Revival

A message from Brigid ....

I have been a blogger since 2005. At the height of my blogging busy-ness, I had "a small stable" of blogs on different topics: social and political commentary; desert spirituality; food; waste and ....

A few years ago I called time and ceased blogging altogether - although there was an occasional post. I had called it quits. I am an aged woman these days with a couple of serious illnesses. I am not allowed to drive. I am no longer active in organisations. I think it fair to say that I am housebound. I am active on Facebook, although I am not there as often as once I was. I have decided to embark on a re-entry into the blogging world ... beginning with The Trad Pad and, possibly, a return to my food blog, Oz Tucker. I have always used a lot of photographs on my blogs ... and I miss not being out and about with my camera.

The Trad Pad has been my blog for the lovely things of life. The controversial or political has seldom intruded. Occasionally, the spiritual has found its way in, but I kept spirituality for the blog, Desert. I don't yet know if I will revive that. I will stick pretty much to food and the lovely things of life. If I have some regularity with those two categories, I feel that I will be doing well. I hope that, with this blog new friendships can be formed and old friendships renewed; new lovelies discovered; new reflections can enter into the meaning of modern life. I would love to hear from you - particularly if you have suggestions for new topics to enter into the conversation. So, it is a new year. Let's see what it has in store, what it can bring to us. And I hope that those who share the spirit of The Trad Pad can spread the message of a world of beauty, the creativity of humanity, and the joys of simplicity and tradition. ~~~ February, 2017

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

The technique of delight: Timothy Spall

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There are actors Miss Eagle lusts after - like Sean Connery. There are actors who cheer and enchant her - like Martin Clunes and Nigel Havers. There are the young and the beautiful who stun the ageing Miss Eagle - like Johnny Depp. And then there is the category of sheer delight: delight in his skill, delight in his characterization, delight in his diversity of roles and delight in such wonders being wrapped in an ordinary and seemingly unchangeable bloke. This is the beloved Timothy Spall. The pleasure he has given is beyond measure.

Miss Eagle is prompted to tell you about the wondrous Timothy in coming across this article this week.

2 comments:

Suse said...

My dad was in a film with Timothy Spall a couple of years ago (no, not Harry Potter unfortunately. It was "Gettin' Square") and he reports that Mr Spall is a charmer and delightful gentleman.

Just thought I'd share that with you!

Unknown said...

Now, Suse - I think I missed that one. How did I manage that when it had Diver Dan in it as well - who makes me tingle?! Thanks for telling me about your Day. I'd love to hear more about what he does in film. One of my great ambitions in life before I shuffle off the mortal coil is to work on a movie - continuity girl preferably but tea lady if there is nothing else going. It's in the blood, sort of - a couple of great uncles who were entrepreneurs/ movie producers and the Carrolls in the picture theatre company, Birch Carroll & Coyle, back in the archives of Australian film and an aunt who was a radio scriptwriter in the heyday of radio serials and radio plays. When her great friend Gwenny Meredith got sick of writing "Blue Hills" and needed a bit of a break, my Aunty Molly aka as Kathleen Carroll used to step in and write a few episodes of "Blue Hills". But me - I just loves me movies.

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