It’s all been a bit rushed since we got back. Scrub that. It’s all been very rushed. The holiday was great, but towards the end, I got an ear-infection. It got more and more painful, until I was taking the maximum dose of ibuprofen and the maximum dose of paracetamol, and still waking up wanting more. I started running a fever, too. The flight home on Monday was a bit…
Yay! The limited edition of the anthology “Something Wicked”, which contains my story “Breathing Space”, is available for pre-order at http://www.somethingwicked.co.za/products-page/print-back-issues/something-wicked-anthology-vol-one/. The book officially launches on 22nd of September. Please note: Limited Edition. The last I heard, they only had 40 left.
Friday 31st is a full moon. It’s also the second full moon in August, which makes it a blue moon. There will be a Star Party on Friday 31st in La Polvacera, Breña Baja. It starts with a talk (in Spanish) from 6-7 pm The astronomical observation runs from 7-11:30 pm in the basketball court. If you’ve got a telescope, please bring it along. If not, come and look through someone…
Leiden is lovely. It’s full of old buildings and canals, so much that random photos tend to look like postcards. The town centre is largely pedestrian and bicycles, so it’s remarkably quiet and sweet-smelling for a town that size. So we did a lot of strolling about, stopping for hot chocolate or coffee. We managed quite a bit of sight-seeing too. And I got off the hamster wheel and had…
On Wednesday we took a train to The Hague to go see the Escher museum. It’s in an old royal palace, so the rooms are fun, and the chandeliers are fantastic. Downstairs they have Escher’s older work, which is the same drawing style, but mostly landscapes, and none of the fun tricks with perspective or illusions. The second floor has what you might call classic Escher: the metamorphoses and impossible buildings, and hands drawing…
I was 7 years old when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon. My parents were always strict about bedtime, especially when I had to go to school in the morning. This was the only exception that I can remember. Mum got us up at about 2 am to watch the landing live, and I’ve very grateful to her. “That’s one small step for a man, one giant…