Update from The House of Plague, Day 44

[elisi]

One of the unexpected gifts of Lockdown was Ralph Vaughan Williams:

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He rises and begins to round,
He drops the silver chain of sound,
Of many links without a break,
In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake.

For singing till his heaven fills,
'Tis love of earth that he instils,
And ever winging up and up,
Our valley is his golden cup
And he the wine which overflows
to lift us with him as he goes.

Till lost on his aerial rings
In light, and then the fancy sings.
(From The Lark Ascending by George Meredith)

From Tumblr:

If you could have groceries and internet– Pick where to spent your quarantine in complete isolation.

(x)

For me - G, no question. (I look at it and just think 'South Downs cottage'.)

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

That depends, do I have to take care of the vineyards in I or clean the house in H?

E is my first instinct but where are the bathrooms? And what about bugs?

(All in all, my actual shelter works pretty well)

[elisi]

I am presuming you don't have to do housework? Although either way, I am sticking with G. ;) And as for bathrooms. Um. That's a good question.

And hey, if you're happy where you are, even better!!

[beccaelizabeth]

D is for many people at once. Aesthetically pleasing, not useful for isolation. You'd only need a tower.

G is nice nice.

[elisi]

D is for many people at once. Aesthetically pleasing, not useful for isolation. You'd only need a tower.
This is my favourite comment!

And G is lovely, isn't it? I want cosiness.

[owlboy]

A or E presuming I can just stick a fishing rod out the window to acquire food

[elisi]

It does say that you will have food delivered, but fishing is also an option!

[shadowscast]

My first thought was A, because that lake looks swimmable.

But then I realized that both E and H probably have much nicer swimming! It's just that A is more like what I'm familiar with. :-)

(Meanwhile, F is reasonably similar to where I actually am.)

[elisi]

A looks like a fjord, not a lake! Although that is not really relevant wrt swimming. ;)

And you are clearly very cosmopolitan...

[shadowkat]

F is closest to where I am, with a little of G to be honest.

Where I want? H. Depending on where it is located. Or possibly A.

I want low-maintenance.

[elisi]

A lot of people like H! And low-maintenance is a top-priority for all I think. :)

[masakochan]

I'm gonna go A. Mostly just 'cuz it looks like I can swim in the lake.

[elisi]

I think it's a fjord, not a lake, but still very swimmable. :)

[thedothatgirl]

Vaughn Williams is probably my favourite composer. Would recommend his Thomas Tallis too, heck most of his works. And when this is all over and you get the chance to hear Lark Ascending in concert, you won't be sorry.

And I'd go H as I have a touch of G right now but I'd like the pool.

[elisi]

Vaughn Williams is probably my favourite composer.
♥ ♥ ♥ He is rapidly becoming mine too.

Would recommend his Thomas Tallis too, heck most of his works.
I was debating with myself whether to do The Lark Ascending, or Thomas Tallis!! And I am listening my way through everything atm. (Working from home I can listen to music and youtube threw Vaughan Williams at me one day and... that was it.)

And when this is all over and you get the chance to hear Lark Ascending in concert, you won't be sorry.
My 14 year old plays violin. I hinted that she should totally add it to her repertoire, but so far she's not done anything about it.

And I'd go H as I have a touch of G right now but I'd like the pool.
Sound choice.

[thedothatgirl]

If your 14yr old could play Lark Ascending that would be awesome but you'd all have to be the string orchestra backing her up!

[elisi]

Hmmm. She is the only violinist in the house, but we have a lot of other instruments. Could one use ukuleles/guitars instead? ;)

[thedothatgirl]

Vaughn Williams on a Ukukele? I am so here for that.

[elisi]

If it ever happens, I'll be sure to film it for you! :)

[thedothatgirl]

Yes please!

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Those places look lovely~!!!!

[elisi]

Don't they just? :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I think I, if that is the sea in the background.

I love A, but it might be a worry if there was a high tide and a storm. And G does look sweet - just that I would miss the sea.

Hmm - I really am an islander, aren't I!!

[elisi]

I think I, if that is the sea in the background.
It definitely looks like the sea. If it's a lake, it's big enough to look like the sea. ;)

And yes, it's hard to live without the sea...

[miss-ljv.livejournal.com]

I looks great for food, but because of how much I'm wfh, I think I'd totally do H.

[elisi]

Well it has a pool...

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[elisi]

*points to icon*

[sea_thoughts]

Can't decide between D and I...

[elisi]

Find out if D has central heating...

[sea_thoughts]

That would be the decider, yes! XD

[elisi]

It looks very COLD. D:

[kathyh]

I think I'd go with C (minus the flag) or I if that is the sea in the background. None are quite my ideal place but I could learn to live with all of them :)

I love Vaughan Williams. There was a very good BBC4 documentary about him a few years ago which is worth looking out for. We saw his widow at the Proms in the early 2000s and it was quite strange to think even then that she was still alive.

[elisi]

None are quite my ideal place but I could learn to live with all of them :)
LOL. We all have to make sacrifices. ;)

I love Vaughan Williams. There was a very good BBC4 documentary about him a few years ago which is worth looking out for.
Oooh, I'll see if I can hunt it down.

We saw his widow at the Proms in the early 2000s and it was quite strange to think even then that she was still alive.
Oh wow. The past is so much nearer than expected. Am rather jealous.

(Sorry I am so rubbish at commenting! I do read your posts, but posting daily takes... a surprising amount of time? So I neglect other things.)

[kathyh]

No worries. My posts are just rambles with no content.

I knew I'd written about seeing Ursula Vaughan Williams at a Prom and I've just found it. It was in 2007 and not very long before she died. The entry is here if you are interested.

https://kathyh.livejournal.com/202231.html

If you like Vaughan Williams I really recommend Hodie at Christmas. It's one of my absolute favourite pieces of Christmas music and we play it every year. Not quite the season for it yet though :)

[elisi]

No worries. My posts are just rambles with no content.
But delightfully so! I do read.

I knew I'd written about seeing Ursula Vaughan Williams at a Prom and I've just found it. It was in 2007 and not very long before she died. The entry is here if you are interested.
Thank you! (I'd love to hear his Fifth in concert...)

If you like Vaughan Williams I really recommend Hodie at Christmas. It's one of my absolute favourite pieces of Christmas music and we play it every year. Not quite the season for it yet though :)
I shall add it to my list of Michael Buble! :)

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

I can't decide between A, G, and H.

My husband had a hard time choosing but ultimately picked E.

Stacey

[elisi]

If only these were the problems we had to decide between... ;)

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Hmmm - I would love the pool in H and A looks like a Scandinavian country with the lovely clean air. I'd plump for H I think :)

[elisi]

A pool would be nice...