Mostly Introduction, But Also Mushroom Ketchup & Ginger Snaps (The Movie) Well, April is over, but the quarantine thing is still quarantining away at Atherton Court (“our pretentious name for our unpretentious suburban dwelling” –Dept. of Re-Used Gags), and we are still more or less on our movie-a-day schedule. I… Continue reading
Swinburne, Cheese Fritters, and Movies Hello, and welcome to another exciting installment of The View From Atherton Court! In this series, I do things I am vaguely uncomfortable with (like talking about myself on the Internet, almost as if this were an actual blog or something), because I am feeling… Continue reading
Cake; Meat Pie; Also, Movies! Cake! So, week five (?) of this whole quarantine thing went pretty well. Alec’s birthday happened! He made his own cake (because I don’t really bake), but let me assure you I am helping him eat it. I am there for him, in that… Continue reading
More Movies; Improved Meat Pies I’ve been in quarantine now for around 4 weeks, I think. And you know what? It’s going well, on the whole. Not only am I not sick (which is something to be celebrated right there), but I am finding plenty to do to keep myself… Continue reading
Meat Pie and Movies It is Sunday (I think), and thus time for my post. This sort of post is a departure for me, being more blog-like than I generally go in for. Still! I am feeling chatty. I will talk about me and my week in quarantine. Actually, I’ve… Continue reading
A Slideshow Drama! Continue reading
I. The Birth of Cuthbert The Progenitor Meet Cuthbert The Progenitor (or Ur-Cuthbert, if you prefer). Alec and I made him by accident while we were trying to make a Halloween ghost prop. See, Cuthbert’s head is a helium balloon; the long balloon and the inflated glove are full of… Continue reading
I like wearing shoes. I feel inadequately clad without them. Also, exposed, vulnerable, and other words expressing feelings of that sort. That said, I will remove my shoes willingly when I am entering a House Of Shoelessness. No problem; it is the custom of the place, and the house is… Continue reading
We at Atherton’s Magic Vapour like to save you, our readers, trouble, whenever we can do so without much trouble ourselves. As a public service, therefore, I present my boyfriend’s summary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. I do this to spare you, my devoted readers (there are seven of you,… Continue reading
I recently purchased an iPad. My journey towards this purchase was, I imagine, a fairly typical one. First, I spent years sneering at the concept of the iPad, denying that an iPad could be either fun or useful, thumping my womanly chest and brandishing my Kindle in the air while… Continue reading
