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Link (aka Itzal) and Zelda (Demelza) admiring the Castle after yet another successful foray in Hyrule.

We’re Itzal and Demelza.

These are our adventures and our musings.

And here are the cocktails to accompany them.

The Codgers’ Quarrel

Fear not, Gentle Reader.  For all that we may well be codgers, Itzal and Demelza have not quarreled and called an end to our blog.  Rather, the title of this entry relates to a side quest in Tears of the Kingdom, one we recommend for its relative ease AND the end result (better shopping!). But…

To Train or Not to Train

In Breath of the Wild, one learned certain rune skills on the Great Plateau before one ever left – well, the Great Plateau.  And this was fine and good.   Then there was the Ta’Loh Naeg Shrine near Kakariko Village, in which one was to learn such useful tactics as sidehops and backflips, parrying, flurry rushes, and charged…

Link Shall Return (to Hyrule)!

Ever the MacArthur figure, Link returns to Hyrule after faffing about Great Sky Island and receiving yet more vague instructions from Princess Zelda[1] and the obligatory new tools[2] to use in carrying out his orders.  “Link, you must find me,” Zelda orders (as per usual) and – bam – you’re on the quest called unimaginatively…

On Old Dogs and New Playthroughs

There is an old saying to the effect that “you cannot teach an old dog new tricks.”  Being old(er) ourselves, we are a bit offended by this saying – and it should be stated for the record that we are NOT as old as the saying itself.  We have learned plenty of new tricks in…

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