An update on book 5 of the Felix Hart Novels, and an Alpine affair with Mondeuse, the whispering zither of the Savoie.
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An update on book 5 of the Felix Hart Novels, and an Alpine affair with Mondeuse, the whispering zither of the Savoie.
Link to story in bio.
once when i was in high school my neighbors who blew up barrels of tannerite with their rifles on the weekends got drunk with their 12 year old cousin and went 4 wheeling and flipped the four wheeler and one of them stumbled into our house and stole a bowl of grapes and passed out on the couch
Raffaello Sorbi (Italian 1844–1931) La festa della vendemmia (The Harvest Dance) 1893. Note the "married vines" -- trained on trees.
A sign attached to a gate declares a footpath is closed. Just ahead, a small puddle dampens the public right of way.
Absolutely sickened by the relentless propaganda around so-called Dry January. In my thoughtful and balanced post, I explain why we should shun this sour, faithless pseudo-Lent. (Link in bio)
Looks like someone’s excited about their new Rest Is History subscription…
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
Polar Bears drinking Christmas Wine, Postcard, United Kingdom, 1902
Wines linked to Putin and Patriarch Kirill enter U.S. tasting contest in San Francisco, brought in personal luggage by Kovalchuk aide
The Insider details how wines made next door to Putin's Black Sea palace ended up in California.
We don’t talk enough about how the English are a people of the Baltic - the Angeln region from which they originated borders the Baltic Sea
The hilltop statue Mother of Georgians, holding a sword and a cup of wine, keeps watch over Tbilisi
Early November is a splendid time to visit Tbilisi. The harvest is in, incense smoke drifts through ancient churches, and my table is filled with barbecued meat, steamed dumplings and cheese-filled flatbread.
Link to story in bio. #tbilisi #georgia
Sandra, calm down, I can explain everything
Wine or Sword? Kartlis Deda (“Mother of Georgians”) stands above Tbilisi’s old town, Sololaki. In her left hand a bowl of wine to greet those who come as friends, in her right hand a sword for those who come as enemies. Designed by prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli and erected in 1958
god this is properly mortifying stuff from Zarah there, GCSE-level analysis, quite hard to watch
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Detail from a Middle Ages tile showing English and French infantry having a right old scrap
Where I drink wine in Bordeaux and realise that the only future for Britain and France is another merger.
Olive oil is a fruit and so is wine
Just realised that autumn 2027 is two years away, not one. Good luck with the long run up.
‘Petronius to Partridge’ - this will be a fabulous book. Can’t wait!
Did you order haggis with your scotch?
Plump, ripe Grenache grapes hang beneath a leafy vine in Roussillon
A little story of my visit to the Agly Valley in Roussillon, where I picked pert bunches of Grenache and trod upon them.
(Substack link in bio)
🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.
No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.
You made your choice clear:
Europe. Democracy. Freedom.
Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way.
The future is yours.
Wild lettuce secretes a milky substance that was used in the 19th century as a sedative. It is sometimes known as “opium lettuce.”
And that’s why salads for lunch are dangerous.
My latest Substack (free to read!) is a tear-jerking story of suffering and pigeon persecution amongst the vineyards of London’s Zone Two. 🐦🍇
open.substack.com/pub/petersta...
Batman punching Cesar Romero Joker with the word "Schlitz!" in pink at a jaunty angle
Batman punching the Penguin with the word "Pabst!" in light blue at a jaunty angle
Robin punching some henchman in a red and grey striped shirt with the word "Stroh!!!" in orange/red at a jaunty angle
Batman punching some henchman in a blue and grey striped shirt in front of a shelf of books about the Incas with the word "Blatz!" in bright green at a jaunty angle
replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names
Sir, are you on fentanyl?
Zeller Schwarze Katz (Black Cat) is a German vineyard region near Zell/Mosel. Legend says in 1863, when Aachen wine merchants couldn't choose between three barrels of winemaker Peter Anton, a black cat jumped on one and defended it fiercely. They bought that barrel.
When on the train from Bucharest to Istanbul, it’s important to take provisions and all necessary medication…
