Beers & Books (375) – Birth & Death(lessness)

It's once again the (International) Day of the Book.
Well, and once again I do not care, but just repeat:
For me 365 days in any year are days of books,
and 366 in leap-years.

Anyway, on Shakespeare's 460th birthday
the 408th anniversary of either his dead
and the death of Cervantes
just to wish a very special literary evening.

May my voice not put you off the realm poetry. ;-)

Beers & Books (374) – The I.R.A.

Tim Pat Coogan * 22 April 1935

Smombies

Once upon a time, entering a pub one could meet people talking to eachother. Nowadays:

21:27
Lonesome elderly smombie

21:27
Four smombies,
three of them sitting "together",
whilst – hear hear! – a waitress listens to a customer.

21:38
Two more addicts.

21:42
How did people survive with but one ringtone?

 

Oh, and this goes, "of course", also for women ...

 

Today five years ago

Exactly 20:58.
Even five years later, my mouth is watering.

Beers & Books (373) – Rafael Chirbes: Krematorium

Crematorio (2007)

Rafael Chirbes (27 June 1949 – 15 August 2015)

Beers & Books (372) – Rafael Chirbes: Alte Freunde

Los viejos amigos (2003)

Rafael Chirbes (27 June 1949 – 15 August 2015)

Beers & Books (371) – Chirbes: Der Fall von Madrid

La caida de Madrid (2000)

Rafael Chirbes (27 June 1949 – 15 August 2015)

Beers & Books (370) – Rafael Chirbes: Der lange Marsch

La larga marcha (1996)

Rafael Chirbes (27 June 1949 – 15 August 2015)

Beers & Books (369) – Chirbes: Spain Trilogy

 Spain Trilogy

Rafael Chirbes (27 June 1949 – 15 August 2015)

Cherry blossom

Our Cherry tree in full bloom.

Cherry blossoms

No more frosty nights, please.

Friday is Skyday

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Beers & Books (368) – Die Asche des Tages

...

Máirtín ò Cadhain (1906 – 18 October 1970)

Beers & Books (367) – Ein Nashorn für den Papst

The Pope's Rhinoceros

Lawrence Norfolk *1963

Unforgotten tree

The tree is dead.
But it was alive back then.

 

Beers & Books XXXLXVI – Asses in Clover

Asses in Clover

Eimar O'Duffy (29 September 1893 – 21 March 1935)

Beers & Books XXXLXV – The Road to Brightcity

A road literarily bright to read ...

Máirtín ò Cadhain (1906 – 18 October 1970)

Who would have thought? What started on 9 September 2020, "inspired" by an innocent beer being called  – how insane! – "Lancaster Bomber", has become a series of 365 posts.

By the way: The brewery are still offering six different beers in a box, twice a year. No longer 'Lancaster Bomber', though. Interesting. ;-)

Beers & Books CCCLXIV – Tarjei Vasaas: Die Vögel

The Birds, a norwegian Juwel.

Tarjei Vasaas (20 August 1897 - 15 March 1970)

Beers & Books CCCLXIII – All Passion Spent

Unexpected Passion / All Passion Spent

Vita Sackville-West (9 March 1892 – 18 June 1962

Beers & Books CCCLXII – Lemprière's Dictionary

Good stuff.

 

Lawrence Norfolk *1963

Friday is Skyday

Time for spring in the air.