www.srf.ch/news/international/nach-der-praesidentenwahl-so-westlich-war-finnland-noch-nie
Equity, the thief of human potential. Thomas Sowell
Wonderful, succinct, witty and grave.
A very sad sight
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
EU wil Orban chanteren
ordbøkene.no
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/
Norsk middelalder
Norges historie – Store norske leksikon
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
The Adventures of Figgles, Chapter 27,413
Depressionen bei Männern: Darüber reden statt einsam schweigen
RIP Franz Beckenbauer
The continuing adventures of Figgles …
Coffee at the GS
A wonderful podcast for learning Norwegian
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
Skal bli bikkjekaldt: – Farlig for pelskledde venner
One or two bizarre clues …
Bhangra?
Heptad!
A pleasant Jumbo, with some doubts about the spelling of 39 across by the compiler.
Why Mozart Didn’t Like Paris
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
A Guide to Gustav Mahler’s Symphonies | Carnegie Hall
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
Virgo
“There must be some mistake …”
“You made it!”
Sabre of London, “The man who was twice”, 1957
John Wayne, in “Chisum”, 1970
Pomfret
Honeytrap
A pleasant afternoon
Straightforward, by comparison with some this week!
A good recovery, after an early distraction
Medea: Euripides
A satisfactory effort!
A slow start, then a breakthrough and the rest followed swiftly
Pre-prandial hypnotism
My friend and I
Medea, in “Die Argonauten”, second work in Grillparzer’s trilogy, “Das goldene Vlieẞ”
In celebration of the stinkiest cheeses to come from France – The Local
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
High seas
Juncture …
Mathematical beauty and truth
A rainy afternoon in November
At the GS
GS & Home. Smoothly concluded.
La statue
Swiftly done
Werewolf, not behemoth …
Lollop …
At the General Store again
Iphigenie auf Tauris, I, iii (Goethe)
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!
Solved at the GS
Dafydd Y Garreg Wen
Rather slow …
Completed by 8.30 a.m. at the GS
Lyndon @ Adonis Blue 
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