Heroic . . . Toy

 

Artifacts from the past.

Refreshment Before The Evening Feast

 

I might be a Brandybuck.

A Favorite Moment, A Favorite Memory

 I am very happy that I was able to tell a beloved author, Dorothy Dunnett, how much her novels meant to me.  I think that authors, who work in such isolation and in professional dreaming, need our concrete support.

In this case, I was able to have a beloved book signed by the author. I don't usually care about or collect such signings. I mostly want to appear at readings in support, not to obtain something.  

Still, I am happy to report, while Dorothy Dunnett was signing my hardback I scanned the line of fans behind me, fans holding and even clutching their copies of Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles, her first series, and their Niccolo Chronicles, her second beloved series, and so I leaned towards her, gesturing at my copy of King Hereafter, a brilliant stand-alone novel, and whispered, "This one's my favorite."

Dorothy Dunnett glanced at the fans behind me and also whispered, "It is my favorite too."

Tinker Tailor

 

Tinker Tailor 

Soldier sailor.

Captain Monday

 

I had thought he was on his last legs on Friday, but Captain has rallied.

Captain

 

Frankly, I thought my beloved Captain was going to die last Friday. He has rallied, and I am doing the best I can to help him forward.

Grim times ahead.

Mythic Vision