tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post8523941538366912461..comments2023-06-05T20:09:39.538+10:00Comments on reviewerama: Power of Communities: Cranford, Lars and the Real Girl and of course, Richard ArmitageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-54410821781108481362010-01-14T09:15:26.595+11:002010-01-14T09:15:26.595+11:00Mulubinba Oooh Bronte adaptions? Does it have the ...Mulubinba Oooh Bronte adaptions? Does it have the latest Wuthering heights adaption that screened late last year? I can only imagine what you think of Heathcliffe considering your rumination on Guy.<br /><br />I've driven past our 6th largest city and liked it, though i couldn't stay long enough to see more than surfies and friendly shopkeepers through the car window.Starhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301510892391837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-63279731339543192512010-01-13T20:26:30.596+11:002010-01-13T20:26:30.596+11:00I almost bought Cranford while we were in Sydney w...I almost bought Cranford while we were in Sydney with the two ABC gift cards I got for Christmas. I settled for a boxed set of Bronte adaptations as well as Sense and Sensibility and Northanger Abbey. To complete my spending spree I bought the latest Time Team DVD.<br /><br />As far as community is concerned, I live in the 6th largest city in Australia. My username is the aboriginal name for our city. While it is large, it is also "small". It is great when everything is rosy but if things go wrong or there is some scandal, the whole community seems to know about it! I don't go to the supermarket anymore with my OH as he keeps getting accosted by people who go to him as a Dr even when he is off duty. (Best to leave him at home and let him unpack!!). I guess this experience gives me a tiny taste of what RA must have to go through every time he goes out in public. His poor partner would have to have the patience of a saint not to mention a thick skin. <br /><br />I became very close to two posters who I met two years ago over at IMDB and we have formed a friendship over the internet and across the miles. I feel grateful that I am getting to know all my fellow bloggers and visitors to the blog. The RA blogging community is relatively new but so much fun to be part of. I feel truly blessed to have met so many lovely people who are part of the community that appreciates the work RA does.Mulubinbahttp://mulubinba.typepad.com/an_ra_viewers_perspective/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-31086273667960071162010-01-13T17:54:22.778+11:002010-01-13T17:54:22.778+11:00There is nothing Victorian anywhere near me! Hahah...There is nothing Victorian anywhere near me! Hahaha! Sad but true. I live in the True North strong and free! Niagara-on-the-Lake is so far south it might as well be in the U.S. Beautiful place though. I would love to visit a winery there.<br />I have been to St. John NB too and those figures really are a hoot! <br />I live 2 hours away from the Trans-Canada Hwy. and no one ever passes through my town because it is the end of the road.<br />I am going to check out your political page!Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-29064878023032191872010-01-13T05:54:58.194+11:002010-01-13T05:54:58.194+11:00phylly3, is your small town anywhere near Niagara...phylly3, is your small town anywhere near Niagara on the Lake? Few yrs ago we drove to the Falls mainly because it's such a scenic drive. A fellow tourist gave us directions to NontheLake - it drips with Victorian charm.<br /><br />We've also visited the Thousand Island's area - beautiful as well.<br /><br />A Canadian man is a regular at my political forum - he's more interested in debating US politics than many Americans:)<br /><br />Oooh, that's right, almost forgot - our last cruise was to News Brunswick...loved it, we walked all over St. John and enjoyed every moment. Especially the carved human figures in the town center...they're really a hoot and great opportunity for amusing photos. I'd sat with an arm wrapped around the older gentleman with cap & glasses for DH's camera session.Ricrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837529281561239268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-37100295661684430122010-01-12T18:18:18.420+11:002010-01-12T18:18:18.420+11:00I live in a very small town which is rather isolat...I live in a very small town which is rather isolated amongst the lakes, trees and rocks of the Canadian Shield. As a child I knew almost everyone in town but our community is a bit more migratory now. As a result though, I have met people who have either lived in or visited my town or know people that live(d) here all around the world! <br />Small towns have their short comings but a sense of community is wonderful experience to have.Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-13772732646806595932010-01-12T18:15:55.457+11:002010-01-12T18:15:55.457+11:00I think you'll enjoy Cranford, RiCrAr. It'...I think you'll enjoy Cranford, RiCrAr. It's very different to other period dramas (at least I felt so) in that it's more a sitcom and ensemble piece. Normally I HATE ensemble pieces but this is the exception.<br /><br />Shockingly my partner liked it. It's the humour...and that's thanks to miss Pole. I liked Mrs Forrester and her big cow too, and Miss Deborah...alright i liked everyone except the absent son.<br /><br />It doesn't look like the 'locusts' will be gone soon.Starhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301510892391837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-27248485416551438412010-01-12T14:53:02.447+11:002010-01-12T14:53:02.447+11:00I'd grown up in a small town, then worked in a...I'd grown up in a small town, then worked in a nearby city for awhile...met my DH and we currently live within 25mi of where we both were born. <br /><br />As for Cranford, it was my sister's gift to me this Christmas....will watch asap and comment here, ragtag. <br /><br />Hopefully the locusts will soon depart my blog and peace & quiet will again return:)<br /><br />Nat, you must've set the record for comments to a post in bloggerville:) It certainly is one topic that causes quite a stir in the RA universe.Ricrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837529281561239268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-16302486375678430242010-01-11T10:34:48.265+11:002010-01-11T10:34:48.265+11:00Nat your experiences make me want to move someplac...Nat your experiences make me want to move someplace more quiet. *Sigh*<br /><br />Meg, my parents are from tiny towns overseas so visiting my extended family I feel something different. Almost like a celebrity because I'm the closest thing to a foreigner there!Starhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01301510892391837760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-67795289238250557522010-01-10T17:22:32.436+11:002010-01-10T17:22:32.436+11:00Lars and the Real Girl was a lovely, touching film...Lars and the Real Girl was a lovely, touching film. I really enjoyed it, and felt, as you, that the sense of community portrayed was wonderful.<br /><br />I lived in a tiny town in Essex, called Burnham-on-Crouch, for a year--I was the American in town, teaching in the local high school. After the initial shock and surprise that Burnham had it's very own American (!), I became part of the town's atmosphere. I didn't know everyone, but I certainly ran into people all the time and felt like I was a familiar part of everyday life there. I miss that, because I certainly have never felt that way in California.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362861005578526889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6952400607386754611.post-89754028900437906882010-01-10T17:18:30.639+11:002010-01-10T17:18:30.639+11:00I do feel like I belong to a few communities.
I l...I do feel like I belong to a few communities.<br /><br />I live in a small town. Unlike Cranford, the railway has already made its way through and nobody comes to call between the hours of 1-3. (Or whatever time frame that was...) But living in a small town, I can't help but feel like I'm a part of the community. When I drive down the road, everyone waves, whether they know us or not. I can't go to the grocery store without bumping into tons of familiar faces who want to chat. If they don't know me, they know someone in my family, like my mom who is a kindergarten teacher at one of the 3 elementary schools, or one of my in-laws. It doesn't help that my baby sister (who looks just like me) was crowned the Homecoming Queen this year. People stop and talk to me thinking I'm her or vica versa. Anyway- you can see the picture I'm painting... it's hard NOT to feel invovled in a community if it's small. I love it. My husband and I moved away to "the big city" for a few years and after we had son #1, moved back to our home town to raise our family. :)<br /><br />The other community I've recently discovered like you- the online RA world. Wow, it's crazy, but fun! Getting to know so many people from around the world (like your lovely Aussie self) makes the world feel a bit smaller. It reminds me of my local Wal-Mart... I can't visit your blog or forums without "bumping into" several of the same people in the RA community. Love it!<br /><br />Woah, sorry for being so long-winded! :)Nat at RA FanBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444335092896254805noreply@blogger.com