John and I started watching the BBC’s lengthy take on Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited a couple years ago, when we were living in Japan. We still have a few episodes left, so we’re watching those now. Somehow, Brideshead, with its nostalgic depiction of effete Edwardian England, is quite soothing when taking care of a baby. It’s a very slow-moving TV series — I often end up falling asleep and have to re-watch — but a nice escape from reality. A few months ago, we saw Jeremy Irons in Takashimaya trying on a jacket. He looks almost exactly the same as he did in Brideshead. And he was wearing what looked like a period outfit — some sort of peasant blouse and jodhpurs.

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