Saints?

I’ve just finished a re-read of a Canticle for Leibowitz, described as a very Catholic book. I enjoyed it enough to read it twice in 18 months.

One of the main plot points is the canonisation of the titular Leibowitz. He’s been dead for a few centuries by this point, and no spoilers intended, he is eventually declared a saint by the pope by special revelation.

Now, I have a question. Has Leibowitz been sitting around heaven doing saintly things unnoticed and broadly unrecognised? I assume as a Saint, he’s above being concerned with being unappreciated for his work. Or was Leibowitz bumbing around heaven and generally doing people-what-got-to-heaven things those people do, when one day he suddenly finds himself promoted and now responsible for curing the sick and looking after scribes and whatnot.

How does it work?

2025 – N/S/E/W Up and Down

2025 – N/S/E/W Up and Down

I did quite a bit of travel this year, going further East than ever before. How did this year fare?

North
In Transport: A ferry to the north of Norway – I think I was sleeping at the most northern point of the journey
On Foot: Honningsvåg, Norway. 70.981511, 25.974690

South
In Transport: Paro, Bhutan
On Foot: Paro, Bhutan

East
In Transport: Jakar Airport, Bhutan
On Foot: Jakar Airport, Bhutan

West
In Transport: Heathrow Airport, UK
On Foot: Heathrow Airport, UK

Up
In Transport: 11.5824 km (Aircraft)
On Foot: Paro Taktsang 3,120m ASL. 27°29’30.88″N 89°21’48.56″E

Down
In Transport -26m ASL (Waterloo Jubilee line platforms)
On Foot -26m ASL (Waterloo Jubilee line platforms)

Making Perry – Part 2

After letting the juice rest for around 20h I added the yeast.

I’ve used this stuff before and it gave good results. It’s a high alcohol tolerance strain, so will tend to ferment to a higher ABV than I want. I’ll check in a few more days and stop the fermentation at 8% ABV or thereabouts.

The day after adding yeast, the fermentation was going well.