Monday, 15 December 2014

Monday, 15 December 2014, Pages 200 - 202

We read as far as "... three stood hosting?" (202. 18)

Again names of lots of rivers.

One of the nice phrases of the day: bundukiboi meets askarigal.

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Monday, 8 December 2014, Pages 198 - 200

Read as far as "Bedouix but I do!" just past "... sillypost?" (200.22)

The names of many rivers are interweaved  on these pages. For example: nera (Italy), usk (Wales, UK), hun (England), dander (Netherlands), vaal (South Africa), severn (UK), maggia (Switzerland), yare (England), douro (Iberian peninsula), ....

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Monday, 24 November 2014, Pages 194 - 197

The reading stopped at "Don Dom Dombdomb and his wee follyo!"  (197.18) 

Thanks to the input from Mr. Pfenninger

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Monday, 17 November 2014, Pages 192 - 194

Stopped at the middle of another loooooong sentence, at the end of a closing bracket at "you dominate" (194. 12)

Rome and Jerusalem are hinted at on these pages. Naturally to Shakespeare!

Monday, 10 November 2014

Monday, 10 November 2014, Pages 190 - 192

Read as far as ".... eh, blethering ape?" (192.4)

It seems to be about birthwrong, not falling with Plan to do a certain office (of?) an unfrillfrocked quackfriar. Shakespeare and Ibsen make appearances too.

Monday, 3 November 2014

Monday, 3 November 2014, Pages 188 - 190

Read as far as "... new Irish stew." (190.8)

There are references to Tristan and Isolde (trysting, ppenmark (Penmarks in Brittany is where Tristan waited for Isolde), Sorge (son of Tristan and Isolde), Anguish (father of Isolde)), to marriage ceremony (mutely aying, two-we!, to-one!), South American countries (Chalwador, bolivar - all on page 189), and instructions on how to prepare the new Irish stew!