It would be really nice if some different members of the class would answer when I ask a question in class, as well as on the blog. I very much appreciate those who do; but it would be good to have any idea what's going through the heads of those who don't. Are you riveted by what's going on? Are you in a complete daze? Are you thinking about the one you love? It's hard to tell from your faces.Anyway, above we have the river Seine, and in the Close Reading we began this week, the writer says that Parisians see the Seine ...
... and Venetians use the Grand Canal - as a focus for their city, whereas for Londoners, the Thames ...
is a "twisty ruler", defining what is North London and what is South London, and measuring the distance between East and West London also. He uses various other words to reinforce this idea.
He mentions too that the Thames has featured in literature (he cites Dickens) as a spooky place where dark deeds happen.
Vauxhall Gardens, on the south bank, used to be a place for bad behaviour. This picture is a bit small, but it shows dancing, flirting and other such wicked practices. What, by the way, does implacable mean?
What is the difference between practice and practise?
Please look at this website - there will be a test on this language feature on Wednesday! http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/
In "A Patchwork Planet", Barnaby tells us more about his meeting with Natalie, who offered him a glass of lemonade using "quaint" language - what does she say, what does "quaint" mean and why does this appeal to him at that stage of his life?
Their relationship has progressed and Barnaby has now spent time in Sophia's rather pretty spool bed (with curly, turned bars at the head and foot).
She goes to dinner with his family and makes a good impression. He thinks again about the time he met her, with her feathered coat. 
Why have I ended this with a picture of a hand?Please comment, answering at least one question. I've put these in bold, to make them easier to spot.
