I was mortified to discover that this beautiful robin, who had been a constant and courageous presence in the garden, had not survived the winter. LJ


Miscellaneous posts, daily doodles, pastimes, comments, articles and reflections on this and that.
I was mortified to discover that this beautiful robin, who had been a constant and courageous presence in the garden, had not survived the winter. LJ

Bokmålsordboka og Nynorskordboka viser skrivemåte og bøying i tråd med norsk rettskriving. Språkrådet og Universitetet i Bergen står bak ordbøkene.
— Read on beta.ordbok.uib.no/
Norges historie dekker perioden fra de første menneskene kom til landet og fram til vår tid.De tidligste sporene etter menneskelig bosetning i Norge er fra steinalderen, som begynte rundt år 9000–10 000 før vår tidsregning (fvt.)..
— Read on snl.no/Norges_historie


















podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/norsk-for-beginners/id1551986776
This splendid podcast comprises interesting audio passages accompanied by a full transcript and a list of key vocabulary. LJ




We look at Mozart’s 1778 visit to Paris and why he thought Parisians were “rude and obnoxious, filled with arrogance and obsessed with self-importance.”
— Read on interlude.hk/mozarts-musical-journey-1-may-1778-paris-real-dump/
I confess I prefer Strasbourg, Bologna, Winchester etc., indeed provincial cities in general. LJ
Full Leonard Bernstein Cycle Remastered Exclusively on Carnegie Hall+ including “Resurrection” from Ely Cathedral.
— Read on www.carnegiehall.org/Explore/Articles/2023/07/26/Mahler-Symphony-Cycle

“You made it!”
Sabre of London, “The man who was twice”, 1957
John Wayne, in “Chisum”, 1970










Gerard Depardieu is bashing France for its “stinky cheese”, but we couldn’t give a whiff. Here are six of the smelliest you need to bury your nose in, at least once in life. What others would you add?
— Read on www.thelocal.fr/20160922/a-celebration-of-the-stinkiest-cheeses-to-come-out-of-france
Having acquired a Munster d’Alsace from the Christmas Market in Winchester, for which I gladly parted with £9.00 purely for the joy of rediscovering a slice of quintessential Alsace, I’ve just set it alongside a ripe Camembert. Splendid, if a mite whiffy ! LJ










So haben Tantals Enkel Fluch auf Fluch
Mit vollen, wilden Händen ausgesät.
Und, gleich dem Unkraut, wüste Häupter schüttelnd
Und tausendfält’gen Samen um sich streuend,
Den Kindeskindern nahverwandte Mörder
Zur ew’gen Wechselwut erzeugt!




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