a southern gal in the north

Starting this Sunday, the Jane Austen Series on the Newly Titled Masterpiece CLASSIC! is showing the “definitive” version of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.

Thank goodness!  After these past few weeks of tomfoolery with the plots and subplots and what have you , it will be a delightful pleasure to luxuriate in the faithful interpretation of this production.

Although I do Love Garson and Olivier in their very flawed production – you can just sense they are straining to make some sense of it – still they are a most well matched pair as of course are our two in the photo above!

This novel is my top favorite of all of Ms. Austen’s and I love them all.  I have much in common with the heroine – and more than most readers!  (can you guess?)

Its the one book I read every year and of which I never tire!

Pride and Prejudice in three parts starting Sunday Feb 10th on PBS stations (check your local listings)

This week’s BBC 7 newsletter arrived today with this interesting bit of scheduling:

Cover Her Face
Hugh Grant stars in this 1993 adaptation of the PD James thriller, first published in 1962. Called in to investigate a murder at an Elizabethan manor house, Inspector Dalgliesh soon discovers that there is no shortage of motives. As he investigates, the complex secrets and powerful passions of village and family life come into play. Dramatised for radio by Neville Teller and directed by Matthew Walters, it also stars Sian Phillips, Beatie Edney, David Thorpe, Oona Beeson and Melanie Hudson.
Tuesday to Friday at 9am, 8pm and 1am

Now I am HUGH PD James fan – and also a big fan of Roy Marsden’s interpretation of the Inspector Dalgliesh – have all of his essays into the role that were filmed (except DEVICES AND DESIRES which is for some unknown rights reason not to be transferred and the VHS copies on EBAY sell in the triple digits sigh).

As an addicted BBC7 listener (and hoader of) I have collected several of the Robin Ellis* versions of the James’s novels… but this is a new one on me!    (*also available on Audible.com)

I will definitely be tuning in to Listen Again to this one!  Should be very very interesting!

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Today, we’re proud to announce that Windows Live Writer 2008 is now available!

Windows Live Writer 2008 (version 12.0.1366.1026)

Writer Zone: Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta

I started using this program this week. It is a very user friendly program – I like MOST that you can compose your new posts in the ACTUAL TEMPLATE of your particular flavor of blog program.

Lots of other goodies including EXTREMELY easy Photo adding (including a very good hook into FLICKR and great resizing tools).

I have used Blogjet, ecto, Performancing (Firefox) and many others over the years – pretty much tried them all.

I also tried Rocketpost last night but it is VERY CPU intensive and I discarded it.

I give Windows Live Writer Four and a half Stars – the only thing missing is Minimize to the Sys Tray…. but well, I can handle the taskbar space for the many pluses of this VERY easy to use program.

bidding is over One Hundred right now…

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