Originally Posted by rostasi

Not only am I partially surrounded all day here in the studio with cool looking glass tables,
but I'm also using glass coasters specially made by an artist in Osoyoos to put my drinks on.
I've used this same setup now for about 20 years. Meanwhile, the wooden-topped table in the
front room needs a fresh sanding to get rid of the scratches that have shown up over the years.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.