'we have been braying about these four days' (from the mundane to the magnificent)

20th of august 1788 

byng and ID are in the town of battle. 

 'our hour of rising is regularly at seven o'clock. before breakfast I walked up the town, where searching a bookseller's shop I turned over a large collection of pamphlets; but they were all theological. after breakfast we entered the abbey domain...' 

they visit the abbey and then make their way to horsebridge (visiting on their way the ruined manor house of hurstmonceux). 

'our host's name at winchelsea was bray, the same at battle, and so is our host at horsebridge, all relations, we have been braying about these four days.' 

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a blue super moon last night (behind the clouds). horsemouth has taken to reading vera stanley alder's from the mundane to the magnificent. noted mystic vera is stuck in the countryside during the second world war, she's a land-girl, she digs for victory, the bombers fly overhead. oops. she's just started having a visitation. (p.22)

allegedly her writing inspired jon anderson to write his olais of sunhillow (horsemouth is enjoying the incidental music from this, the tracks where jon doesn't sing). 

horsemouth has to admit that love's work by gillian rose is one  of the best books he's ever read.  a ‘masterpiece of the autobiographer’s art’ (said edward said).  here's a review. it was a recommendation from a youngster at the crisis group. horsemouth needs to pick up another copy, his has gone west. her book is many other books also - it is susan sontag's illness and metaphor. 

here the sun is breaking through the clouds. it has rained in the night (horsemouth is excused watering). he has taken the milk over to the fridge in the garage and taken the scraps over to the chickens.