On Russell Kirk, and his connection to G.K. Chesterton at the 42nd Chesterton Convention, lecture by @alancornett, introduced by @bgcts and of course @CeciliaKNelson mentioned.

Built of cob, timber frame and thatch roofs on top of a natural stone foundation, the twelve guest houses and restaurant at the Asconi Winery in Moldavia. The whole complex was handbuilt using natural materials in the traditional vernacular style of Bessarabia, 2004-2008. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5a6b296e50526c4536ac55c55e22eb0f94d36ed826cf22d648fc9ee508824bfe.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/ffcd2cc294010f4f6904461520b596836d07f79669acb3b48e1c9ce8f0540bd9.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/57a3718102cf28021f1a9ec5ca1ae573be88ee440900a0a59480fa3929d6732d.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/223c84bd6086386d5cdeaa6f0f24e1a06f3221c39095e6ca9f4f964cb9b63dc1.file

RT @RobertKwolek@twitter.com: A house in Poundbury doing what seems so hard to do for the major housebuilders: celebrating the corner with increased height, windows on both sides, more articulation and ornament and strong border treatment. Really it comes down to caring - or not. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5d2a4dbc0542ef1c1781fee5f39c882322e5db9f096a17204b9a0df87b253388.file

“We are far too seldom re-minded that just as church-going is not religion, so reading and writing are not knowledge, and voting is not self-government.” — The Thing, G.K. Chesterton, 1912 https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6b4bf8542d544c0ab492cff86aa5983f2a3ec8707b9419b3a8a50bd32f263448.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/45d7855ef15c9333e15cefd6236eceb238a5c256698bd6138bd57f26cc5601c9.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/e71dbdd01426078bf6295a292a89792e708041d13e6a563c89bd185625bb141d.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/77f6019aea9a02a099732ca4e4e9810028bf5f96d312a24aca9e07fd9c84850a.file

Maybe Hungary and the UK can effect some sort of prisoner exchange project? Or better yet, if only there was some mid-sized North Sea island or group of island where these people could live without any great harm affecting the continental public at large. Separated by a channel. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/4c4b0428d3d8c3f5e12cc8cb33ac4c3c3469f952a138b014627220a5a0bf1863.file

#Distributism

RT @WillManidis@twitter.com: in 20 years, as a hobby, Rockefeller moved a medieval cloister from France to Manhattan and restored 400 buildings 1:1 at our nations first capitol in Williamsburg, VA. it is impossible to imagine our current elites turning this much ambition towards history today. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/00278cf427c2abf5257e38a27f607a3de784ce5721b206dce3fc2b74465c7bad.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b82e2cf0824985c8ff505a4e7142fa863450cd1b2cc0afa81811f45ecb4d29bc.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/9014f45ed001b4c58ce590dda2f26ab3c3ebf51611f91abc9b139cc709b7c4a5.file

The idea and rationale behind the State of Manchuria was to be one of racial harmony and peace. It was from the start a multi-racial project acknowledging the already existing racial and ethnic make up of the state. Utopian, absolutely. Air Cadet Imatomi describes his entrance and first year in elementary school. It must have been quite an experience. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/ed9b2872acdabb5b488fcbabc43cba732c95ec0360453e608f88e6a6bb62c424.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/9122a41d8761fa2325a0d249ea0d084da98d722c6b798696aa0a9dec7e62bdae.file

Menko is a traditional game still played in Japan. The object is to throw your card onto a lot of cards belonging to all players and by the force and wind etc. "flip" it. If you flip any wagered cards you can keep them. Very simple and very silly. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/1a057fe1aab13fba508036321906a3539461fc511153455764af9d2aeddb9c27.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/9bad56aa04b1002f5aa1f25f47ceab5441da0bd49cd0e049c81553951d2cdaaf.file

Reading the memoirs of Flight Cadet Imatomi Akira (1929-2024) and his recollections of growing up in the State of Manchuria. That last sentence is rather beautiful. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/c34c4c8bb8279b65ba46c7e1010e56dea3db79fdc34ce2607feea83c381b98b1.file