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Things are not as easily understood nor as expressible as people usually would like us to believe. Most happenings are beyond expression; they exist where a word has never intruded.

Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet [The First Letter], 1903

This is good stuff, love the Senegalese ref, in my head France’s Outremer in space has always looked African……but this has also got some French and Indian War feel. Nice

Look flipping brilliant. Loads of good info in the post thanks. Did you bond foam to foam? What kind of glue would you use….trying to do ‘realistic’ hills at the moment and PVA didn’t work

Tim Blanning pop history book in the loo

Top lavatorial reading matter from Blanning, and title bang on message for correct approach to activities in the Throne Room……
Huzzah! #18thC #PopularHistory #PursuitofGlory #TimBlanning

Aye……tech-guy the believer, priest the skeptic was a nice touch, the comic dialogue is well done.

It’s an absolute belter.

Darmstadt #Germany Artists’ colony at Mathildenhohe - some great examples of work by Peter Behrens, Joseph Maria Olbrich et al. #Secessionists #Architecture A memorable visit Sept 2024

…….well if there were a few million Nufrancs of (stolen) working capital 🤷 might work

Absolutely! Only got a fraction of the original stuff. Ta

The drama is incredible in the conference scenes. You can ‘see’ the minor tells and expressions on Ayers/Mallory/Azov, etc faces as the power balance shifts…..

CJ Cerryh’s outstanding Hugo Winner, Downbelow Station

This was pretty much perfect. Extreme show-don’t-tell. Dialogue that crackles with tension, the fragile versus the brutal……Pell Station is a spin gravity Sevastopol. The 80s vintage means it reeks of #TravellerRPG and #2300AD so right up my jump route

That was very cool. Ta!

Fun fact: Trocal is also the name of a single-ply roofing membrane.

Meanwhile en France…..
think I’ll stick with the Bachata

Winters Tale. Set in olden times when the Czech Republic had a Riviera

YouTube video by Domino Recording Co. The Pastels / Tenniscoats - Vivid Youth (2009)

Perfection! Also……..

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I recall his description of the beautiful medieval core of Heidelburg, then a few pages later the revelation that all he has just depicted will be destroyed a few years later.

Aye…..I’ve always been a fan of Durrell but amongst the gold there’s some horrific (male) entitlement baked in. Some you can live with but other stuff is 😬

Never read any Steinbeck!……Riddley Walker gets a lot of mentions in the grogsphere….some quality stuff for the list there, ta.
As for 60s USA got been eyeing up Trout Fishing in America for a while.

Crikey I’d forgotten all about Dali’s Car! I’ll queuing up Japan now.

Amen to Pattern Language

There’s tons of course; but this…...
Anyway, you don’t get owt for nowt; so recommend us back!

Graffiti art Stevenson Square Manchester

I’ll just have the pie thanks.

#MIF #Northernquarter #Stevensonsquare

Oh my, Rickie Lee Jones 😻 #Totp #totp2 #bbc4

Went there back in 2003, seem to remember you ordered them as batches that went up exponentially 2, 4, 8, and topping out at 16? Might’ve misremembered. Flipping gorgeous though.

Tour d’Yorkshire!

Lets have some Oldhammer stuff. Politically satirical banners are a staple. My Mercenary Half Orcs :"The Company of Bastards" takes its inspiration from political detritus. Mostly Citadel C10 from mid 80s. Some modern plastic #Northstarminiatures #oldhammer #paintingminiatures

Amen.
In con games, (to date the only type I’ve run) you definitely need a bit of Stage Management early and late. Act ll can be a bit loosey goosey.

About a month ago had the first patently AI written report cross my desk for checking…..wonky details wonky facts. Disappointing

Very cool