Scot now living in Slovenia. #ScotsAbroad Semi-retired internet consultant, chess player and administrator, landscape photographer, guitarist, Dorothy Dunnett commentator. http://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mrg5ftercs25John Buchan wrote a sequel to The 39 Steps, called The 700 Steps featuring a character called John Bond. But Ian Fleming pinched the story, changed the name to James and used the reverse of the 700 as his code name. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg5ftercs25https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mqxbw3ro4c2bJust noticed this was uploaded this evening. Anyone interested in Orkney archaeology (and I know many Dunnett readers are) will want to see it. https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO3lgIR2gFs&is=evLgR0FdDemwwaJo18 Jul 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxbw3ro4c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mq7rdkjvcc2q#Dunnettcontent Just uploaded the latest in the Lymond reading notes for Game of Kings. https://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/blog/lymond-reading-notes/the-play-for-jonathan-crouch-iii-more-blindfold-play.php09 Jul 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7rdkjvcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mq5veeqri22rLovely post-sunset colours over Dreznica08 Jul 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5veeqri22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3movn352dwk27Fiery skies after earlier thunderstorms22 Jun 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3movn352dwk27https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3moqjsozs6s2x#Dunnettperiod book of hours. Stunning. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqjsozs6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3moo5arl54k2x#Dunnettcontent The 3rd of the Lymond reading notes is now up on the blog https://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/blog/lymond-reading-notes/the-play-for-jonathan-crouch-ii-blindfold-play.php19 Jun 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo5arl54k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mod4iadqyk26The #Dunnettcontent feed seems to have been down overnight. The unhelpful error saying that the feed server was down and and suggesting I be notified (as if I could do anything about the server). Notably the identical feed Fork of Dunnettcontent was still working. If you ever find it's down and /215 Jun 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod4iadqyk26https://bsky.app/profile/spiderbill.bsky.social/post/3mobgiayz6225View from my balcony over Dreznica at sunset. Just wish they'd move that telephone pole.14 Jun 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:eo743vou46uoihcwcghjl4w6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobgiayz6225