without an account! Future bonus episode coming on my thoughts about the whys and why nots behind So Much Frank — that will be out after the **Guillermo del Toro Netflix version (“This November Only Monsters Play God”) Oscar Isaac, Charles Dance (TULKINGHORN!), and Christoph Waltz (hell yeah!). POLL QUESTION - there are several other Cranford-adjacent stories that E Gaskell wrote - would you like me to do those right after we’re done with Cranford? 18.20 - This week’s Tea - Bookshop Blend 19:20 START BOOK TALK 19:30 welly stawed = well-stopped or well-stuffed 21:30 Shawl - 30 shillings (machine made) which would be £1.10 using historical economic calculators (e.g., the UK National Archives or measuringworth.com): - 30 shillings in 1845 ≈ £85–£120 today (2025 GBP) depending on the method (retail price index vs. average earnings). Post-chapter Notes 55:55 Annotations said “green tea was FERMENTED tea” - nope, just then the process was halted, whereas Black teas were FULLY oxidized. Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

Ep. 690: Cranford | Chapter 12 Book talk begins at 15:55 Peter may be lost to the mists of time (or possibly crowned the llama of Tibet, if Miss Pole is to be believed) but it’s Lady Glenmire who’s dropped the real bombshell in this week’s chapter. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start 02.00 - This week’s Tea - Bookshop Blend white • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It’s also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: • 03:55 - Foundation Paper Piecing patterns 04:30 - Benjamin Dryer of “Dryer’s English” & this is what he wrote to me to introduce all these interactions: The reason I was remembering this book (that I can’t quite remember) is that the idea of scale has been on my mind. It started with story, and then post that I wrote in response to it—and then post by Benjamin Dreyer, which I asked my Chat-GPT to respond to, which then led to piece from America’s Copy Editor, with both of us being a little dazzled and a little terrified by a “mere” predictive-text engine’s ability to create a phrase like “phrenology for prose.” 07:30 - CraftLit is now on Audible—please check and let us know if it worked! 08:20 - 10:25 - 12:17 - like Steph!!! 13:00 - Listener Margaret had JUST read when their books were mentioned on a Cranford episode! ZEITGEIST!!!! 13:46 - I just listened to the podcast . the June 4 episode is on The Witches of Scotland: How a New Tartan Became a Living Memorial - and thought Craftlit people would be interested—thank you JayKay 15:20 - And from Maia 15:30 - And another 15:55 START BOOK TALK 16:05 - A Moving Chess Pieces Chapter 17:49 - “veiled prophet in Lalla Rookh” by Thomas Moore (1799-1852), verse tales joined by prose text, first tale “The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan” 19:00 - Rowland’s Kalydor: a skin tonic with a basis of almond oil. 19:20 - Bonds are issued by governments or companies wishing to raise money. Foreign bonds in Cranford = risky (a kind of ). 22:56 - “Tibbie Fowler”—poem by Robert Burns (1756 to 1796) 24:30 - “Queen of Spain’s Legs”—just sayin’ 🤣 47:21 - Post Chapter Chat 51:10 - it’s not The Kiss scene, it’s “The Reunion Scene” and you can find it Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

Ep. 689: Cranford | Chapter 11 Book talk begins at 13:40 Who’s really behind the name Signor Brunoni? And could Aga Jenkyns be…? --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start • Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It’s also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: • • Stephanie Canada Make Do for Victory • ANTIQUE PATTERN LIBRARY! 13:40 START BOOK TALK Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read) Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

Ep. 688: Cranford | Chapter 10 Book talk begins at 14:11 Robbers, suspicion, and just when things couldn't get more tragic (or absurd), Mrs. Jamieson’s dog dies—and she mourns harder than she did her own husband. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start • Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It’s also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: • • • • • 13:10 Support BJ Harrison here: For a subscription of $6.99/month, you can stream or download the entire Classic Tales Audiobooks library. These are curated, award-winning titles Truly unlimited listening. No limits or extra fees. 14:11 START BOOK TALK Signor Brunoni and Miss Pole’s Magicsplaining - she only gets worse in this chapter 15:03 - Doctors are also dentists - don’t forget 16:10 - Remember that the French fought with the Colonists against Britain AND The Brits also fought the French in Spain during the Peninsular War (1808-1815) vs Napoleon. 17:12 - Madame de Staël with a turban on and another of Mr Denon- Denon was an art expert who travelled with Napoleon to Egypt. One of his sketches is of a man in a turban: 18:35 - There is a reference to Philomel / Nightingale 20:34 - You’ll hear a reference to a mysterious “deadly force” - or “the gaze” 21:32 - Cheltenham, spa town. 21:46 - Virago—domineering bad tempered woman 21:50 - Videlicet - viz: Videlicet (2. > vi-DEL-i-sit or wi-del-eh-ket in Latin) is a Latin adverb meaning “namely,” “that is to say,” or “as follows.” It’s abbreviated as viz. 22:56 - Dr. John Ferrier—(1761 to 1815)—author of an essay “Towards a Theory of Apparitions” and Dr Samuel Hibbard—(1782 to 1848)—the author of Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions (or an Attempt to Trace Such Illusions to Their Physical Causes (1825) 59:27 Post-chapter Chat 01:02:00 - LOGICAL FALLACY - Miss Pole: “I beleive he was robbed…” Appeal to Belief ** - (argumentum ad consequentiam or ad populum)** Definition: Claiming that something must be true (or false) simply because one believes it, regardless of the evidence or reasoning - the Plural of Anecdote is NOT Data. 1:03:39 Mrs Forester - cold pigged in the morning to get out of bed Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read) Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download...

Ep. 687: Cranford | Chapter 9 Book talk begins at 20:20 This week we bring the razzle-dazzle of Signor Brunoni’s magic act—and the unstoppable commentary of Miss Pole. 😆 --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Episode start • Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! • Erin has a free Book Tracker quilt pattern that you might be interested in. It’s also an FPP (Foundation Paper Piecing) pattern and can be found here: • Support BJ Harrison here: • CIDER in Jim Thorpe - Cidery and Elderberry - WHAT IS? 20:20 START BOOK TALK • Michaelmas to ladies day Sept 29–Mar25 • Wombwell’s Lions: George Wombwell (1777-1850) had a traveling menagerie, bred first lion born in England - which fought the bull mastiffs • Saracen’s Head Turban (OG demolished 1868): , Saracen = Crusade-era term for Arab/Muslim (actually there are MANY Saracen Head pubs and Inns still around!) • • TURBAN WEARING - WAS popular in 1840s - so Miss Matty is quite en Vogue! • The George / the Assembly Rooms • Clothes Maids • PORTER SISTER’S BOOKS: Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) / The Hungarian Brothers (1807) & Don Sebastian (1809), Young Protector of Santo Sebastiani (1814) = all referenced by Miss Pole who clearly reads too much - a la Northanger Abby • Witch of Endor - Saul summons Prophet Samuel to ask why God has forsaken him. Oops, God Said, Yer dead. • Death Watches (Beetles) and winding sheets again, all apparently Omens of death so Miss Jenkyns only ever said Rolly-polly’s (rolls of wax) • card game preference—pool is basically a kitty • Queen Charlottte (Yes, Bridgerton, wife of George III) &The Gunning Sisters—actresses briefly, then found husbands. • Chapeau Bras - A chapeau-bras is a specific type of hat, often a bicorne or tricorne, designed to be folded and carried under the arm. It translates literally from French as “hat arm”. These hats were a popular style worn by gentlemen, particularly during the 18th century, for dress occasions and could be easily stowed when not worn—NOT IN FASHION NOW • National School boys - elementary schools set up by C of E - listen to the story of the minister with the boys HA! • leg·er·de·main - /ˌlejərdəˈmān/ use of one’s hands when performing conjuring tricks. Post-chapter Chat • MISS POLE IS OUTTA CONTROL • Assembly Room has seen better days like Emma’s Highbury • It was “not the thing” says Miss Pole - just like Emma’s dad! and yet SHE was the one annoying the Signore Miscellaneous BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read) Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or...

Ep. 686: Cranford | Chapter 8 Book talk begins at 15:54 Lady Glenmire (a real baron’s widow!) is in town, and the Cranford ladies can’t decide whether to curtsey or completely ignore her—Mrs. Jamieson prefers the latter. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 1:55 - MAY RAFFLE - from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca) 2:25 - Send your crafty videos: 4:45 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit's Discount Code! 5:05 - , 5:35 - 8:01 - ELSIE BLOUSE on WEARING HISTORY 8:50 - . Hope that helps! 10:40 - And from Donna Schmidt 13:48-Anya’s voice mail BOOK TALK—Re-hash Notes 15:57 - Last week Visiting - RE-LISTEN Pre-hash Notes 17:00 - Your Ladyship. Ended with Cherry Brandy (ha!) And Mrs Jamieson blurting out to everyone she would be hosting her SIL Lady Glenmire soon. 17:50 - shared subscription to newspaper. SOME REALLY CLEVER Austen-like wordplay in today’s chapter. A lot of fun! Characters in *Cranford* (Updated for Chs. 6–8) 18:25 - County families—the landed gentry in the county - you know…the only important people in the area :( Miss Pole “I’ll think of something to say back to her… tonight…”—nothing changes HA! 18:40 Peerage - prob refers to Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage (first pub was 1826!!!) Only 16 Scottish peers were SELECTED to sit in the House of Lords; 19:00 -comparison to Job - God takes everything from him then torments him some more. 20:40 - The Arley’s - we learned that Lady Arley shopped at Betty Barker’s milliner shop last week and was part of why the shop eventually only served the well-to-do of Cranford ——which lets us know that there WAS a well-to-do set and our ladies are not they! 22:00 - Fourth at pool - another card game 22:45 - Sedulously-Dedication, diligence 22:55 - “thought you might want a description of Mrs Smith, Her being a bride”. B/c often a bride’s 1st appearance in society after honeymoon she wore her dress. 23:15 - ***nipped up her petticoats*** - 25:10 - Mr Milliner - introduce him to listeners - ignored back door (GASP) 25:15 - candle lighters as an excise LOL ALSO what’s she making them out of?!??? - EXCELLENT WAY TO USE OLD BILLS & LETTERS! Assumption no one will go LOL - Poole’s rationalization to go to party 🤣 - don’t give her the satisfaction of hurting us (but mostly I HAVE A NEW CAP!!!) 27:23 - Phlegmatic - Mrs Jamieson - of the Four Temperaments: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic - UNemotional Very smart cap - Miss Pole - Duty was to FIRST buy a new cap - everyone does b/c when wearing a new cap, Cranford ladies were like Ostriches and didn’t care what was on their bodies - lol - 28:00 - Brooches - popular now?? Dogs eyes - Hair insides - Mausoleum/weeping willow Stiff muslin - like brooch mounted on florettes We’re brooches out of fashion??!? - 30:00- LISTEN to the description of Miss Pole! HA! Scotch pebbles - not really timely. Victoria bought Balmoral in 1848 and suddenly Scottish agates (found in stream beds with other semi-precious stones) were VERY popular 30:45 - Hair powder Over his coat collar - started in 1715 and was WAY out of date by now *St James’ Chronicle* is a 4-way shared subscription with Cranford ladies - Quarter share - Mr Mulliner —ADD to cheat sheet - He looked like a Sulky cockatoo. lol - 31:25 - her furniture—Era predates-Louis 14th (1638-1715) - remember people were cheap, furniture was not 32:12 - pembrook table - drop-leaf table 32:45 - Kaleidoscope - invented in 1817 by Sir David Brewster; Conversation Cards and Puzzle Cards - seen in the Doctor sub-plot of the Mini-series/“Mr Harrisson’s Confessions (1851) 34:30 - Drawings on tea chests - Might be Tole painting? might be like 36:35 - torpid - mentally OR physically inactive Agreeable and not formally - seated 36:40 - 10£ - would have purchased her whole ensemble - see below A Lord, yet NOT a ***Lord*** - had become a common turn of phrase (A __- but not A ____), kind of like “because Reasons” has become shorthand in conversation. Lady Glenmire and Mrs....

Ep. 685: Cranford | Chapter 7 Book talk begins at 17:04 This week, we’re invited to one of the most exclusive tea-and-card parties in all of Cranford. The guest list? Curated with surgical precision. The food? Shockingly abundant. The social stakes? Sky-high—especially when THE Mrs. Jamieson dozes off mid-soirée and then drops a bombshell: her sister-in-law, Lady Glenmire, is coming to town! Cue the wardrobe panic. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 5:09 - Plum Deluxe Tea-CraftLit’s Discount Code! Send your crafty videos: Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca) 8:12 - the Joanne’s video links - - there is a more complete, longer video, too: 8:35 - Explaining TARIFFS with a Textile History Lesson with Jillian Eve: 17:04 - Poor Peter last week - ends with Martha…KISSING! 17:41 - the Cranford Character Cheat Sheet through Chapter 7: 19:36 - Anyone know—was she the queen who may have suffered from an eating disorder? Queen Adelaide - Wife of William IV who reigned 1830-37 25:03 - Bombazine - a dress fabric of and silk or cotton - black bombazine was classic for mourning clothes. 26:38 - Spadille (the game is also known as “Spades”) . and Manille 27:58 - The Rake’s Progress all paintings AND engravings are all visible on Wikipedia () 28:57 - Seed cake - recipes please!- 30:24 Damson tart - and apparently Anyone have any Damson tart recipes? 31:05 START OF CHAPTER AUDIO 58:35 - Don’t forget to send us your crafty videos 59:10 - Thin Man Watch Party Thursday, May 29, 8pm Eastern time BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025 Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern: - May—Thin Man (movie) Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read) Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

Ep. 684: Cranford | Chapter 6 Book talk begins at 15:15 Oh, you’re not ready for this one. This week, Miss Matty lets us in on a long-held family secret—and you know when the ladies of Cranford whisper, it's worth leaning in. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:45 Plum Deluxe Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 03:30 Parkrose Permaculture video on Then I found that I’d watched several of her videos on the subject of Individualism: Rugged Individualism (and another video on the book 8:20 (I love this guy’s VERY DIY attitude) and and 12:00 Barbara Edelman show - BEE EPISODE 15:15 Read all the letters and ended with “poor Peter” which will be where we begin today 15:30 Reminder From Ch 5: Bonus Bernardus non video omnia* The Blessed Bernard does not see everything - maybe said by St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)— This quote is often attributed (possibly apocryphally) to Peter Abelard, the 12th-century theologian, as a gentle jab at St. Bernard of Clairvaux, with whom he clashed theologically. Meaning: Even the wisest man (here, Blessed Bernard) can be wrong sometimes. 16:00 Hoaxing - slang when it first came in to use 1796 but by 1820 it was common use. So by 1840-50 it was no longer improper to use. 16:44 St James’s Chronicle - 18:00 Rhododendron - in late 1840s and in to the 1850s, Botanist Sir Joseph Hooker bro und exotic species back from the Himalayas which was VERY exciting and the reason that the Rhododendron Dell was put in at Kew Gardens… IS IT STILL THERE? heather@craftlit.com or 1-206-350-1642, or 20:10 Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus - LOOK! ⬆️ It’s a Whole Megillah! 😂 26:00 No overland route for Poor Peter - this clues us in on when Peter went to India. [An overland route via the Red Sea was opened in the late 1830s]( 27:30 “Some Great War in India” - probably the 28:54 here’s your chapter summary: Summary: Miss Matty shares the story of her brother, Peter, who left Cranford after a disagreement with their father. His absence left a lasting impact on Miss Matty, highlighting the deep bonds of family despite misunderstandings. Post-chapter Notes 01:02:29 “Jack and Jilling it” is shorthand for when Heather refers to this article: Don’t forget to send us your crafty videos BOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025 Jan—All About Eve (Buckle up!) Feb—Rebecca (book) Mar—Rebecca (movie —if requested, a double feature of Hitchcock’s version vs the 2020 remake) Apr—Thin Man (book) May—Thin Man (movie) Jun—Princess Bride (book—there are many versions - Heather has notes on which Forward to read) Jul—Princess Bride (movie) Aug—The Last Unicorn (book) Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie) Oct—Random Harvest (book) Nov—Random Harvest (movie) Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal (book) *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership...

Ep. 683: Cranford | Chapter 5 Book talk begins at 9:31 A mysterious stranger arrives in town, and you just know the ladies of Cranford are ready to investigate... politely, of course. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:28 2:42 Plum Deluxe . Plum Deluxe’s CraftLit tea collection is here: Also, MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 04:25 Gardening! 09:30 - START BOOK TALK: Last week, the lovely Mr Holbrook and his very sad passing. 12:06 Joint- Stock bank: > A bank owned by shareholders, operating under a charter or act of Parliament, and offering services to the public. Unlike older private banks (run by individuals or families), joint-stock banks were corporations, meaning shared risk and more capital. How bank books worked— A bank book (also called a passbook) was given to bank customers to record all transactions in their account—- Every deposit and withdrawal was manually written into the book by a bank clerk. The customer’s copy was their only proof of the account’s balance. 14:12 Envelope usage / turning inside out (ETSY doing this NOW) Whole vs half sheet and crossed letters 16:36 STRING and Indian-rubber rings 17:24 “India-rubber” was the 19th-century term for what we now just call rubber—and India-rubber rings were small rubber loops or bands like we use today. Came from the latex of tropical trees (especially Hevea brasiliensis) 18:42 TONQUIN beans: TONKA beans: Tonka beans are the wrinkled, black seeds of the Dipteryx odorata tree, native to South America. Chefs outside the US use them in desserts and to replace nuts. AND ILLEGAL in the USA since 1954 due to the presence of liver damaging “coumarin” - - and 20:54 22:43 PADUASOY: heavy, rich corded or embossed silk fabric, From French - peau de soie, a cloth resembling serge (twill fabric with diagonal lines/ridges on both inner and outer surfaces per a two-up/two-down weave.) 24:19 Bottom of page a small “T.O.” = turn over / Molly’s writing is full of spelling like “Bewty” which is a subsequent joke line 25:49 Dum memor ipse Mei, dum Spiritus regift artus - Virgil, Æneid, IV.382, “While memory shall last and breath still control my limbs” 25:28 Carmen (lowercase) like CARMINA (song poem or verse) 26:54 Gentleman’s Magazine 1782—Kind of an Atlantic Monthly—guess who contributed? Samuel Johnson! 27:18 M. T. Ciceroni’s Epistolae: The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BCE) Roman statesman, orator, philosopher, and writer with 800+ letters surviving Heather before recording, in garden, with skewer pack: 28:41 “Rod in a pickle” - rod, method of punishment; pickle, something preserved for future use. 29:42 Life is a vale of tears: Psalm 84:6 also, description of a helicopter parent feels marvelously modern 30:21 Mrs Chapone (1727-1801) Contributed to the Rambler AND Gentleman’s Magazine and wrote “Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773) and Mrs Carter (1717-1806) many languages and in 1758 published first translation of Epictetus THE Stoic Philosopher. 31:32 “Before Miss Edgeworth’s ‘Patronage’ had banished wafers from polite society…”: Patronage was a book (1814) with a character who was offended by a letter she received that was sealed with a wafer: “I wonder how any man can have the impertinence to send me his spittle” (I, 248) 33:06 “Old original post with stamp in the corner” not exactly the right watermark, but you get the idea… 34:30 “Sesquipedalian” writing - foot and a half long sesqui = 1-½ pedalis =foot looonng polysyllabic words 35:13 Buonaparte (Bony)1805 invasion fears - In case you still need to build your own 36:55 David and Goliath, son of Jesse (I Samuel 17) Apollyon (Greek version) and Abbadon (Hebrew version) are names for an archangel In Revelation 9:11—> _“And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name...

Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4 Book talk begins at 10:00 A mysterious stranger stirs up gossip, secrets slip out over tea, and Miss Matty’s world gets just a little more complicated. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:56 MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: 2:42 The dimensions of the cross-stitch are 9”x11” (23cmx30cm) Also, Plum Deluxe’s CraftLit tea collection is here: 03:55 - and and 06:12 07:18 - Thin Man Movie Watch Party, May 24, 2025. If you need to level-up to join us 09:54 - Re- hash Chapter 3: A Love Affair of Long Ago - Miss Matty Jenkyns reminisces about her past romance with Mr. Holbrook, which was thwarted by her family’s disapproval. Miss J couldn’t SUCK an orange (then by ch 3 she was gone from us) Martha, the new girl of all work trying to learn how to do her job and nudging Major Jenkyns when he didn’t serve himself fast enough 11:00 Miss Matilda SATE bolt upright (not a typo) 11:16 Poetry today from George Herbert—selections from will be featured at the end of the episodes, Euan Bartlett is the reader 12:00 “Pudding before meat” and “no broth no ball; no ball, no beef” Suet Pudding: Spotted Dick pudding: Steak and Kidney pudding: Yorkshire Pudding 14:00 15:32 Old fashioned forks - like 16th Century/1500s - were two-tine forks. 16:44 “Aminé at her grains of rice after her previous feast with the Ghoul” - from “The Story of Sidi-Nouman” from One Thousand and One Nights (1765-8) Aminé is wife of Sidi Nouman who notices she only eats rice with a bodkin. He figures out she’s a Ghoul who goes to cemeteries at night to feast on the newly-buried dead so rice was pretty ‘meh’ for her. 17:48 “Unbecoming to put on over their caps” - threw me b/c of the Caleche’s in Dracula - turns out they’re related! Retractable hood to put over a cap! 19:34 Tennyson - a line about cedars from 1842’s and in the original text It’s missing from the published version so a conversation turn would have been less of an utter non-sequiter in the OG version. 20:30 Headsup for the crocheters in our midst. 20:48 - not included accidentally. 21:04 Visiting rules - more 49:40 ‘“My cousin might make a drive, I think,” said Miss Pole, who was afraid of ear-ache, and had only her cap on. ’— spectacular set of non-sequiters (p41) 53:30 I saw, I imitated, I survived - Mary Smith as Cæsar - using rounded knife tip as a spoon-ish food delivery device Don’t forget! George Herbert’s poetry often draws on the natural world, gardens, and quiet reflection: 1. “The Flower” Theme: Renewal, the seasons of the soul, joy in growth Perfect for July because: It celebrates the resurgence of beauty and hope—after cold or darkness, flowers bloom again. “Grief melts away Like snow in May, As if there were no such cold thing.” “Who would have thought my shriveled heart Could have recovered greenness? It was gone Quite underground; as flowers depart To see their mother-root, when they have blown.” “Thy garden is not bare; And I shall find once more The sweet communion with thy saints.” 2. “Easter” Yes, it’s tied to the holiday, but it also celebrates light and blooming. “Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him mayst rise.” Pair this with literal rising things—morning sun, lilies, tall foxgloves. 3. “The Pulley” Theme: Why God withholds perfect rest—so we seek Him. This works well in summer, when life feels abundant, but still leaves a twinge of longing. “When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by…” (and yet withheld rest, to draw man’s soul back to God) A beautiful idea for a reflective pause among too-perfect blooms. 4. “Love (III)” Theme: Divine love, human unworthiness, and acceptance It’s more theological, but gentle and moving—great for a quiet bench moment in a shady corner. “Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back…” “You must sit...

Ep. 681: Cranford | Chapter 3 Book talk begins at 15:00 A mysterious gentleman caller? A missed dinner invite gone socially sideways? Things are getting awkwardly entertaining in the most delightfully proper way. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 03:00 Knitting Comfortably: The ergonomics of knitting by Carson Demers “Wuv. TWOO Wuv…” 04:16 BOOK PARTY WAS Thursday April 24th for The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett - the Watch party will be may 29th. If you need to level-up to join us 05:00 trailer 05:36 Plum Deluxe Herbal—I found out this was a special blend that might no longer be available but you can ** 07:08 You can call the show from the App or 206-350-1642 or speakpipe.com/craftlit 8:05 and let us know what text you want on the screen during your video (promote your shop!) 10:45 also check out other indie online bookshops and or Powell’s. OLD FARLEY’S (with the cat older than I am) Pics of The Salt House 13:28 Heather attempts gardening on a deck without a hose. Sympathy and/or hints are welcomed ;) 15:35 Start of booktalk 19:20 Hortus Siccus - an arranged collection of dried plants 20:19 in the miniseries 21:14 Articles of Engagement - rules for your servants (a contract) 22:00 wine and dessert (really wine and nuts) 22:44 Recondite - something difficult to understand 23:15 23:42 by Charles Perrault (who did NOT write the version of Tristan and Isolde we listened to) Moral: Curiosity, in spite of its appeal, often leads to deep regret. To the displeasure of many a maiden, its enjoyment is short lived. Once satisfied, it ceases to exist, and always costs dearly. Another moral: Apply logic to this grim story, and you will ascertain that it took place many years ago. No husband of our age would be so terrible as to demand the impossible of his wife, nor would he be such a jealous malcontent. For, whatever the color of her husband’s beard, the wife of today will let him know who the master is. (Heather’s note: I just had to add those here as I found them after I recorded) Andrew Lang, The Blue Fairy Book (London: Longmans, Green, and Company, ca. 1889), pp. 290-295. Lang’s source: Charles Perrault, “La Barbe bleüe, “Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités: Contes de ma mère l’Oye (Paris, 1697). And just for fun because I’ve mentioned it before: and - . Another tale by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm about a sinister bridegroom (Aarne-Thompson type 955).—The is wrapped around the Bluebeard story like a tourniquet! 24:50 “Leave me to repose…” from poem by Thomas Gray (of “ 25:55 “Pride which apes humility” from “The Devil’s Thoughts” “The Devil’s Thoughts” is a satirical poem in common metre by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1799, and expanded by Robert Southey in 1827 and retitled “The Devil’s Walk” (Heather: AH HA! Now it makes sense). The narrative describes the Devil going walking and enjoying the sight of the various sins of mankind. Originally published: 1799 Authors: , 27:24 Yeoman vs Esquire 29:15 Castle Building (aka, wool-gathering) - 30:17 CHAPTER AUDIO BEGINS - Heather makes wool slippers using from YouMakeItSimple.com 52:46 POST-CHAPTER CHAT 53:45 , from Brenda Dayne 56:25 Serve from the Left details: Serving: - Plates: Plates are served from the left, using your left hand to place the plate, allowing the server to use their right hand to avoid crossing in front of the guest. Beverages: Beverages, such as water and wine, are poured from the right, as glasses are typically placed to the right of the guest’s plate. Sides: Sides like bread and vegetables are also served from the left. Clearing: Plates: Plates are cleared from the right, using your right hand to remove the plate. Exceptions: If a guest is obstructing the way on the right, or if there is an object on the right side, a server may need to serve from the right. Some restaurants may have their own protocols for serving, whether it’s to the right or left. Why Serve from the Left? Serving from the...

Ep. 680: Cranford | Chapter 2 Book talk begins at 6:13. This week’s chapter is a sobering reminder that small towns sometimes carry the heaviest stories. Also, we get another battle over Dickens vs. Johnson (yep, that again). --------------------------------------------------------------- • 02:40 - : Listen to “The Blog” (4 min vs 19 min on “The Gist—yes, he titled them in reverse). This is one of the Long-Covid papers we’ve been waiting for. PEM—post-exertional malaise is “feeling tired/sore a day after a workout” on crack. • PEM pain and brain fog can last up to two weeks after exertion…The Rank Study he mentions is the group saying “duh m’dude. If you’ve been in bed for a year yer gonna be tired after a workouta. You gotta get back on your exercise routine and qitcherbellyaching” —a theory that’s led to permanent patient paralysis. The other study is big because it indicates that the damage is mitochondrial, not systematic (i.e., we’re getting plenty of blood to our muscles. The muscles just can’t do anything WITH that oxygen) • —and from the People who created the Visible app that has saved my life (MakeVisible.com) • 03:20 Snake Oil!!! • 04:03 Raffle of Knitting Companion, the amazing book. Join the raffle here: • 06:13 BOOK TALK BEGINS • 06:40 - Re-hash Ch 1 • 09:35 - Humor and Gaskell • 10:40 - Plum Deluxe Bookshop Blend White. Visit to learn more. • 11:20 - Who’s the narrator?! • 12:26 - Bakehouses • 14:20 - Flints haberdashery in London (real place) • 15:15 - Biblical DebORah (the pronunciation that should be used ahem) read about her in Judges 4:4. • 15:36 - “Strong minded” women - yeah, that was an insult. Kinda like “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted…” when Elizabeth Warren tried to read a letter from Coretta Scott King into the Congressional Record in February 2017. See Mary Wollstonecraft on masculine women on • 17:50 - - this is not the one I remembered (they haven’t digitised their entire collection) but it DOES have a shocking poem in it—by a 14 year old girl. • 18:50 - Just a heads up: Gaskell sort of doesn’t really quote things accurately—at this time code she’s sort of quoting Hamlet, she also makes up words like Brunonian • 20:02 - Sort of quoting Alexander Pope “Imitations of Horace” 1733 • 20:17 - Sort of quoting/sub-referencing Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene” IV:3;32, 1596 • 20:55 - Nasty cruel Railroads. Yup. • 22:17 - The guy who got a railroad spike through his head - Phineas Gage () • 23:13 - Bonnet as helmet • In fashion in 1820. Not in fashion by the 1840s: • 24:50 *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within...

Ep. 679: Cranford | Chapter 1 Book talk begins at 16:10. We’re diving into a brand-new book, and this one’s got all the charm, wit, and genteel gossip you could ask for! The reigning queen of propriety, Miss Deborah Jenkyns, has thoughts about everything—from how to properly serve dinner to why men are mostly unnecessary. But when a certain Captain Brown dares to disrupt the delicate social balance, will Cranford’s ladies be able to keep their composure? --------------------------------------------------------------- • 03:20 - Actually, we announced the raffle on 4/4/25. More info and entry information here: • 04:50 - • and • 05:50 - • 06:07 - • 06:37 - • 06:44 - Other books of Elizabeth Gaskell: , , and • 07:31 - • 07:50 - and the • 10:25 - • 10:42 - • 12:34 - • 12:41 - • 16:20 - • 16:43 - and • 17:39 - and • 20:00 - • 21:00 - • 23:26 - • 24:00 - • 25:05 - by • 25:43 - • 25:52 - designed by THE Brenda Dayne • • • • How to play Whist and • • • • • and • *CraftLit’s Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/ • TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit • Email: heather@craftlit.com • Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* • CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) • PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* —*YouTube Channel Memberships* —*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit —*NEW* at CraftLit.com — Premium Memberships https://craftlit.com/membership-levels/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. • Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) • Call 1-206-350-1642

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Full Video Series at Mary Wollstonecraft Eats the Rich and Eviscerates the Haters 00:00 Opening 01:07 I Have Notes 03:28 Challenges of Change and Freedom 09:57 Education and Women's Dependency 12:49 Women's Power and Societal Expectations 14:04 Equal Education and Virtue 17:45 Critique of Chivalry and Courtesy 20:38 Conclusion and Upcoming Content 21:35 START of Chapter 4 and Women's Degradation 24:19 The Role of Reason and Rationality 29:04 Cultural and Societal Influences 31:16 The Pursuit of Pleasure and Its Consequences 38:22 The Impact of Education and Social Expectations 43:10 Comparisons with the Rich and Powerful 45:01 Adam Smith Extended Quote Starts Here 53:41 The Call for Equality and Rational Education 55:20 Like Emma's Reading List! 56:38 (I swear, Austen memorized this bit!) 59:50 (Possibly my favorite part of the book to date—HA!) 1:00:50 Tenant of Wildfell Hall parallel 01:06:03 END of Ch 4 Part 1 • If you've never read Anne Brontë, please take a listen to CraftLit's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (starts with episode 516—https://bit.ly/craftlit-tenant). She's the most shocking, most modern, and arguably the best of the Brontë writers. You likely missed her b/c Charlotte didn't like this book's 'sensibilities' and did what she could to ghost it after Anne's death. Bad Charlotte! • "Seventy-times-seven" please see Aarne-Thompson Tale-Types & Motifs for more:

Full Video Series at Mary Wollstonecraft goes off on Rousseau, hoisting him with his own Petard, as it were.* 00:00 Opening 00:57 I Have Notes 06:26 CHAPTER 3 06:44 Introduction to Bodily Strength and Gender 07:34 Misconceptions About Genius and Health 10:21 The Superiority Debate: Men vs. Women 11:43 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Why Women Can't ________ 17:38 Education and Female Virtue 19:01 EXTENSIVE FOOTNOTE from Mr. Day's "Sandford and Merton", Vol III 22:30 Critique of Rousseau's Views on Women 27:11 ROUSSEAU Quote re Girls & Dolls & Coquettes 30:39 ROUSSEAU Footnote on Girl Writing the Letter "O" 36:30 The Consequences of Female Subjugation 38:05 The Call for Rational Education 40:51 The Corruption of Power and Female Dignity 41:24 Revolutionizing Female Manners 44:55 The Nature of Worship and Rational Conduct 47:20 The Role of Women in Society 51:53 The Consequences of Dependence 54:36 ROUSSEAU Footnote: Men Have All The Good Qualities (sorry ladies!) 01:02:06 ROUSSEAU Footnote - "How Lovely is Her Ignorance" 01:07:13 Summing Up: The Call for Rational Virtues 01:10:53 Outro • Xiran Jay Zhao, Author of "Iron Widow" has an amazing Channel chock full of things you never knew you needed to learn—but you do. / • If you've never read Anne Brontë, please take a listen to CraftLit's "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" (starts with episode 516—). She's the most shocking, most modern, and arguably the best of the Brontë writers. You likely missed her b/c Charlotte didn't like this book's 'sensibilities' and did what she could to ghost it after Anne's death. Bad Charlotte! *The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is blown ("hoist", the past tense of "hoise") off the ground by his own bomb ("petard"), and indicates an ironic reversal or poetic justice. []

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