{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"682: Ch 4 \u2014 Cranford","description":"Ep. 682: Cranford | Chapter 4 Book talk begins at 10:00 A mysterious stranger stirs up gossip, secrets slip out over tea, and Miss Matty\u2019s world gets just a little more complicated. --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Episode start 01:56 MAY RAFFLE - Sir Walter Scott Cross stitch from Rebecca S (Of Book it with Becca, who wrote the wonderful post: \u201cWhat do you do with a problem like Emma?\u201d 2:42 The dimensions of the cross-stitch are 9\u201dx11\u201d (23cmx30cm) Also, Plum Deluxe\u2019s CraftLit tea collection is here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/craftlit-pdtea 03:55 - Gardening Olla DIY video 1 and a plastic bottle version and gardening video with fake drip irrigation 06:12 Send us your crafty videos! 07:18 - Thin Man Movie Watch Party, May 24, 2025. If you need to level-up to join us we\u2019ve made it easy! 09:54 - Re- hash Chapter 3: A Love Affair of Long Ago - Miss Matty Jenkyns reminisces about her past romance with Mr. Holbrook, which was thwarted by her family\u2019s disapproval.  Miss J couldn\u2019t SUCK an orange (then by ch 3 she was gone from us) Martha, the new girl of all work trying to learn how to do her job and nudging Major Jenkyns when he didn\u2019t serve himself fast enough 11:00 Miss Matilda SATE bolt upright (not a typo) 11:16 Poetry today from George Herbert\u2014selections from will be featured at the end of the episodes, Euan Bartlett is the reader 12:00 \u201cPudding before meat\u201d and \u201cno broth no ball; no ball, no beef\u201d Suet Pudding: Spotted Dick pudding: Steak and Kidney pudding: Yorkshire Pudding 14:00 Yorkshire Pudding, a Humble History 15:32 Old fashioned forks - like 16th Century\/1500s - were two-tine forks. 16:44 \u201cAmin\u00e9 at her grains of rice after her previous feast with the Ghoul\u201d - from \u201cThe Story of Sidi-Nouman\u201d from One Thousand and One Nights (1765-8) Amin\u00e9 is wife of Sidi Nouman who notices she only eats rice with a bodkin. He figures out she\u2019s a Ghoul who goes to cemeteries at night to feast on the newly-buried dead so rice was pretty \u2018meh\u2019 for her.  <iframe src="https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/arabiannightsent00rich" width="560" height="384" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <iframe src="https:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/arabiannightsent00rich" width="560" height="384" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> 17:48 \u201cUnbecoming calashes to put on over their caps\u201d - threw me b\/c of the Caleche\u2019s in Dracula - turns out they\u2019re related! Retractable hood to put over a cap! 19:34 Tennyson - a line about cedars from 1842\u2019s \u201cThe Gardiner\u2019s Daughter\u201d and in the original text It\u2019s missing from the published version so a conversation turn would have been less of an utter non-sequiter in the OG version. 20:30 Headsup for the crocheters in our midst. 20:48 \u201cLocksley Hall\u201d by Tennyson - not included accidentally. 21:04 Visiting rules - more 49:40 \u2018\u201cMy cousin might make a drive, I think,\u201d said Miss Pole, who was afraid of ear-ache, and had only her cap on. \u2019\u2014 spectacular set of non-sequiters (p41) 53:30 I saw, I imitated, I survived - Mary Smith as C\u00e6sar - using rounded knife tip as a spoon-ish food delivery device Don\u2019t forget! SEND US YOUR CRAFTY VIDEOS George Herbert\u2019s poetry often draws on the natural world, gardens, and quiet reflection: 1. \u201cThe Flower\u201d Theme: Renewal, the seasons of the soul, joy in growth Perfect for July because: It celebrates the resurgence of beauty and hope\u2014after cold or darkness, flowers bloom again. \u201cGrief melts away Like snow in May, As if there were no such cold thing.\u201d \u201cWho would have thought my shriveled heart Could have recovered greenness? It was gone Quite underground; as flowers depart To see their mother-root, when they have blown.\u201d \u201cThy garden is not bare; And I shall find once more The sweet communion with thy saints.\u201d 2. \u201cEaster\u201d Yes, it\u2019s tied to the holiday, but it also celebrates light and blooming. \u201cRise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him mayst rise.\u201d Pair this with literal rising things\u2014morning sun, lilies, tall foxgloves. 3. \u201cThe Pulley\u201d Theme: Why God withholds perfect rest\u2014so we seek Him. This works well in summer, when life feels abundant, but still leaves a twinge of longing. \u201cWhen God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by\u2026\u201d (and yet withheld rest, to draw man\u2019s soul back to God) A beautiful idea for a reflective pause among too-perfect blooms. 4. \u201cLove (III)\u201d Theme: Divine love, human unworthiness, and acceptance It\u2019s more theological, but gentle and moving\u2014great for a quiet bench moment in a shady corner. \u201cLove bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back\u2026\u201d \u201cYou must sit down,\u201d says Love, \u201cand taste my meat.\u201d So I did sit and eat.\u201d It pairs beautifully with the hum of bees and the hospitality of a garden. If you want a very short quote for your garden journal or bench-musing: \u2022 \u201cThou hast given me this herb of grace to smell and taste.\u201d \u2014 from \u201cGrace\u201d \u2022 \u201cSweet rose, whose hue angry and brave\u2026\u201d \u2014 from \u201cVirtue\u201d \u2022 \u201cHe that in mirth and youthful jollity keeps measure, is more temperate than he that lets his sorrow flow out without check.\u201d \u2014 from his prose The Country Parson *CraftLit\u2019s Socials* \u2022 Find everything here: https:\/\/www.linktr.ee\/craftlitchannel \u2022 Join the newsletter: http:\/\/eepurl.com\/2raf9  \u2022 Podcast site: http:\/\/craftlit.com \u2022 Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CraftLit\/ \u2022 Facebook group: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/craftlit \u2022 Pinterest: https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/craftlit\/ \u2022 TikTok podcast: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@craftlit \u2022 Email: heather@craftlit.com \u2022 Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https:\/\/bit.ly\/craftlit-library-2023 *SUPPORT THE SHOW!* \u2022 CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly\/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available) \u2022 PATREON:   https:\/\/patreon.com\/craftlit (all tiers, below) \u2014\u2014Walter Harright -  $5\/mo for the same audio as on App \u2014\u2014Jane Eyre - $10\/mo for even-month Book Parties \u2014\u2014Mina Harker - $15\/mo for odd-month Watch Parties *All tiers and benefits are also available as* \u2014*YouTube Channel Memberships*  \u2014*Ko-Fi* https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/craftlit  \u2014*NEW* at CraftLit.com \u2014 Premium Memberships https:\/\/craftlit.com\/membership-levels\/ *IF you want to join a particular Book or Watch Patry but you don't want to join any of the above membership options*, please use PayPal.me\/craftlit or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. 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