The Anglo Saxon man

The highlight of our visit to Seymour Park yesterday was the Anglo Saxon Man who came and built the hut. Time span i my head - was it recently the Anglo Saxons or weren't the Victorians more recent, and suddenly talk of 300 year old oaks and slow growing trees seemed fine. Anything was possible. It was also strange as Khawla had talked of the piece of land and the possibility of the trees being planted during the writing of the bid but nobody thought it would happen. The strangeness was in it happening alongside the Anglo Saxon man appearing and building a hut. 

I am reading some interesting stuff. I bumped into David Shannon who is obviously one of the best read people, and he said I should read this book: Exile and Pride

Also Lalitha told me to read this: Dear Science and other stories and I have ordered this on Abi's advice: Unthinking Mastery

All this reading is good as it is beginning to unlock something about the space of the project. We are not going to be in a comfortable space, but one that we build together. I am also reading Blencowe on 'Spiritual Activism' - that is a really good article see here: Disenchanting secularism

I am trying to make Fridays my reading day for the project, it doesn't always work, but it is a way to acknowledge like you said that this project is like a Phd, it is about learning to read a new literature and making it work. 

You are right I am becoming a PhD student, and might have to do some writing on Thursdays. 
 

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  1. spodsheffOctober 11, 2021 at 7:53 AM

    It is a funny thing to say but I think everybody who does a PhD sort of hates it and sort of loves it - Like Nietzsche eternal return. Its a special time to revisit and a difficult time to forget but yes after all your ups and downs and busy beeness of the last 3 years a bit of time to be a scholar and really do this project justice must feel both exciting and daunting.

    I liked Angle Saxon man as well. I was in a film once where we re shot a dream sequence from the film Billy liar on Leeds town hall step. I was a priest in a wide brimmed hat. As we were filming a man walked past dressed as Henry 8th complete with cod piece and beard . He was nothing to do with the film but we managed to persuade him to be in it and he joined us on the steps. I later found out he was working for Leeds armories which kind of took the edge off it.

    I liked Anglo Saxon man because the head teacher said he thought the wattle and daub dwelling he was making was permanent. He then said almost under his breath "we will see about that" clearly he is of Norman decent and carries his disdain for the Saxon barberians

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