Yippee! I’ve spent some of my money from translation on a new mini-laptop. I’m not sure it’s big enough to be allowed out on its own at 25 x16x3 cm / 10″x6″x1″ It’s small enough to fit in a big handbag (a purse on the other side of the pond). It’ll take me a while to get used to it, but I’m hoping it’ll boost my productivity. Certainly it’ll be…
Where to find the Star Parties
Here’s a Google map with the locations of the two star parties, at the top and bottom.View La Palma Island in a larger mapClick on one of the blue map pins for details.
Stargazing in aid of Fire Victims
Wednesday night (August 12th) should be the best night of the year to see shooting stars. Shooting stars happen when the Earth passes through a cloud of dust left behind by a comet’s tail. To celebrate, the amateur astronomers on La Palma and Astrotour are holding two star parties. You’ll be able to observe the sun through a telescope (safely!) in Santa Cruz de la Palma in the Plaza España…
What’s a Few Tentacles Between Friends?
UK USA Volume 2 of Cthulhu Unbound is now on sale, featuring my story “What’s a Few Tentacles Between Friends?” I was about ready for some good news after the fire.
Fiestas in Las Nieves and El Paso
Inside Las Nieves Church Today is the fiesta of the patron saint of La Palma, the Virgin of Las Nieves. It’s also a public holiday for the whole island. Las Nieves is about 2 km inland from Santa Cruz de la Palma. When I went this morning, it was impossible to park within a mile of the fiesta. Sorry, I just turned around and went home. I expect it’s much…
The La Palma Fire from Space
NASA image of the La Palma fire on Sunday I was going to have a break from blogging for a couple of days, but I couldn’t resist this photo, taken from a NASA satellite on Sunday August 2nd. The island downwind of La Palma is La Gomera, 50 km away. I think it must have been early on Sunday afternoon: the fire in the west is out, and the clouds…