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Retired. Rejoiner. VdGG & Peter Hammill. Gigs, films, SF. Bath City FC and Somerset CCC. Reading Pepys’ diary daily.
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@levparikian.bsky.social A meshed door, I’m guessing, to keep swifts out of the tower of the Castelvecchio on the river in Verona. A few dozen have just appeared.

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While I think of it, given that 14 year olds are now scoring T20 centuries for fun, I saw the first ever - Graeme Hick for Worcestershire v Northants at Luton, at which point Northants promptly dropped Luton as a venue. The microphone failed in the post match interview.

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As I approach Verona by train, I discover that Jane Gardam, author of A Long Way From Verona, has died. I read the novel (which I enjoyed) a few years ago following a @backlisted.bsky.social discussion.

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Just caught part of a piece on BBC Europe by Alastair Sooke about James Turrell’s Roden Crater project (ongoing since 1975). It is advancing, and looks incredible, but I’m never going to get there (Northern Arizona) let’s face it.

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Very confused editorial. If the UK is to reintegrate into the EU, it will be on the EU's terms. Trying to lead the process and ask for special treatment (customs union but no freedom of movement) which no member state enjoys is a deeply un-serious proposal observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

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Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell – and The Raven King – in The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City. www.fictionable.world/stories/the-... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

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