From the desk of Mycroft de Perfossor AC.

HI FOLKS.

Not Maurice here. It's Mycroft.

I write this on the road. That's right, folks, I'm leaving Canberra and heading back to Armidale. I have an arrangement with the university there (l'Université de la Nouvelle-Angleterre) that I can teach part time, and spend the rest of the time in France where I have managed to let Maurice give me the use of his Pauillac chateau. Hehehe.

Well, I guess it was inevitable with the change in Government that there'd be changes at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and it just so happened that I was one of them. However, my departure was not at all forced, and entirely apolitical. (I am always entirely apolitical). I came to an understanding with the new PM, with whom I get along marvelously. I have every faith in his ability to do the job just as well as I imagined he would.

The arrangement allowed me to retire on my own terms, rather than being given "the shove". In return, I agreed to refrain from stapling the PM's tie to his desk. A classic win-win scenario. I do now have every paperclip that used to belong to the department in my possession at this stage, though.

Anyway, the house is being packed -- I loaded a few essentials into the Jag -- and will be house hunting when I get to Armidale. I'm looking for something just out of town. Modest -- no more than ten bedrooms, and eleven acres of grounds. I'd like a cellar. I'd prefer an older house -- is something 19th century too much to ask for? Maybe something Arts & Crafts? We'll see.

Eh, I have a long way to go. I want to get to Armidale this evening, and I'm still in Muswellbrook, so I should go.

Oh yes, Maurice. Haven't heard from him lately, eh? I'm almost starting to worry. I tried to call him a few days ago (normally I'd do anything to avoid talking to him on the 'phone) and no answer. Where could he be? I guess that, despite his agreement with the Templars, he must have had a run in with some other secret society. Bound to happen, eventually. I'd do something, but ... eh ... I'm retired now, folks.

Best finish this coffee, put some more diesel in the Jag, and head off...

Nürëmbërg

MES AMIS Murhuse is in Nürëmbërg at an un-disclosed location (Bergstraße 5, 90403 Nürnberg, Deutschland) to inwestigatinate teh Templars & Rosicrucians tehre. TAHT"S RIGHT MES AMIS .... tehre's templars in Nürëmbërg. Nürëmbërg is teh last place taht Moariçe would ahve expected templars or sekrit societies but Àglei sed taht tehy were here, and ... eh bien ... it was so.(NONETHELESS MORROSE IS STILL THE GRATER GEYNIUS).

Muarrose has been in Nürëmbërg since he left Quebec for Berlin (28/th./AUGUST), & teh drove to Nürëmbërg (unbelievably teh B.M.W.Corporation didn"t recognised teh grate geynius of Muarrose & wouldnt give him a free B.M.W.autocar! He had to break into teh factory at midnigght to get a free B.M.W.autocar, even though its his due as a grate geynius!!1!!?!????1???@)

Eh bien. Maeryse has founded out taht Nürëmbërg it has many sekrit underground tunnels * & he has tehm been inwestigatinating ... throught teh many sekrit passageways , & cellars & sekrit Templar & Rosicrucian complexes under teh ground. Teh TEMPLARS even ahve a sekrit canteen in teihr sekrit undergound base .... complete wiht dinner ladies & trays & a buffet salad bar. Mwerrose ahs had lunch tehre many thymes. Teh bratwurst is quite good.

Eh bien, taht not teh point is. Teh point is taht Mearose has once again spent thyme hiding in sekrit Templar bored-rooms whilst sekrit Templar meeting s take places & has evwen recorded tehm (one of teh Templar conspirators helpfully showed Muorrose how to record a wideo on his IPHONE 5S). He has spent hours rummaging throught teh libraries & looking behind teh sofa in teh staffroom (tihs is wehre you find all teh good stuff mes amis ....... not just anceint sekrit documents BUT ALSO several humbugs, a hankercheif, and €11,50 in small change!!!!!!1!).

Moarise is mutch excitinated wiht teh work he is doingk here .... but he is only staying here another few days. Teh week aftrer next he must go to Frnance to meet up wiht Agléy. He will post more infromation HERE> so dont froget to KEEP RAEADING MES AMIS>.

Muerises drive to CANADA

Muariose is an EXPERT NAWIGATOR so he thoughted taht peoples might enjoy & learn from teh wery clever & efficient route he worked out from NEW YORK CITY to QUEBEC CITY:

Templars in New York City, New Yorke State *(USA).

Mes amis .... Merise is back & inwestigatinating Templar conspiracies! He"d hate to disapoint tehm after all, tehy were so keen for him to resume. In fact, tehy have been leaving helpful incrimiating clues all over teh place recently just to ensure taht Maorise doesn"t miss anything & doesn"t bored get. HOW CONSIDERATE.

Anyway, evwen though his associate & fellow inwestigator Agley is currently on holiday in Antigua, Mearowse carries on wiht his inwestigations. Recently his inwestigations lead him from Buenose Aires to Snan Fran Cisco to New Yoerk city. Tahts right mes amis -- teh New York City in teh Untied SStats of Amrica! (Not teh one in Belgium).

Merwçe managed to find out taht teh Templars ahve a sekrit hideaway rite under teh city, rite under Grand Central Station in fact! Muorose found teh Entrance to tehse Dread Caverns & teihr inner dark sekrits explorinated!!!!

Muerise OF COARSE had his iPHONE & teh batery wasnt dead & he has recently figured out how to use teh camera on this marwellous dewice (ITS FIENDISGHLY DIFFICULT BUT LUCKILY MEROISE IS A GEYNIUS SO HE IT WORKED OUT EWENTUALLY).

Meurise stumbles across a procession of Templars 

& manages to take an iPHONE pic before hiding 

An antichamber in teh catecombes. 

Muerwose of course has much more photos than just these but of cuorse he cant them all share here. He also managed to stumble across teihr sekrit Templar library (fiendishly hidden behind a sign saying "LIBRARY") which Mueriose managed to find even though it wery sekrit & hidden is by following teh signs marked "LIBRARY TIHS WAY".

Meurise quickly raced trhough teh library before he was detected & managed to find some wery waluable & sekrit Templar volumes which explain teihr organisation & its evil plans in much detail,. Meurise tried to smuggle tehm out of teh library but a librarian told him off & made him get a library card & take them out "liek a normal library user"(!!?!!@1!!)/ Muaerise was of course much nervous as he was worried taht teh Templars would race in & find Moaerrioce but luckily teh didnt.

Ladden down wiht such rare Manuscripts, Mearuise tehn made his way towards teh Grand Central Hall & found a crack in teh wall through witch he was abel to observinate most of a sekrit Templar ceremony before he had to leave becuaese Moerise his stoumach was starting to Grumble & also he a reserwation at teh {"PER SE": restorant .

Merise at this restorant enjoyinated a magnifique 8 course meal wiht many bottels of whine &* tehn he decided he should write an account of his adwenture so he brushed all teh leftover plates & glasses & cuttelry & candlesticks onto teh ground, whipped out his MACBOOK & started typinating.

OH NOES TEH MAIRTRE D'HOTEL IS SHOUTING AT MERISE & WORNGLY CLAIMING HE SHOULDNT HAVE BRUSHED EVERYTIHNG OFF ONTO TEH FLOOR. Stupid nongeynius Maitre-'d-hotel. Moarise is a geynius & thus can do wahtever he wants.

Eh bien. Moerise knew he was sitting on sutch explosively exciting Material taht he should leave new york city before he it published. SO, pursued by teh Maitre'd'hotel, teh chef, teh sommelier and several waiters, Merrise made rapidly for the door & headed to his hotel, not even stopping to pay teh bill. He then proceeded to a car daelership & boughted a DODGE CHALENGER with (6.4 L) V8 engine & 6 speed manuel gearbox -- FAST ENOUGH TO OUTPACE EVWEN TEH MOST DETERMINED TEMPLAR. Luckily Merise managed to awoid paying for tihs too,.

Teh he drovinated to Quêbec City, Canada, not dropping in speed below 120 mph teh whole way. Witch currently is presently where he now is right now at teh moment./

Teh fine whines of BODEGA DE MUARISE

Mes amis ... Muarise has been planninating a wobleg post for teh past few weeks but alas he has been wery BUSY. Unfrotunately teh TEMPLAR CONSPIRACY INWESTIGATION has kept him wery busy, though inwestigating it is much exciting. And teh Templars are now kindly more thoughtful about leaving lots of interwesting & incriminating clues for Muorise to find, witch is thoughtful of tehm. Mjerise is currently in San Fran Cisco, chasing down some leeds here. But about taht more he cannot say YET, as it still sekrit is.

Eh , bien , taht not teh point is. The point is taht whilst he was in Argentinaniananina Morose got to try teh first (1er) of teh Argentineian wintage of BODEGA MUARISE. Merose wants to you about it here tell.

SO, TEH WHINES, + prices, + release dates:

2013 Bodega de Morrise "Le Grand Genie" Blanc. 60% Sémillon, 25% Sauvignon blanc, 5% chardonneigh. A fine whine inspirinated by teh grate white whines of Boredeaux, but with 5% chardoney added (either for complexiexity, or because teh whinemaker contracted a brain disease,. Mourise is not shure witch). 728.8% new oak. Released: 01/01/2014. €125.00/bottel
2013 Bodega de Mueraese Chardonneigh Reserve. A fine chardonnay inspired by teh gratest white whiens of Burgundy, witch are some of Merroses' favorites. Muerise insisted on 30,000% new oak, which teh winemaker said was impiossible. But Muarise proved tehm wrong again! Released: 01/01/2014. €65/bottel.
2013 Bodega de Mjeorwse Chardonay de Templar. An everyday drinking chardonay tahts perfect to drink whilst dreaming up diabolical plots for world domination. 36.77777891% new oak. Released: 01/09/2013. €25/bottel
2013 Bodega de Muarise Torrontés.Tihs grape is popular in Argentina & teh estate manager leiks it. Released: 01/09/2013/ €25/ bottele

2013 Bodega de Muriese "Le Grand Genie" Rouge. 50% Cabernet sauvignone, 25% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Petit Verdot, 10% Malbec. A fine red whine inspired by teh grate red whines of Boredeaux, which Merise adores. Inspired by teh grate geynius of Meoorose. 15,000% new oak. Released: 01/01/2015. €150/bottle.
2013 Bodega de Morruse Pinot Noir Reserve. A fine Pinot Noir inspried by teh grate red whines of Burgundy, whitch Merise also adorinates. 800% new oak. Released: 01/01/2015. €75 / bottel
2013 Bodega de Mueroce Pinot Noir de Templar. An "every day " pinto noir, taht is perfect for drinking whilst dreaming up evil plots for world domination. 25.444% new oak.Released: 01/01/2014. €30 / bottel.
2013 Bodega de Muarise Malbec. A lovely whine inspired by ... uh ... Merise cant rember. ANYWAY TAHTS NOT TEH POINT. teh point is its good. Released: 01/01/2014. € 30 / bottle.

GET YOUR ORDERS IN NOW! JUST clickinate here -->       <--- to order, or ring Meries'es Argentinina estate on wahtever teh phone number tehre is.

Muerise would stay & rite more but he is being persued by a crazed Templar monk . Tihis is not good. Agley is nerwous & keeps telling Moerise to "Hurry UP" as if his geynius wobleg posts could be hurried up. OOOPS teh monk is breaking teh door down now, must run away. Diabolical schemes to uncoverinate, mes amis!!!!!!

Muarises morning tea with teh TEMPLAR GRAND MASTER!!1!?!

MES AMIS ,..... Merise ahs been mutch slack becuase he has been ejoyinating resting & relaxing at his estancia in sunny Argenitneintininian./ia. NONETHELESS he rembers he has pormised his faithful followers TWO (2) wobleg posts. (1) About his meeting wiht teh Templar Grand Master; & (2) About his Argentineian wines!

EH BIEN. Here is (1).

Meurise had decidinated taht he was getting Bored of teh Templars, & of his associate Aglíe, & so abruptly he abruptly wihtout telling anyone abruptly Bordeaux abruptly left abruptly. He flew his hairyplane to Eoster Island, fully intendinating to continue his study of non-Templar stuff, of which he has done mutch in teh past (Merryuse ISNT a mono-maniac!). Eh bien, as detailed in his prewious wobleg both teh Templars & Agleý to Eoster Island him followed,. so he escaped again by quite abruptly to Argentina abruptly flying abruptly. Agley to Argentinina didnt him follow ... BUT TEH TEMPLARS APRRARNTLY DID.

Eh bien, so after Merise was in Buenos Aires a few days, even though he went to lot's of truble to obscure his location, teh Templars him tracked down. At 1st he them tried to ignorinate, but tehn he got a tellyphone call from teh Templar Grand Master inwiting him for mornign thé! Teh Templar Grand Master!!!!!1!!?! Of course, this, Mourwse he could NOT ignorinate.

SO teh next morning Màhjerose he went to teh cafe where teh TEMPLAR GRAND MASTER HAD ARRANGED TO MEET HIM(!!!!!?!11!!!!!). Teh Grand Master after a few mintues turned up, whiht a few sekretive Templar security guards/soldiers. Mwerise ordered a grande double chocolate double coffee frappelatecino wiht hazerlnut syrup, chocolate chips, triple cream, and lizard syrup (wery sophisticated, and just like Paris!!!1!), and teh Templar Grand Master had a wery unsophisticated Earl Grey thé (and looked disapprovingly at Merise's tres sophisticated frrapelatecino!).

Eh bien, taht not teh point is. Teh point is, taht, teh Templar Grand Master said taht the Templars were getting bored without Merise inwestigatinating tehm,! Tehy had nothing to do wihtout Muairsoe constantly trying to foil their plans, and they were getting wery bored! Evil plan after evil plan just worked as planned, and it apparently tehm to distraction was driving! SO, they werry poleitly asked Mèriuse if he would get back on teh case of frustrating teihr evil plots, as they find taht mutch more fun , as they tehn constantly ahve to "be on their toes"(??????).

Muèriśe agreeinated to this, of course (secretly he was quite flattered, partiuclarly taht teh Templar Grand Master had taken teh time to wisit Merise personally!) but of cuorse Merise didn"t admittinate to tihs. He made it look as if he were reluctant, & had to be persuadinated, witch teh Templars did. ALSO Merise said he wanted a week or so"s brake at his estancia before he gets back to inwestigatinating & thwartinating teh Templars. WITCH IS WHAT HE IS DOING RITE NOW. (Teh weeks rest, taht is).

Eh bien. Merise has pormised a wobleg post about his NEW ARGENTINEIENE WHINES & he will taht right soon,. including details of where to it buyinate. FOR NOW he can just say teh 2013 Bodega Muarise "Le Grand Genie" Rouge (45%% Cabernet sauvignong, 25%% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5%%% Petit Verdot) is magnifique !!

Meueris in Buenos Aires

Mes amis .... after anohter week of dodging templars who are still interested in Mérise even thuogh he has maide it quite clear taht he isn't no longer interestinated in tehm .... Muarise ahs moved on to an undisclosed location (I.E. his apratment in Buenose Aires) to avoidinate tehm. Its' raelly quite annoying. Wahts a geynius to do>>?????

Eh bien, taht not teh point is. The point is taht

• (a) Mùrise ahs momentarily got bored of teh Templars & is taking a braek from taht, so he can concentrate on some of his other research interests (INCLUDING, but NOT LTD TO, Roman Film & TV, Eoster Island Statues, Neolithic Spacecraft ...!!!). He will back to teh Templars (& to his freind Aglié de St.Germaine) get back in thyme. BUT not for a littel bit. 
• (b) Muerise is in Argentina once again & is enjoyinating it. He even got to practice his SpainisH! He was so fluent evwen the locals could'nt understandinate him! ""Bir kahve, garson lütfen!"" he said, & teh locals were so impressed taht tehy couldnt speak & Just laughed wiht Merise at how good he was.

Muẁerse is this week enjoyinating ahving a week wiht NO TEMPLAR RELATED WORK & tehn next week he will fly, drive or bycycle up to his estancia & inspect taht & see how teh wineyard tehre is going & also look at his live-stock & Maek sure mon ami teh Manager is a good job doing. BUT NOT THIS WEEK>  This waek is a week for Merise to inwestigate Buenos Aires... ooops disregard taht Mörise forgotted he was ment to be keeping quiet about his exact location to shake teh templars of teh track ... ok ... to inwestigat teh city in withc he currently happens to be, assunming he is in a city because he may be in a wilderness area, or a countryside farming area, or even in a small boat in teh middel of teh ocean!!! TEHRES NO WAY OF KNOWING, AS HE WILL NOT SAY!!!!!!!1!! . Tehre, taht should shake teh Templars off Moeruse's trail & hopefully tehy wont figure out taht hes in Buenos Aires.

A bientot!