I've found the discussion friendly. I'm just disappointed that some seem to have jumped to the conclusion that he was " living beyond his means" MD had 7 houses at one point and lost them all, now THAT'S living beyond your means
And I bet @grai is really regretting asking the question now. Believe it or not this forum is rumoured to be a friendly place.
For what it's worth, just like the OP, both myself and my wife admit to being curious.
Now I'm even more confused ... I can't find any unfriendliness ... a discussion, the questioning of ideas and perceptions amongst the general public ... talking about what makes the world go around ... the sort of discussion that goes on in good pubs and coffee shops the country over ... and in The Potting Shed, where the site blurb says ... "Venture into the potting shed for garden gossip, topical debate or idle chit-chat." what's unfriendly about that? 😵
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This is a friendly and welcoming forum. It is the only one I use for that very reason. Some other online forums quickly descend into bitching hate filled rants as soon as one person disagrees with another. Life is far too short. And I have digressed from the topic, apologies.
Hopefully @grai will take the thread as good natured discussion.
It's an interesting question - how involved do we get with "celebrity" lives? Social media and reality TV thrives on seeming to "inviting the public in" - with Twitter etc. I'm not on any social media apart form this forum; I don't know if MD or Adam go in for it much. There is usually great pressure from publishers, media companies etc for celebs, authors etc to offer personal podcasts, run Twitter / Insta accounts etc. Lots give in, even though they don't want to. It's seen as the main way to achive sales.
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On visiting Knepp (I know I keep banging on about it) I was very much struck by the issue of "public/private interface". Knepp is private land, in the same family for hundreds of years; Criss-crossed with public footpaths. Isabella Tree (and the family) then decided to publish a book detailing their 20 project to wild their farm. It describes the wonders of the changes and the struggles, in very personal and specific terms. I think it contains a kind of invitation to come and see... They offer tours and camping. And now they have themselves a global inundation. The world is interested, on cue. Type thing. They want/need to somehow contain the public on the private land. Visitors want to meet Charlie and Isabel. I met some couples, who had come over from Germany to visit; they said they felt a sense of disappointment the Isabel wasn't there to meet them (!).
I listen weekly to Alan Gray's podcast from East Ruston Gardens. I have every intention of going along and meeting him. Poor Alan. 😆 I absolutely feel a personal connection. Indeed I "spend more time" weekly with Monty and Alan (and all you lot, come to that) than I do my closest friends, who live all over the country.
So ... negotiating the public/private interface - tricky, interesting, potentially exploitative, emotive; wrapped up with a sense of belonging, connection, self-calming and joining "communities of enthusiastic response". Intimacy.
I'm never interested in celebrity gossip. Avoid it like the plague. This feels different though. I really like Adam Frost and, like a previous poster, was hoping that his large garden in the previous house would take over from Monty and Long Meadow. When he downsized I was concerned that this would mean he wouldn't be in the running so I was disappointed. This led to me being curious. If he was in any other field of work I probably wouldn't care less.
And I bet @grai is really regretting asking the question now. Believe it or not this forum is rumoured to be a friendly place.
For what it's worth, just like the OP, both myself and my wife admit to being curious.
Now I'm even more confused ... I can't find any unfriendliness ... a discussion, the questioning of ideas and perceptions amongst the general public ... talking about what makes the world go around ... the sort of discussion that goes on in good pubs and coffee shops the country over ... and in The Potting Shed, where the site blurb says ... "Venture into the potting shed for garden gossip, topical debate or idle chit-chat." what's unfriendly about that? 😵
The OP asked a simple question and a few people were good enough to give a straight answer.
Then along comes @B3 with a somewhat indignant "Why is it our business?" This got 8 likes suggesting that the OP (a relative newcomer) was wrong to ask the question.
This was later followed by @KT53 with "The actual reasons are the business of nobody apart from Adam Frost."
Is that any clearer?
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@Dovefromabove re: What is it about the tv that changes people's perception of relationships?
Just to stress in advance, I hadn’t noticed that he had moved and I’m the last one who would even ask why, but I was intrigued by the moral aspect of this topic here in the forum.
To answer your question, since people on telly come into our living room, they become part of our life. If your plumber has a famous tv programme he would have a different life, too.
Most people are able to put celebrities into the right place (and don’t care about them outside the tv life).
But looking what neighbours do in the sense I mentioned is a replacement for our previous life as hunters and gatherers were we had to rely on these skills.
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I'm just disappointed that some seem to have jumped to the conclusion that he was " living beyond his means"
MD had 7 houses at one point and lost them all, now THAT'S living beyond your means
what's unfriendly about that? 😵
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Then along comes @B3 with a somewhat indignant "Why is it our business?" This got 8 likes suggesting that the OP (a relative newcomer) was wrong to ask the question.
Is that any clearer?
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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re: What is it about the tv that changes people's perception of relationships?
Just to stress in advance, I hadn’t noticed that he had moved and I’m the last one who would even ask why, but I was intrigued by the moral aspect of this topic here in the forum.
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