https://lamedialodge.com/ Two game territories read as places and seasons: the south Texas brush country and the Nushagak and Bristol Bay drainage. How dates and counts are made. en-us https://lamedialodge.com/nushagak/the-american-wood-plug-desk/https://lamedialodge.com/nushagak/the-american-wood-plug-desk/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A field note on American wooden surfcasting plugs: families, weighting, wiring, and the water each shape is built to work, with one public source. https://lamedialodge.com/nushagak/learning-to-swim-without-pressure/https://lamedialodge.com/nushagak/learning-to-swim-without-pressure/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000How a child learns to swim without pressure, how front crawl differs from breaststroke, and how children and adults learn in Fife. https://lamedialodge.com/nushagak/a-kurobe-onsen-stay/https://lamedialodge.com/nushagak/a-kurobe-onsen-stay/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A field note on Unazuki Onsen: how the bath is read, how the town is walked, and how the Kurobe canyon sets the table across the seasons. https://lamedialodge.com/openers/what-happens-on-a-silent-retreat/https://lamedialodge.com/openers/what-happens-on-a-silent-retreat/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain account of what happens on a silent retreat, how to prepare for a first weekend, and how a directed retreat differs from a preached one. https://lamedialodge.com/openers/kobe-mosque-of-1935/https://lamedialodge.com/openers/kobe-mosque-of-1935/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Japan's first mosque opened in Kobe in 1935, funded by Indian traders, designed by a Czech architect, and still standing after war and earthquake. https://lamedialodge.com/openers/poland-for-german-readers/https://lamedialodge.com/openers/poland-for-german-readers/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain field note on travel, property, education and current affairs in Poland, written for readers who cross the Oder and want the paperwork straight. https://lamedialodge.com/openers/polish-heritage-on-the-warta/https://lamedialodge.com/openers/polish-heritage-on-the-warta/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A field note on local culture and Polish heritage along the Warta valley, with registers, festivals, and the documentary guide that maps the ground. https://lamedialodge.com/openers/italian-art-and-pinacoteche/https://lamedialodge.com/openers/italian-art-and-pinacoteche/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A field note on Italian art and the small picture galleries that hold it, with the records a reader can check before a visit. https://lamedialodge.com/openers/aperitivo-and-the-italian-bar-clock/https://lamedialodge.com/openers/aperitivo-and-the-italian-bar-clock/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain reading of the Italian aperitivo: the hour, the bitter cocktails, the bar etiquette, and the ingredients that hold the whole evening together. https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/staying-in-alnwick/https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/staying-in-alnwick/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain guide to staying in Alnwick: choosing between a bed and breakfast and a self-catering cottage, what a guest house tariff includes, and the https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/field-life-a-volunteers-day/https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/field-life-a-volunteers-day/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain account of daily life, emotional preparation and packing for a long-term volunteer stay in Senegal, read from the documents. https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/cultural-travel-in-northern-peru/https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/cultural-travel-in-northern-peru/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain, dated reading of cultural travel in northern Peru: Chachapoya archaeology, Kuélap access, wet quebradas, and the practical kit for a slow route. https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/teresopolis-a-serrano-calendar/https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/teresopolis-a-serrano-calendar/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A plain reading of Teresópolis in the Serra dos Órgãos: small halls, Sunday cinema, mirantes, feiras, and the access logistics from Rio. https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/watching-sport-in-dutch-cafes/https://lamedialodge.com/the-run/watching-sport-in-dutch-cafes/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000A desk note on how Dutch viewers find broadcasts, run 501 nights, and keep a cafe room in order, with one public source and one guide.