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#authorconfession

I’m behind on my author confessions ... first of all, a holiday on a planet that didn’t have wifi (deepest joy), then zipping hither and thither with limited internet access (it is remarkable that so much of the UK still…
Del
13th June 2017
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Ah! How sweet coffee tastes

I did say yesterday that despite transport and heating problems, life had not been one complete operatic like misery this week and promised the highlight in today’s post.  Well, here it is ... This is my deliciously scrumptious wonderful cake,…
Del
18th December 2016
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Los Endos

It started with a cocktail at the Savoy and ended with one at the Sacher.  The Savoy definitley wins for body and flavour (@Sacher - champagne cocktails should not be shaken with ice) but the Sacher scores bonus points for…
Del
30th November 2016
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The Final Cut

As the last part of the novel is based in Vienna, I was looking for a framework as an excuse for the heroine to flit around various places in this wonderful capital – apart from the obvious reason of being…
Del
29th November 2016
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Moribund the Burgermeister

One of life’s many disappointments has been the refurbishment of the Walther König Buchhandlung in the Museums Quartier. This has traditionally been one of my first stops whenever I come to Vienna because of the array of interesting and unusual…
Del
28th November 2016
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Opera Fanatica

Today’s blog post is mainly about me … and Zeljko. We spent a most pleasant afternoon hanging Wir sind am Ziel at Zeljko’s restaurant-bar, Sixta (Schönbrunnerstr., 21, 1050 Wien). Wir sind am Ziel is a series of images from around…
Del
25th November 2016
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Two Monkeys

Actually, as the sharp-eyed amongst you will note, there is only one monkey ... although I guess you can’t see any monkeys unless you know that the cheeky little hound is called Monkey – but there is no prog track…
Del
23rd November 2016