'Land' was an entertaining, pop read on the subject of land ownership and how the absurdity that one person can say 'this is mine' over a piece of land has evolved and shaped history and our surroundings. 'Trieste' I'm still not sure what to make of. It revolves around the impact of Nazi policies towards Jews and the Lebensborn programme in Northern Italy, but is a partly fictionalised, partly documentary (although it is not clear which is which always). It's got me back in a WWII mood though, currently reading another book on the subject. IRL, it's been a wonderful week. Me and the kids had three lovely days in the New Forest, despite the occasional grump and gripe about being made to walk. The place we stayed in was full of old guiding memorabilia from a time when Britain ruled the world, and the rooms had wonderful colonial and imperial flavours. The house was tumbledown and neglected, but that just added to the charm. It was nice to get an insight into guiding too. It was my birthday yesterday so I took the day off too. i wanted to try and run 20 miles, which would be a record for me, but as I got that far I thought I'd keep going and try to do a marathon distance. i managed it, but by Gum it was hard work and I was walking a lot of the last four miles. Starting to stiffen up now, although the most painful bit is a friction burn on my inner right arm where it was rubbing against my flab!
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