Comforts of the season

It's dark, the week has been bleak

For some much needed joy, here’s a cheerful round up.

I’ve posted about it before, but if you missed it and need some comfort TV, you’ll not do any better than 3 salons at the seaside. The bit about the communal funeral handbag will stay with me forever. I dread the day iPlayer removes it from their platform. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0d2pngh/three-salons-at-the-seaside

NYmag does a great column called Grub Street where they get interesting people to document everything they eat in a week. There are hits and misses but you’re bound to find several which charm you. My fav was Dwight Garner, despite being a vegetarian and not understanding how he can eat the amount of meat he does. Offal! https://www.grubstreet.com/2023/09/dwight-garner-grub-street-diet.html

Looking for a nice Christmas gift which looks nice AND helps the Red Cross help refugees? Here you go - https://giftshop.redcross.org.uk/collections/candles-by-refugees

This is old but I think it’s my favourite ever episode of any podcast. The whole story is bonkers, and the end snippet about the yacht is just the cherry on top. https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/dec/30/revisited-leonardo-da-vinci-and-the-mystery-of-the-worlds-most-expensive-painting-podcast

Have you ever been on a dating app and seen a man proudly holding a fish? Of course you have - https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/i-am-a-tinder-guy-holding-a-fish-and-i-will-provide-for-you

Want to be somewhere else for a minute? Take a virtual tour of Venice for a bit - https://citywalks.live/city/italy-venice/#google_vignette

Ok this one’s not cheerful but it is something to ponder…https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/07/4b-movement-trump-women

This one I've also posted before. It is A GEM. “It seems Captain Von Trapp and I misunderstood each other. I assumed he was looking for a wife of taste and sophistication, who was a dead ringer for Tippi Hedren; instead he wanted to marry a curtain-wearing religious fanatic who shouts every word she says.”https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled

And finally, this TikTok, which I watch at least once a week, will make you cry laughing.

@friendsofdogs @friendsofdogs ♬ original sound - DOG’s FRIENDS - DOG’s FRIENDS

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