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Tomorrow you will get the epilogue and find out who is the traitor….. there is also the smell of Chanel number 5 which means Ximo’s mother will make an appearance……

A lovely chp to start the Spring Break. I do hope that @Mark Arbour gets a good holiday and comes back filled with ideas inspired by the sea…. Hint hint 🤗

Yes. He left the music world and went to my old college King’s College London. Got a first in theology, toyed with Roman Catholic priesthood and then elected for the Anglican Church. A good man.

God, this was a great read. Enjoy!

And now my pop claim to fame: I knew Richard Cole of the Communards and dined with him at his Club in the 90’s. If only it were Jimmy Summerville!

I had never heard of Paul Lekakis before and, innocently, clicked the play on Boom Boom. I shall need a few hours of Wagner to smooth my ears. As a punishment for @Summerabbacat I thought of setting the end of Ximo’s story with him taking Gerardo to Parsifal….. but then Ximo might lose the lover and @Summerabbacat might block me!

I really messed up last yr because I was scammed on a booking.com reservation- nearly 1,000$ - with my Mastercard, in a panic cancelled/bank recalled all other payments including GA. Thankfully, Myr was really helpful and v understanding. Another reason why I love this site.

My god @methodwriter85 I actually know two of your recommended songs!

@Myr you have opened a rich vein of comments. I always imagined you were one of @Mark Arbour's millionaires and this was an amusing hobby! Seriously, the work that you and your team does has a huge impact not only for the regulars but for those who have to scrub their search history after reading. The news about revenues was worrying. It's time for those of us who can to support the site. A heartfelt thank you to you all.

Not sure how I found it but started to read @Mark Arbour around 2015. Then during a long illness I decided to join as a member. Why stay? The late, great Carlos H encouraged me, and many others, to just jump in and write. Although I’ve had a couple of people sending me or posting really horrible messages, I just put that down to experience. overall, I feel v supported and appreciated on this site… thank you all.

And how good for the rest of us! 😀

I suspect that the pilgrims and others took "Fall" with them. I was fascinated to find this out. ps your favourite marquesa will be making a final appearance next week! I await your comments.......

Thank you, so much!!

thank you! here it is otoño. Centruries ago it was also Fall in uk and changed to fit with European style.

I awoke with a start; for the first time in two weeks, I had had to set my alarm clock. The holidays were truly over. Deciding that I had better continue with my new image as a model student, I shaved, showered and dressed rather more smartly than in the past. As I was leaving, I glanced in the mirror, admired how cute I looked, and left the apartment laughing at my own vanity. The laughter stopped once I realised that I had left without my smart briefcase, a luxurious model, a gift from m