21 December 2014
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That is the title of an ancient hymn we sang at church this morning. However, pondering on the words, I thought I might give myself a break from blogging until the New Year. That isn’t a firm promise and I … Continue reading
20 December 2014
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Somewhere in the preparations for last night’s studio session with The String Project (I see we have a band website at last!) I forgot the bit about the evening being videoed as well as doing audio recordings. It would be … Continue reading
19 December 2014
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Which way round do you put your cards in the envelope? Today I’ve been working on another batch and I always put the fold in first. Rationale? Assuming the recipient slits open the card along the top of the envelope, … Continue reading
18 December 2014
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I’ve reached that point where I’ve only got one more working day left this year. The time available to accomplish things is down to hours and not far off minutes; time to tidy and perhaps explore a couple of ideas … Continue reading
17 December 2014
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Hunting through the library the other day, my eye was caught by a Patricia Cornwell novel, All That Remains, that boasted the cover blurb “Cornwell still does it better than anyone else” (Daily Mail). I used to eagerly seek out … Continue reading
16 December 2014
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That was a busy weekend but I think I’m now almost over the Christmas preparation hump – a couple of packages dispatched, cards beginning to flow out and the last of the presents at least on order and expected imminently. … Continue reading
12 December 2014
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Thanks to a kind gift, Jane and I recently got some vouchers that will allow us to go to a couple of cinema shows. Today we saw Paddington, which I would happily classify under amazing. I think there was a … Continue reading
11 December 2014
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Thanks to Benjamin’s Bass Guitar Blog, I came across this amazing video this morning: Running at about eight minutes long, it would be fascinating if the history of bass playing from the viola da gamba to modern masters was composed … Continue reading
10 December 2014
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I’ve recently started a postgraduate course on data management with the Open University and the first deadline loomed up surprisingly fast! That’s why I missed a couple of days blogging last week – I had some more pressing writing to … Continue reading
9 December 2014
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It was the first outing tonight for my new double bass case for a String Project rehearsal. It worked well: I slightly miss the central side handle but it has enough other handles to grab onto and I’m sure I’ll … Continue reading