The Girdle of Melian

aris and London and Geneva! Before I get to that, though, may I present... The updated Family Tree of Characters! The last update was two years ago , when I also talked about I Always/Never in my writing. Even characters from short stories are related! I haven't added them yet, though. And now, photos: Leaving Geneva... ...arriving in London (at Platform 9 3/4...) London pub London hotel... ...where Emmeline Pankhurst took her stance British Museum! A giant toe! The Rosetta Stone A Greek cup... ...featuring some bedroom antics An ancient physician Spinning and weaving! The Lewis chessmen! Anglo-Saxon cauldron I'm still trying to figure out the designer or company this chair came from; I really like it! Thomas Crapper! The Platinum Jubilee Paris! The Eiffel Tower as seen from Sacre Coeur Are any of your characters or works of art related to each other?

usy, busy, busy! Here are the goals I posted for August on thelitforum.com : Blog -- keep blogging and definitely keep up with social media before my book release in September ! Knitting -- no way, it's too hot :p Reading -- keep going with Lawrence Block (yay!), but start my annual reread of The Lord of the Rings and reread The Silmarillion before the new Amazon show :p Writing -- I missed the July X but would really like to do the August X!, keep editing Larksong Work -- super busy, try to keep up (also, pay bills :p ) First house guest since December 2019 -- clean the place, do laundry, plan afternoons off :-) Family -- submit one more photo album for printing, label items for school (three weeks of vacation left!), plan daughter's birthday party! And I participated in this month's writing exercise! If you'd like to have a go, the prompt is: Mentors ! "From one end of the galaxy to the other you’ll find characters with hard-won wisdom ...