David Windsor

Deepest sympathies Mark

I used to like the online versions where the appointment would automatically cut off!

Sending support! A part of moving to Scotland was to avoid flagshaggers

Lynx stynx as I used to try and tell them

For those who only know me on here, we’ve moved to Scotland. Not sure why

That’s appalling, my deepest sympathies

@youngbill.bsky.social thanks for the repost!

Mahler | eBay UK Original version of volume 1. Ex library

Selling some Mahler books and other classical items. I won’t post all the items but here’s an example:

ebay.us/m/2nErbn

Great, but I hope you get more readers than that!

@stujallen.bsky.social great to read your Laxness post. I’ve read a few of his books, my favourite by far is Independent People

And Shrinking is great too

Severance and Pachinko waiting for you!

The Labour Party back in the day. Socialists, remember those?

Our first trip was on the ferry from Kirkwall. We paid for a pod as sleep and a shower were apparent benefits. Neither happened but the breakfast was as good as the Magnus Lounge had been. And so we set off to discover if the romantic image we had of the Viking bus station was true…

Beautiful writing, makes me want to get on a ferry, I’d even suffer in a sleeping pod!

Good in parts. His autobiography is funnier. Shecks still makes me laugh, I won’t say any more in case you read it

Sunset and Mow Cop, quite close to the cover of Red Shift

The author in the afterword prefers credible to authentic and laments his reputation from the success of this book as a spy who wrote books. A great condemnation of all ideological systems which place themselves above humanity.

Finished The Spy Who Came In From The Cold by John le Carré. After the slight disappointment of the previous book in the Smiley series this is a gripping masterpiece, full of authentic detail and atmosphere 1/2

Dear me!

Worse than Hanley? Longton?!

However, the author seemed unsympathetic at times towards the composer's mother and Marion Scott - an important musician herself - and almost seems to resent Howells' relative success 2/2

Finished Dweller In Shadows by Kate Kennedy. Fascinating to read about Gumey's works, both poetical and musical, as well as his wartime experiences and his many years in an asylum. It was also good to learn about other composers, such as Herbert Howells and Francis Purcell Warren 1/2

Reminds me of when I accidentally took this

Love this one

Finished Our Mutual Friend - magnificent. See you next Christmas Mr Dickens

Wow!

What a whisky!

Pachinko and Shrinking are both great too while you’re there!

Bandage off, plasters on, allowed to play the piano again!