The Alaska summit the lead story on the news. There is an underlying tone of 'the world we knew has gone' weariness which the BBC does it's best to hide. This is quickly followed by a segment on a spat between Ms. Laura Loomer and Marjorie Taylor Greene. The presenter thinks this is a relief from never ending rehashing of the Epstein story. I'm not so sure. Having 'done' England we learn that the American Vice President has now arrived in Scotland for the next leg of his holiday. He will be staying here :https://www.carnellestates.com/
God bless Scottish power. They've made three appointments to fit a smart meter and simply not shown up for any of them. Explanations or apologies are notable by their absence. A text book example of customer service without the service. We've now given up and moved our electricity contract to Octopus. Their fitter shows up as promised at seven am to install the new 5G meter. That by any standards is an early start and is why ,when we look out of the window, we find the ship that's anchoring in the bay is still ablaze with light. The fitter will work through lunch installing meters and then take his three year old to the beach. This seems a very sensible work life balance.
This is a very French thing to do :https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2025/features/how-to-build-a-medieval-castle/
A surprise to come across this. I'm surprised ( but delighted ) DOGE hasn't defunded the Library of Congress :https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2025/07/everything-is-peachy-summer-recipes-from-historic-newspapers/
This seems sensible but what alternative is there ? :https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/why-i-stopped-being-a-climate-catastrophist
Information you'll never use :https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/quantum-deception-attempts-turning-water-into-wine/4021991.article
MIT take on the human condition :https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/why-human-irrationality-is-evolutionary-not-accidental/
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Hari Om
On this side of the Bonny Land, the morning is cooler and the haar very slowly rising... and having read the climate article am taking away the knowledge that we are not to panic about climate. Weird weather is not necessarily a result of global warming, that global warming is not as accelerated as once predicted, but that we mustn't take our foot off the pedal of making the shift to cleaner energies because, like it or not, the climate IS changing and we have to adapt. Hey ho... YAM xx
What a wonderful view to wake up to. The grain, next year's bread, or next decades whisky, good either way.
Hoping your proximity to our despicable vice president does not impact your enjoyment of these last days of summer.
If you ever have the chance - visit Guedelon . It's a fascinating adventure building the castle . It's set in a beautiful location too. I love how it has been built without modern technology or techniques.
Helen in France
As a US citizen I would like to apologize in advance for anything that our despicable VP says or does while visiting your country.
The term "summit" dignifies the Alaska meeting with one of the participants being entirely clueless about foreign policy. Puppy hurtling along the path is a welcome breath of fresh air.
Puppy is so lucky to live where she does. She would have great difficulty living in an apartment or even a house with a yard. She is such a little free spirit. She is right where she belongs :)
Puppy gives you a daily dog fix without any worries…aside from her gallivanting. Thanks for the Library of Congress blog link. Looks like lots of interesting articles. I blame the peach recipes for reminding of my Aunty B’s dishes in my childhood. Some good, some not.
The sky beyond the barley field looks so brilliant!
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