693: Ch 15 — Cranford

Ep. 693: Cranford | Chapter 15Book talk begins at 22:26Cranford wraps up with surprise marriages, booming tea sales, Mrs. Jamieson's selective approval, and the long-awaited return of a familiar face—serving one final cup of genteel drama and heartwarming resolution.---------------------------------------------------------------0:00 Episode start3:20 JULY - Botanical Knits: 12 Designs inspired by trees and foliage by Alana Davos of Never Not Knitting 04:57 THIS WEEK'S TEA: Gratitude Blend https://bit.ly/craftlit-pdteaDon't forget to send us your crafty videos07:10- review of Knit Nation9:00 stitch of the montharound 10:08 - I'm talking about what NOT to use the stitch for around 10:29 here's my swatcharound 12:18 color header pic The inner edge of odd pages has the page number :(22:26 START BOOK TALK22:30 We had a marvelous chapter 14, and the start of Miss Matty's tea chop (and comfit dispensary) 23:17 HumanKind: a hopeful history by Rutger Bregman25:00 TEA!Congou - Chinese Black tea popular in 19th Century(Lapsang) Souchong - fine variety of above; smoked-dried over pinewood fires (so it takes kind of marvelously smokey)Gunpowder - fine type of green tea - EACH LEAF is rolled up to look granular (I checked, and yes, you can watch the leaves unroll while it steeps!) Pekoe - superior black tea picked when leaves are still young and downy (Plum Deluxe has a Pekoe Ceylon Tea—because pekoe is actually a tea grade not a falvor profile!)26:31 - Holy smoke! Samuel Johnson's Dictionary is ONLINE now!26:50 - The old Hundredth - musical version of Psalm 100 "All people that on earth do dwell" (Heather actually played it on the piano for you!)28:05 - Baron Munchausen stories, all free to read or download: Public Domain Texts - Raspe's Original English Edition (1785) The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen→ Project Gutenberg - Bürger's German Expansion (1786)Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, Feldzüge und lustige Abenteuer des Freiherrn von Münchhausen→ German Text on Projekt Gutenberg-DE - Illustrated Edition (Gustave Doré, 1862)Beautifully illustrated version:→ Internet Archive Scan - English Edition with Illustrations (1895)Baron Munchausen: His Travels and Surprising Adventures in Russia (Includes famous illustrations)→ Project Gutenberg Free Audiobooks - LibriVox (English audiobook)→ Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (LibriVox) - LibriVox (German audiobook)→ Wunderbare Reisen… (LibriVox)30:46 - More on the Siege of Rangoon (1824)32:20 - Chapter Audio 01:06:22 - Post-chapter NotesMiscellaneousDon't forget to send us your crafty videosBOOK/WATCH PARTIES coming up in 2025: Last Thursday of every month, 8pm Eastern:Jul—Princess Bride (movie)Aug—The Last Unicorn (book)Sep—The Last Unicorn (movie)Oct—Random Harvest (book)Nov—Random Harvest (movie)Dec—Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (book)*CraftLit's Socials*• Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel• Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9• Podcast site: http://craftlit.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit/• TikTok podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@craftlit• Email: [email protected]• Previous CraftLit Classics can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023*SUPPORT THE SHOW!*• CraftLit App Premium feed bit.ly/libsynpremiumcraftlit (only one tier available)• PATREON: https://patreon.com/craftlit (all tiers, below)——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties*All tiers and benefits are also available as*—*YouTube Channel Memberships*—*Ko-Fi* https://ko-fi.com/craftlit—*NEW* at CraftLit.com — 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. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list.• Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app)• Call 1-206-350-1642