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This is a rather worrying piece of chocolate mousse, or should we say Moussolini. It’s a poor pun as puns go, but it was mentioned before and seemed worth immortalising at the right moment, and I am afraid this is the birthday for that to happen. I promise we’ll be sailing back to the shores of reverence (or whimsy, at least) shortly.
The quote (”Proletarian and Fascist Italy stands up a third time, strong, proud, and united as never before.”) is lifted verbatim from Mussolini’s declaration of war on France and England - it’s strange reading this kind of authoritative claims about and on behalf of a country, frightening to see someone so singularly take control of a country and a people. Even if they are a chocolate mousse. Though that somehow makes it seem slightly less frightening.

Frugality galore on this year’s St James Christmas card, with a simple shadow show on the wall stealing the show from a cornucopia of presents. This was a really nice illustration to do, lots of detail and texture to ‘get right’ - and light to play with as well; light being one of my favourites to work with.