Memoirous

I like to multi-task—such as watch TV and cross-stitch at the same time. The kind of cross-stitch I engage in is counted—not design stamped on cloth. I have a pattern that I transcribe in my mind and, using the symbols and the numbered DMC color thread, I cross-stitch on the fabric. Most people look at it and think it looks like algebra. Believe me: I flunked algebra, and it’s not. Anyway, I was looking for something to watch/not watch while I worked on a section (fox running across a moonlit snowy field) and found Cheap Irish Houses. The title had me at cheap. It was at Prime video. The show is about a highly exuberant realtor who shows clients old bungalows, cottages, farm houses in the Irish countryside or in villages. Yes, they are charming and have potential, and, on a historic level scratch our curiosity of how it might have been to live in one of these old buildings back in the day—say before electricity and indoor plumbing. Each episode focused on one couple or prospectiv...