Five Things Plus One, Post #36

[usedtobeljs]

1. I had a brief bit of traveling this weekend to see family. They were fine, as was a drive across the plains in a bright blue winter morning, flocks of geese making shivery lines in the sky; as was the Plaza in Kansas City, all lit up for the holiday.

2. Less fine was a long, unplanned layover in the Atlanta airport. Ugh.

3. During the layover I amused myself by rereading Georgette Heyer's The Quiet Gentleman, one of my favorites.

4. Master Danger was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, but today he is more himself. Today he is also clean, because I had to bathe him (due to the side-effects of his being under the weather). It's likely to storm tomorrow, however, and he will NOT be pleased.

5. Putting together my Heyer reread and the prospect of storm -- "Storm and Sense," a domestic vignette set after the book. Drusilla does not like storms (as we learn in canon); Gervase has other reasons to dislike thunder. They find a sensible way to deal with both.

Plus one -- happy birthday, Mobile_ALH! :)

Hugs to all in this season of light.

Comments

[anne_d]

Quiet Gentleman is one of my favorites, too, and you've captured the characters perfectly. I love that Martin is still living with them. Thank you, L.

Poor Master Danger (and poor you!). I hope he's feeling better, and that whatever ails him is of short duration. May the storm also be short and mild for you.

[usedtobeljs]

Thank you for reading, A!

The morning walk will be interesting, as it is raining hard. (His constitution requires a morning walk.) And I'm starting a cold, whee! But we persevere.

[gwynnega]

I'm glad you had Heyer to read during your layover!

[usedtobeljs]

I never travel without my Kindle. I started to read a book new to me, Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent, but I needed comfort instead. ;)

Hugs and a good Thursday!

[kathyh]

Lovely fic. I am so fond of The Quiet Gentleman and this is a delightful addition to it.

Poor Master Danger. We went to see Matthew Bourne’s new production of Swan Lake last night and there was a model corgi on stage (for royal reasons) and I thought of you and Master Danger :) Obviously they didn’t dare put a real corgi on stage!

Many hugs back.

[usedtobeljs]

Thank you, K! I hadn't marked that Drusilla didn't like storms until this reread, and I'm glad you enjoyed what I did with that fact. :)

OOOH, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake! How awesome! I believe that a stage production of The Audience, with Helen Mirren playing the Queen, had live Corgis, but it was not necessarily a good idea. (Hee.)

May your Christmas and New Year be lovely, and may the next year be easier for us all.

[freixenet]

Happy five things to you! Hugs!

[usedtobeljs]

Happy vacation days, F! [hugs]

[desdemonaspace]

I'm convinced that a lot of illness is caught in airports or on planes - being confined in a metal bottle with others' germs. Thank you for the Heyer recs, those are two I haven't read yet.

[usedtobeljs]

Ooh, The Quiet Gentleman is really delightful. :)

[desdemonaspace]

I just requested The Quiet Gentleman.

[alhbooks]

Goodness, I haven’t checked in here for far too long, but it’s been a busy holiday...and how lovely that there was Gervase and Drusilla for my birthday, even though I only just found it.

Hugs to you too (and by now I hope the flu has vanished!)...

[usedtobeljs]

Hope you had a GREAT birthday and holiday, ALH! [hugs]