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amusements, words

Word: Bandersnatch

Bandersnatch
A fleet, furious, fuming, fabulous creature of dangerous propensities, immune to bribery and too fast to flee from. Later used vaguely to suggest any creature with such qualities.
The word was invented by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) and it makes its first appearance in Alice Through the Looking Glass (1871). The OED suggests the name is a portmanteau word like its stock epithet frumious.
Needless to say this beast has never been photographed.

amusements, food+drink, topographical

October Plenty

October Plenty 2013 is on Sunday 20th October starting at 12 noon on Bankside, Southwark outside Shakespeare’s Globe. (Yes, that’s in London!)
October Plenty is an Autumn harvest celebration held annually in Southwark. Beginning on the Bankside, by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, October Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and theatre with contemporary festivity, joining with historic Borough Market, Southwark and Borough Market’s Apple Day.


October Plenty is a collective celebration of the seasons, weather and food, in a public place, with access to everyone. The event is free, and happens whatever the weather.
There is loads more information about this event at www.thelionspart.co.uk/octoberplenty/. It looks as if it should be great fun; must see if I can get there.

amusements

Something for the Weekend

I’m sorry! I know I’m being dilatory about posting at the moment. It isn’t for a lack of material but a lack of time as I’ve been drowning in trying to organise the Anthony Powell Society conference which is this weekend. With luck, although next week is still busy, I’ll get some time for some better posts.
Meanwhile here is this week’s cartoon. And as I’m off to a literary conference I thought we’d have something slightly relevant. It’s certainly a bit what it’s like in this house!