Mostly trivia

Mostly trivia today, Here in Catalunya All Saints' day (November 1st) made for an extended 4 day weekend, and, although halloween seems to be creeping in, like so much alien culture, festivities still centre around the wonderfully original festival of "Castanyada" literally the chestnut festival. Basically a good excuse for getting together, making merry and eating chestnuts and little delicacies called panallets - little balls of a marzipan like mixture rolled in pine nuts and roasted.

When I wasn't eating chestnuts I caught up on a few favourite websites, Raul Gutierrez' ever fascinating Mexican Pictures with some of the most captivating photos of Amdo and Kham to be found. In his text blog there is a wonderful link to a North Korean slideshow, it takes a while for the page to open but, boy is it worth it.

Another link that is well worth checking out if Monty Python's "Bruces" sketch rings any bells with you is the web page of Adelaide University's philosophy department.

And with that I'm going to have a doze, Nora has recently moved from cot to bed, which at the age of 21 months spells untold liberty and now delights in wandering in to bounce on us at 5 o'clock in the morning. Tell me it's just a passing phase...