@jon-nyc Beautiful!

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Tsetse flies? Should be in the top five I would think Unless 1 is supposed to represent all insects

Bights

The folly immediately reminded me of 15th century Peel Towers built along our Scottish border areas. The house, a behemoth.

"Influencers" has many meanings. What exactly does it mean in this case? I don't know. I don't get my health knowledge from "social media". "Social media" can be distracting, but no more than a "smart" phone. YMMV

@adagiom As usual

Happy birthday Ron!!

I think we've been lead down a wrong path in a way. The '80's "Oprahfication" of confessional psychology won't leave us. Two of its great proponents, Harry and Meghan gave it a spin. Their project imploded. Now they want to come crawling home. Don't get me wrong. I agree about pandemic-induced trauma.

Tariffs are a tax. They say if you write it on a chalkboard 100x it gets easier to remember.

My first thought was: there's a market for cash? My next thought was: leave it alone.

@wtg said: Me, too. Lovely as both of them are, they feel too remote. Good for vacation. Not so much for living in full time. While I'm kind of a hermit in many respects, I still like having people living nearby me. Yes, also I've realised how nice it is to walk to a local shop for a newspaper, and have a doctor/dentist within reasonable driving distance. So not to live in the outer Hebrides, nor London, a compromise.

@chas Thank you I'm also now finishing off a Mendelsohn Op67#2 which I'd almost learnt during covid. This: https://m. Link to video

@jon-nyc said: [image: 1786805318857-screenshot-2026-08-15-at-09.07.28.png] Nah … too perfect, a real Zoom session will have a few attendees who don’t show their faces, company policy notwithstanding.

@wtg said: The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-bombing-of-pan-am-103-cast-guide We watched it. It was really well done.

Good grief.

They loved their hunting lodges.

@Rontuner excellent discovery! I bet that is indeed what it's for! That would make it the correct length, and that would also explain why it's still there!

Bingo.