Helen’s recently got into Wagner, inspired by an old LP she picked up in a local charity shop (she half-seriously collects LPs under the misapprehension that in these mp3 days, LPs will become collectors’ favourites).
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The Undercover Economist
Consider the situation: money that was provided because of social networks rather than need; a project designed for prestiage rather than to be used; a lack of monitoring and accountablity; an [appointment] for show by somebody with little interest in the quality of the work. The outcome is hardly suprising: a project that should never have been built as built, and built badly.
Walpurgisnacht
It’s Walpurgisnacht - Walpurgis Night - traditionally a night when witches romp about and it puts me in mind of a horror story I read when really quite young. The tale covered the usual stuff - Harz Mountains, new stepmother arrives, creeps out at night to chew at corpses, etc