'of the degree of neglect this book has caused our families, the less said the better' (unrecorded history)

Entr’acte · “ ”[sic] Tim Goldie/Daniel Beban: 32 tracks from SLAKES (E145)

horsemouth importuned by cats wakes up and descends the ladder from the attic.

yesterday a quick visit to the allotment and then wander over to south woodford. most of horsemouth's watering will have been done for him by the rainstorm last night.  the ginger talking cat cannot come in and has now returned to hanging around the bird feeder looking murderous. (horsemouth puts its chance of snaffling a bird at exactly zero). 

over at south woodford the oxfam over the bridge was shut. horsemouth tried the charity shops near the station and returned with a collins pocket guide to wild flowers (one squid fifty). from the introduction he gets the degree of neglect quote. the spine is a bit faded and the corners a little dented but overall it is in good condition (he looks at it as a bookseller would - now to sell  some books). 

strangely it is the e.m. forster bio that is holding horsemouth's attention. (literary confession - horsemouth hasn't read any e.m. forster). 

war, pestilence, famine, death update

the coronavirus continues (but at an acceptable level of death). horsemouth is virtually the last man in a mask on public transport. brexit continues. the refugee crisis continues. the war in the ukraine continues (100 days plus). horsemouth guesses stuff still goes on in syria, is that a famine in ethiopia? 

global warming continues (driving many of the above processes). 

labour now claim to be 'the true party of patriotism and the best of british values'. horsemouth thinks this is bollocks on many levels. at a minimum you can't out-xenophobe the tories and, in truth, why would you want to, horsemouth is unconvinced that the road to socialism lies in pandering to people's outdated notions of empire and their love of bunting. 

what about the music then horsemouth? 

well horsemouth thinks a number of tracks will come out well from the recent recording sessions with howard and they could have an online release and a slightly different CD release with many of the tracks from the humming. horsemouth is very proud of that track in particular.

last night horsemouth watched stalker (it does go on). right now he's listening to tim goldie and daniel beban's 32 tracks from slakes.