Absolutely loved this post, Eileen! Happy Substack anniversary (we're only a week apart in that respect!).
I live a 25-minute drive from the UoS campus, believe it or not! And I noticed that the church in which you had renewed your wedding vows was built of the same Sussex flint as so many around here. Wonderful.
Great link to the art of Sitzpinkeln - when I was an au pair in Germany I was surprised that the young boy in the family sat down to pee. I asked him if he had ever 'stehpinkelt' - and he told me I was crazy! 🤣
Guy Fawkes Night there glows in my memory. Seeing the High Street lit by parading torchlight felt like having fallen backwards in time. It's a beautiful place.
Absolutely loved this post, Eileen! Happy Substack anniversary (we're only a week apart in that respect!).
I live a 25-minute drive from the UoS campus, believe it or not! And I noticed that the church in which you had renewed your wedding vows was built of the same Sussex flint as so many around here. Wonderful.
Great link to the art of Sitzpinkeln - when I was an au pair in Germany I was surprised that the young boy in the family sat down to pee. I asked him if he had ever 'stehpinkelt' - and he told me I was crazy! 🤣
Lol, got to train them when they're young. My boys would be hopeless about it now. Are you closer to Lewes then? I miss it!
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And yes - in fact I went to school there! Gorgeous place, right? Lewes, I mean, not school! 🤣
Guy Fawkes Night there glows in my memory. Seeing the High Street lit by parading torchlight felt like having fallen backwards in time. It's a beautiful place.
Charming. Excelsior!
You had me laughing all the way through this story just like all the rest! LOVE LOVE LOVE your stories!