{"id":10596,"date":"2023-11-28T22:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10596"},"modified":"2023-11-29T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T07:22:15","slug":"days-out-sheldrakes-topping-talk-ely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=10596","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Sheldrake\u2019s Topping Talk, Ely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author and book*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

* Image from Sheldrake\u2019s Twitter account. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, we went to see Merlin talk about his book, Entangled Life<\/em>, and it was good. We met Cath Coombs there, but not – at least not until after – her \u2018plus one\u2019, Janey, who arrived late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cath jokingly (I\u2019m assuming?) said I might be bored, having just read the book. And either because of the \u2018orrible \u2018ead cold I\u2019ve got – I was sneezing like a mofo all day, but (both amazingly and mercifully!), during the talk – that very nearly was the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talk itself was structured as an interview, with questions from a Topping staff member, to which Merlin responded. This was then continued afterwards, with questions from the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was, like the book itself, fascinating. Although there was very little that was new or fresh, to me, in the talk, that I hadn\u2019t already encountered in the book. Nevertheless, it was still fascinating. Sheldrake is a charming speaker, and his enthusiasm for his subject is contagious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Oliver was also there, with son Sam. I said a brief hello to them, both afore and after. Teresa wanted us to go straight home, so we didn\u2019t really get to meet\/know Janey, Cath\u2019s friend. I\u2019d have liked to have hung out with Cath, etc, at least briefly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey-ho! Maybe it was my cold\/sneezing, and thus being generally tired. Maybe it was Teresa\u2019s slightly anti-social tendencies? All in all I left feeling a bit glum. But maybe that\u2019s just me, at this difficult time in my life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bros. Sheldrake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The picture above accompanies an article<\/a> that I haven\u2019t read (beyond a quick glance), as yet, which looks intriguing; I might well read it in full, at a later date. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

* Image from Sheldrake\u2019s Twitter account. Well, we went to see Merlin talk about his book, Entangled Life, and it was good. We met Cath Coombs there, but not – at least not until after – her \u2018plus one\u2019, Janey, who arrived late. Cath jokingly (I\u2019m assuming?) said I might be bored, having just read … <\/p>\n

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