Yesterday evening I was, as we used to say at my school, ‘Cream Crackered’. However, I was persuaded (really cajoled) into going to the Sharrow Lantern Festival that had by then been postponed three times due to rain. This is last year’s festival.
As usual TT was right (well not really, ‘as usual’ but I am trying to be kind) and we had a really nice evening. We had to wait around a bit for the parade to begin, don’t know why, maybe to wait till it got dark. But is was sweet to see people arriving with their precious lanterns, and a bit of fun to follow the parade around the streets (led by some mystery people wearing weird clothes and playing drums).
This kind of event makes me feel nostalgic, but I have no idea why as it is of a type that certainly never happened when I was a kid. For me, these community affairs are new fangled; as are lights, lanterns and costumes. Perhaps it reminds me of being in school plays, but those tended to be boring, because as a ‘good reader’ I always seemed to be the flaming narrator.
It was nice watching the people arrive anyway, just seeing everyone excited about it all…. some people might say it was marvellous that we were not all stuck at home watching the box. Or doing stuff on the Internet.
But of course I would not have known about it without the Internet as it was through Sheffield Flickr that I heard of it at all … and of course we met people from Sheffield Flickr group there. Then went back home and uploaded photos for all the other people to see.
My dear son Miles came with us which was nice. And I see Guy went too. More photos here.
And just to keep you informed, TT has left for Sydney today and hopes to meet Anya. Wish I was going too.
THis is a good Local Practice my heroine, Artemis (my new novel, daily transmitted from my blog) can get into.
How come TT is meeting Anya and not you?
Why do you not have a Hilary CLinton Travel award too?
That is SO not far.
Comment by kate — April 19, 2006 @ 10:43 am
I meant not fair.
I get confused with the Arctic Monkey’s lyrics (San Francisco and Hunters Bar are very far)
Comment by kate — April 19, 2006 @ 10:44 am
I love those kinds of events too… and the anticipation before it begins is usually part of the excitement.
Comment by Chris Best — April 19, 2006 @ 11:21 am
Did I ever tell you that Anya was my mentor/lecturer/tutor when I went to uni?
Comment by Chris Best — April 19, 2006 @ 4:47 pm
I am sooo looking fotrward to the novel Drkate. But what is a Hilary Clinton travel awarsd? Have I missed something.
TT is going to Sydney for work (apparently) but he is taking somethinhg to Anya from me … CB yes you did say re Anya and also she told me. I bet she was a great tutor.
Comment by Administrator — April 19, 2006 @ 7:30 pm