Miriam Margolyes describes an absurd accident 

Margolyes is always remarkable. But the letter is, too. It’s such a vivid testament to how momentary irritations, distractions, and fits of anger can steal a life away, and of the bliss of being able to tell someone everything. In old-fashioned letter writing, people felt accompanied as they wrote, and as they read. Communication today is speedy and brief, and lacks that sense of being immersed in the company of the other.

Modern day version happened to a friend, who was a cashier in a grocery store back then. This tiny girl appears with her shoppings, but shes soaking wet, I mean dripping, puddles form in her feet. Friend, half laughing, asks what happened. The girl just smiles and nearly yells: “Well fuck, I took so much speed (amphetamine), I fell into the fountain!”, and carries on as if nothing spectacular just happened. This might be my favourite story of weird customers, ever. Sometimes life gives you lemons _and_ lemonade, I guess.

I think Dora Carrington must have been almost as interesting as Miriam Margolyes....

Miriam Margolyes is such a legend and a Comedy Genius. Love her ♥️

Loved that. Love her

Letter writing, letter writing I so miss letter writing...

Spectacular

It's simple. She had an attack of the vapours.

Is she wearing a shalwar kameez? That is so cute

I just don’t get the fuss about her. Nothing special about this reading at all.