I first heard "plonk" in the context of Rumpole of the Bailey, a BBC mystery series (with associated books) about a barrister who solves crimes and drinks cheap wine he calls "Pommeroy's Plonk" (or "Chateau Thames Embankment") named for the pub he frequents.
Last month I read a book about owls and learned about plumicorns and all sorts of other cool shit. They’re such a fascinating bird! Also, I’m ashamed to say I never thought about the waste involved in all of those pantries. Doing all of that organizing always felt like an absurd amount of unnecessary labor so I’ve not paid it much attention. Turns out it’s toxic in more ways than one…
What was the book, Kim? I have What An Owl Knows on my TBR list. I agree about the "absurd amount of unnecessary labor" angle. I hadn't thought about the plastic waste either--mostly because I've been busy ignoring The Home Edit and etc. I feel like these companies, influencers, and especially the oil manufacturers are the ones who should be feeling shame for promoting excess consumption for our consumables.
That’s the book! It sent me down many Google rabbit holes while I was reading it, so now I’m realizing I don’t know if I read the term in the book or in one of the related articles. 😂 Bottom line - owls are fucking awesome.
My time to shine! Learned about plumicorns last week at the zoo, and feel preternaturally smart knowing about the Bildungsroman due to a Simone de Beauvoir lit class at university! (I minored in French but have a science degree and was very out of my element. Themes? In BOOKS?)
My daughter’s entire room is a floordrobe!
I’m going to need a fruiton!!
I had no clue about the name Soy 😂
Mine was a floordrobe when I was her age, too. #adhd
I first heard "plonk" in the context of Rumpole of the Bailey, a BBC mystery series (with associated books) about a barrister who solves crimes and drinks cheap wine he calls "Pommeroy's Plonk" (or "Chateau Thames Embankment") named for the pub he frequents.
This is a great detail and I love it. In what era is the series set?
It's contemporary, but "contemporary" in this case means 1975-1992.
Last month I read a book about owls and learned about plumicorns and all sorts of other cool shit. They’re such a fascinating bird! Also, I’m ashamed to say I never thought about the waste involved in all of those pantries. Doing all of that organizing always felt like an absurd amount of unnecessary labor so I’ve not paid it much attention. Turns out it’s toxic in more ways than one…
What was the book, Kim? I have What An Owl Knows on my TBR list. I agree about the "absurd amount of unnecessary labor" angle. I hadn't thought about the plastic waste either--mostly because I've been busy ignoring The Home Edit and etc. I feel like these companies, influencers, and especially the oil manufacturers are the ones who should be feeling shame for promoting excess consumption for our consumables.
That’s the book! It sent me down many Google rabbit holes while I was reading it, so now I’m realizing I don’t know if I read the term in the book or in one of the related articles. 😂 Bottom line - owls are fucking awesome.
Agreed! I'm going to move that book further up my TBR list now!
My time to shine! Learned about plumicorns last week at the zoo, and feel preternaturally smart knowing about the Bildungsroman due to a Simone de Beauvoir lit class at university! (I minored in French but have a science degree and was very out of my element. Themes? In BOOKS?)
LOL about themes. That's all I've ever seen. Man, I love brains.
Right? Like characters, call me when u need a graph