Man-chi stands firm nadii-ji even if I've been away for some time. One is especially grateful to busi-ji for the invitation to teaand very glad to see so many familiar faces still around.


I've slowly been catching up on the latest books, for some reason finding non-Amazon (an association with on-kaibu connotations) copies in the UK is surprisingly hard, the ebooks not existing here at all.  I have found a second hand copy of Alliance Rising which was greatly enjoyed, even if I had the timeline all muddled. I'm currently working my way through a re-read of all Foreigner, and hoping my order for Visitor will arrive by the time I get that far.