Comments for THE ORWELL PRIZE http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com In association with the Orwell Trust, Political Quarterly and Media Standards Trust Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on 12.11.39 by Little Richardjohn http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/12-11-39/#comment-5802 Little Richardjohn Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:44:43 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2376#comment-5802 He knew the war was coming, and that what we now call 'self-sufficiency' would be vital. As well as allowing him to return to the 'Golden Country' of his youth, and supplementing his meagre income as a writer, this was practical preparation for the horrors to come, which might have lasted indefinitely, for all Orwell knew. He knew the war was coming, and that what we now call ’self-sufficiency’ would be vital.
As well as allowing him to return to the ‘Golden Country’ of his youth, and supplementing his meagre income as a writer, this was practical preparation for the horrors to come, which might have lasted indefinitely, for all Orwell knew.

]]> Comment on 13.11.39 by JamesonLewis3rd http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/13-11-39/#comment-5801 JamesonLewis3rd Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:33:36 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2378#comment-5801 Meanwhile: In Britain... The HMS Blanche strikes a mine and is sunk off the Thames estuary. It is the first Royal Navy destroyer lost during the war. In the Shetland Islands... German bombers drop bombs on British territory, for the first time, in a strike targeting naval vessels and flying boats. No significant damage is done. A rabbit is reported to have been killed. Meanwhile:

In Britain… The HMS Blanche strikes a mine and is sunk off the Thames estuary. It is the first Royal Navy destroyer lost during the war.

In the Shetland Islands… German bombers drop bombs on British territory, for the first time, in a strike targeting naval vessels and flying boats. No significant damage is done. A rabbit is reported to have been killed.

]]> Comment on 13.11.39 by The Ridger http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/13-11-39/#comment-5800 The Ridger Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:51:26 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2378#comment-5800 A foot? That's rather far for a shallot. A full-grown Vidalia, maybe ... A foot? That’s rather far for a shallot. A full-grown Vidalia, maybe …

]]> Comment on 13.11.39 by JamesonLewis3rd http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/13-11-39/#comment-5799 JamesonLewis3rd Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:29:57 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2378#comment-5799 I kept hearing this "BOING" sound during the night. The next morning, there were shallots scattered everywhere. I kept hearing this “BOING” sound during the night. The next morning, there were shallots scattered everywhere.

]]> Comment on 12.11.39 by andrew http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/12-11-39/#comment-5797 andrew Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:11:14 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2376#comment-5797 a lump of fat for the tits, that's always nice. a lump of fat for the tits, that’s always nice.

]]> Comment on 12.11.39 by itwasntme http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/12-11-39/#comment-5793 itwasntme Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:34:39 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2376#comment-5793 He is alive to his world, both partaking and contributing. He is alive to his world, both partaking and contributing.

]]> Comment on 12.11.39 by Roving Thundercloud http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/12-11-39/#comment-5792 Roving Thundercloud Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:44:31 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2376#comment-5792 This is a crazy good year for fungi. I have never seen such a profusion or variety, and never such large ones, growing in every yard and field. It's kind of creepy, like an alien invasion, or a preparation for something sinister. This is a crazy good year for fungi. I have never seen such a profusion or variety, and never such large ones, growing in every yard and field. It’s kind of creepy, like an alien invasion, or a preparation for something sinister.

]]> Comment on 12.11.39 by Rosemary Molloy http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/12-11-39/#comment-5791 Rosemary Molloy Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:47:19 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2376#comment-5791 In just a paragraph, Orwell transports us to another land and another era. Magical. In just a paragraph, Orwell transports us to another land and another era. Magical.

]]> Comment on 11.11.39 by JamesonLewis3rd http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/11-11-39/#comment-5789 JamesonLewis3rd Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:18:53 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2374#comment-5789 George~~ How far "out in the fields" did you have to go in order to "notice" the horse and foal dung? Just curious. Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, I am reminded of <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Vincent_van_Gogh_%281853-1890%29_-_Wheat_Field_with_Crows_%281890%29.jpg" rel="nofollow"><em>Wheat Field with Crows (1890)</em></a>. George~~

How far “out in the fields” did you have to go in order to “notice” the horse and foal dung? Just curious.

Meanwhile, unsurprisingly, I am reminded of Wheat Field with Crows (1890).

]]> Comment on 11.11.39 by The Ridger http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/11-11-39/#comment-5787 The Ridger Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:04:25 +0000 http://orwelldiaries.wordpress.com/?p=2374#comment-5787 Massed flocks of American robins and cedar waxwings make a tremendous noise here this week, too. Massed flocks of American robins and cedar waxwings make a tremendous noise here this week, too.

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