#berns night

[wgm-beautiful-world]

B E R N

[nobeerreviews]

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to think or suffer darkly take refuge.

-- Colette

(Bern, Switzerland)

[jelepermets]

As terribly sad as the musical is though, nothing will be sadder than in the Brick when Valjean walks the path to Cosette and Marius' and turns back, slowly going a shorter and shorter amount of the way there, slowly confined to his house alone. They would love him open-heartedly. And yet he cannot even forgive himself long enough to walk to their door

[beguilingcorpse]

look obviously we're all talking about waiting for the bus in the rain (in the rain) now that cecil won the sexyman poll. which is great and valid! it was a memorable early weather song! but i spent ten whole days in jerusalem. mmmmm jerusalem. sweet jerusalem. and all i ate was olives nothing but olives mountains of olives. it was a good ten days. i like olives! i like you too

[scavengedluxury]

Kirchenfeldbrücke and the Münster by night, Bern, 1931. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

[areawest]

Ultimate Night Vale Weather Poll

A bit more than a month ago, I made a poll about everyone’s favourite classic Night Vale weather. Now I’m doing a major series of polls to determine the Ultimate Night Vale Weather. Each poll will last for one week and there’ll be a new one every day until we’ve got through all the weathers so far.

[kinkander]

Alexander Chee, The Queen of the Night

[vampmilf]

caught a lucky window in between the clouds and rain and drove up the hill to say hi to the milkyway :3

[sillyxvixrk]

The dark night separates us, and the restless black steppe stretches between us, but I have faith in you.

[bjorkncaddel]

𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝐀𝐋𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 warned people who are important to her about the news of her pregnancy, which was her bestie, her roommate, and her cousin of course. However, she was isolated from everyone, ignored the fact she was expecting, and had her normal life while trying to digest the news first. Right now, she is more used to it, but not much. She had a hard time accepting the news, than she originally imagined. At that moment, she invited her cousin to eat in a new bar with decorations of 'Amazon'. In reality, Neva wasn't sure what she expected from the food. Her baby bump was small but now showing. She was waiting for Holly, but looking at the menu.

@tctteredwings

[michaelcerasofficial]

Snowy Night, Bern, Switzerland

[weshallc]

Happy Burns Night 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥃🎻🪈🦔

I'm going to republish my 5 chapter Bern's Night story following this post that I started as an explainer, but it turned into something more.

I wrote this part of the Crown Jewels CtM AU series a few years ago, partly as a tribute to my dad who shared a birthday with Robbie Burns (Scotland's greatest poet). We celebrated every year to different degrees, sometimes as part of an official Burns society dinner in Scotland or the North East of England. Or at home (I can cook a mean Burns Supper).

For anyone who has lost someone close to them and feels stuck in the grieving process, just give it time. It's not a race or a competition or something you have to achieve, or a test you must pass or anyone else's business.

My wee glimmer of hope I wanted to share today is this; I've gone from on anniversaries remembering the last of everything, as in the last birthday, the last Christmas, last time I watched this show, last time Sunderland won... to remembering the best of everything. The best birthdays.... because often the last was far from the best.

Previously, that would bug me. I wanted the last to be the best, because in a perfect world, it should be. I think the media believes this too. We are often overwhelmed with stories about Bucket Lists and Making Memories when someone has a terminal diagnosis and although a lot of these stories are inspiring; they put a lot of pressure on loved ones. Not only to care for their beloved, but to make their last days as special and magical as possible.

A great aspiration, but the reality is caring for someone is probably the most difficult thing a person will ever be asked to do. End of life can be ugly, cruel and dehumanising, as well as something that can be managed well, beautiful and empowering.

Unfortunately, the balance of these differing experiences often comes down to how much money someone has and what they can afford to pay to access often scant services. Whether that's paying for private nursing care outside state provision or insurance cover or being placed on a waiting list, that is much longer than the days you have left to be applicable for it. (That's after managing to fit in all the form filling and constant phonecalls you really don't have time for to get on the pointless list)

You may not have been Flo Nightingale or even Phyllis Crane, but you did your best for your loved one. There is no question about that, whatever the circumstance, because you didn't create the circumstance.

You may have regrets or would have chosen to do a few things differently, but with the resources, knowledge and skills you had available to you at the time, you did your best, because we always do for those we love.

Disclaimer: The story has a lot more laughs than this post and not compulsory reading.

BTW: if you aren't familiar with the Crown Jewels CtM AU, no prior knowledge is required. It's very simple, like its author. He's a pub landlord, she's a barmaid/carer, the Noakeses are the police, Mount Busby is an alpaca farm, Cynthia and Angela are cars and everyone is the wrong age. See very straight forward. It’s also set in a village in the North-East of England, an oversight I think by both Jennifer Worth and Heidi Thomas when writing the original. But, no hard feelings.

[caringnewt]

Winter's Night, Bern, Switzerland

[kitaston]

Bern | Switzerland

ph. Marc Nouss

[annebrontesrequiem]

Listening to Phantom for the first time after its closing really does hit different