Today is the equinox, so the official start of Autumn, & in the short-lived French Revolutionary calendar, the start of the new year. And the day of grapes (each day was given the name of a produce, tool, animal or mineral). It has no bearing on real life, but I like to check which day it is in this calendar.
In RL, in France, we're still waiting for the new prime minister to form a government 😩
#majicmonday @Eggs
@xicanti, @Reggie, @lil1inblue
I‘ve decided to squeeze in one more book for #foodandlit #Nicaragua this month. So this is my next audiobook @Catsandbooks
I imagine the ocean, with its swirling, watery fingers knitting together the two lives I have lived.
#FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks
pickDoes what it says on the tin, taking us from 1917 to 1928, although the author did sometimes overwhelm me with statistics.
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pick+ Interesting how Napoleon's rise affected outcomes in the liberation of SA. England supported Bolivar to get rid of Spain's cruel colonialism until they needed Spain to get rid of Nap.
+Bol wanted freedom and equality for all, which is why his government could not mirror US
+He formed and named Bolivia
-Harvey was clearly biased. At least 3 x he called Bol a prima donna
-Why did I choose a bio from a Welsh dude instead of a bio written from a SA?
#WickedWords @AsYouWish
Word 5/5 #revolution
I follow Lauren Grubaugh Thomas‘ Substack, A Soulful Revolution, and today‘s piece was hopeful and encouraging to me, as I feel somewhat at a loss over effective action in the face of current events. I‘ll link her piece below. She highlighted the tagged book and an upcoming series of online book discussions, if anyone‘s interested in joining in. I just put the book on hold at the library! Links in comments ⤵️
Today is the 233rd anniversary of the Baiser Lamourette (Lamourette Kissing), where priest and representative Lamourette enjoined his colleagues to make peace with each other after some stormy debates in Parliament. Hence the hugs and kisses portrayed in this ink drawing kept in the Louvre museum. I cannot picture the same thing happening today 😁
#readingispolitical
Here are this week's days:
1 grapes
2 saffron
3 chestnut
4 autumn crocus
5 horse
6 small balsam
7 carrot
And then, because revolutionaries turned everything decimal, three more days, for a 10-day week (that one decimalisation never took off!):
amaranth
parsnip
tank
The calendar was thought up by a poet & it shows. I love the fact that names are seasonal.
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