Food History

I’m sorry I haven’t been blogging properly this week. I think I might have three-year-itis. Either that or I’m just in peak teaching period and need more moments out than I suspected.

I have found some cool stuff from the expedition that went to find the Franklin Expedition, a century and a half ago. I know more about how to achieve drift in an icebound ship than I ever thought I would know, as well, but I’m not going to blog about that. Nor am I going to write about the Finding Franklin expedition tonight. Soon, though. I just need to find some energy from somewhere.

I had energy earlier in the day, but that got eaten up by radio interviews. Australia is suddenly fascinated with the non-American aspects of Halloween and I am the port fo call for a whole bunch of radio stations who want to ask questions about it. It’s a good reason for you getting excuses today, rather than a proper post. It doesn’t explain there being no post yesterday, though. Yesterday I taught and taught and taught and when I got home I said to myself “I’ll just lie down for an hour.” Obviously I needed sleep…

There are still a few hours to get comments in if you want this week’s prize. I’ve decided that anyone who is eligible for this week’s prize is also eligible (depending on postage rates) for the grand prize at the end. I haven’t made up my mind what the grand prize is yet, and I am open to bribes or even just suggestions if any of the prizes I’ve mentioned but haven’t yet offered appeal to you in particular.

If you don’t want a copy of the Conflux program book, then it’s because you don’t know what it is. It is mostly interviews with people, and snippets about the Roaring twenties, and short stories. Since you may not have known that and you might have thought that it was something much duller, I’ll give you till tomorrow morning to comment. This is especially fair since I have skipped some blogged recently, due to the exigencies of life (that phrase covers a multitude of sins, including overwork).

I’ll do my best to get back to normal as quickly as possible. I managed fine (well, it wasn’t fine at this end, but I managed) when I had the major illness – now I am convalescing, things are much harder. This is one of life’s mysteries. I’m sorry about it though. I didn’t mean to not blog.