The Carousel

Pardon the radio silence, but we’ve all been busy….chomping, as monsters do.

I interrupt our hiatus with my profession of love for Mad Men, the drama series about advertising set in the ’60s and renowned for its attention to detail and excellent writing – if you don’t already know.

Rolling Stone magazine goes behind the scenes, giving us mere mortals a glimpse into the wonderful world of Mad Men:

I leave you with a fantastic scene, from the finale of Season 1 (I think) – guaranteed to make you sigh, if not cry. Listen to the dialogue – one does not need to follow the show to appreciate this:

“Nostalgia literally means, the pain from an old wound. It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than your memory alone.”