Perhaps it was the copy editors putting in all those semicolons ...
The pdf is great news as it makes quoting from the book and searching for particular information so much easier. Hope she's going to do it for the other books as well. Hope I get commissioned to do the illus for books 4 - 6 as well ...
Two days ago there was "Master and Commander" on TV ...
Reminded me of my half-finished naval uniform (captain's undress, around 1806). Hmm, ok, so half-finished is rather optimistic: I've got the coat (yeah, I started with the most difficult bit of sewing -- and was surprised how manageable it turned out to be, even for someone like me with little sewing experience), and the waistcoat except for the button holes which are evil to sew by hand. But I still lack shirt and trowsers (the wool and linen are already there, I've even got a great pattern for the shirt, but, alas, not enough time). And I need at least one epaulette. Perhaps I should check at
http://www.militaryheritage.com" target="_blank, one of those websites that shouldn't be accessible to persons interested in historical reenactment but with limited financial means ...
If I had time enough for sewing, I think I'd like to do an aviator-uniform as well ... *sigh*
Hrm, but back to TSC. I look forward to AJ's speech. Should be very interesting.