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Fionnuala Kelly's avatar

The only green things I eat are green apples (Golden Delicious) or grapes. And not those very often, either! My friend say "Leaves are not food. Leaves are what Food eats!"

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carol malone's avatar

Question: in Dark Light when the completely adorable Jerry is dissing Sorensen's art collection he implies that the Auerbach is fake "but your Guthrie's genuine. Nice Piece"

So did Major Guthrie take up painting once he left St Mary's? If so what type of art? I think abstract landscape or big historical events like Bannockburn or a Highland "coo" fighting a Haggis? Or maybe it's his daughter, Alice who is the artist.

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Jodi Taylor's avatar

Sir James Guthrie, a Scottish artist. An ancestor, perhaps. That would be cool.

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Ewan's avatar

A couple of things, could you bring the launch of the new Time Police book forward a day to the 8th so I can get it on my birthday by any chance, perhaps even a signed copy? - you don't ask you don't get right. (I can just hear Ms Taylor thinking "you'll get a clip round the lug for your cheek!" 😄)

Secondly, how are you with fish compared to plants? I've a little 10 litre tank thats designed to hold on Betta - siamese fighting fish- or a couple of tetras. Feed the fish, they do what fish do in the water. The pump passes the water over a series of small plant pots on top of the tank with media in them that you sprinkle the plant seeds over. The plants use the waste nitrates from the fish to grow. It's great for starting off herbs and chilli plants.

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Mo Steel's avatar

I’ve just had the same experience with There are Rivers in the Sky, by Elif Sharak. Fortunately, unlike you, poor thing, I wasn’t supposed to be doing anything else. I highly recommend it when you have time, and it might even help with the hydroponics 🙂

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