I must admit that covid made me work through quite a lot of my backlog. Though inheriting the family home bookcases slowed things down while I worked through those as well ... still not finished eith… (View Post)

Must have been quite exciting when Francis Bacon's *Novum Organum* appeared in the local bookseller! (View Post)

Interesting thought, the coronation equivalent of a registrar's wedding. (View Post)

What a crass question. Border Collie, see. (View Post)

OT but bizarre: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/16/aldabra-giant-tortoises-found-dead-woodland-near-exeter 'Police are investigating the death of seven giant tortoises – all found i… (View Post)