tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post7376886710762471073..comments2024-03-28T22:31:58.632-07:00Comments on Flying Totems: *chirping*Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-65664446431412408582014-09-22T23:18:45.391-07:002014-09-22T23:18:45.391-07:00That drawing of a cricket housing made of a gourd ...That drawing of a cricket housing made of a gourd is pretty. I'd never heard of that custom. It's definitely an interesting background subkect for a novel.<br /><br />Halifax is the city she is.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590397694589547524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6499771778569209667.post-75697075444754614642014-09-12T17:50:36.147-07:002014-09-12T17:50:36.147-07:00One of the fascinating aspects of van Gulik's ...One of the fascinating aspects of van Gulik's Judge Dee novels was that many people kept <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crickets_as_pets" rel="nofollow">crickets as pets</a> - for their singing. Neat, eh?<br /><br />There's lots around here these days too, but Halifax isn't what you'd call an overly built up city.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.com