I would like to start this blog by explaining why I named my blog The Castle of Blandings. I wanted to name my blog either Malgudi or the Castle of Blandings. After an evening of serious thinking i decided to settle the matter by tossing the coin and Blandings won. First let me tell you what the Castle of Blandings is.For those of you who are not familiar with Pelgham Grenville Wodehouse's works the Castle OF Blandings is the stately mansion of the 9th Earl of Blandings Lord Clarence Therepwood. It is situated near the fictional town of Market Blandings. The Castle of Blandings , in my opinion is the most idyllic place. What makes this place so interesting?? Well the place is a menagerie of human beings.A completely amnesiac, pig loving head of the family , his control freak sisters, the frivolous Galahad, the dutiful butler Beach and the ever and all eating pig Empress of Blandings makes me feel why this piece of fiction is not true.
So why choose this as the name for my blog? The laid back and carefree rural atmosphere of Blandings along with this interesting bunch of characters makes this place the most enjoyable fictional place to read about. It is the sort of place i would like to be in. Unfortunately such a place can never exist. So i decided to create my own Blandings. My Blandings will be a repository of the happy and funny moments of life which i would like to share with others. So I decided to create a Virtual Blandings, which i hope will be a happy and a wonderful place.
