19 September 2015
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The new bed is now completed in the front garden, with five blueberry plants and a rather sad little heather that will hopefully perk up in all that acid-rich soil: From other plants where we have specimens in and out … Continue reading
18 September 2015
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I’ve been hard at work in the garden all day, picking up a couple of nasty grazes from a battle with a couple of logs and slippery floor but succeeding in building a new bed at the front to move … Continue reading
17 September 2015
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I love the opportunity to have hot buttered crumpets. It isn’t something I have every day but I particularly enjoy them as a breakfast treat once in a while. However Jane came up with an interesting variation today and served … Continue reading
15 September 2015
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I took this photo of the back garden at the end of August and the view is fairly similar today. It is different from how the same scene looked in July though. In particular, the crab apples have ripened and … Continue reading
12 September 2015
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I’ve had my Roth and Junius double bass case for about nine months now. By and large I have been very pleased with it. The case is well padded, has a decent allotment of pockets and plenty of handles and … Continue reading
11 September 2015
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At last night’s gig I experimented with having the music for the songs I haven’t memorised displayed on my tablet. I’ve previously mentioned how everyone seems to be using tablets now at jazz jams but this is a little different … Continue reading
9 September 2015
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It probably tells you a lot about the kind of things I like to eat that ‘meaty’ is one of the words that come to mind when I think about what mushrooms bring to the table! However they do add … Continue reading
8 September 2015
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Two gigs this week with The String Project – we’re at The Bell in Bicester on Thursday evening as guests of The Strummer Room Project (music starting at 8pm and we’ll be on round about 9-ish) and then at The … Continue reading
7 September 2015
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I had a training course to go to tonight for my role as one of the fire marshals at St Clement’s. It was three and half hours long, which was not quite what I wanted after a full day at … Continue reading
5 September 2015
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The time has come for the first leg of The String Project’s autumn tour. Using the word tour is a little misleading as we’ll be taking breaks for regular life between gigs rather than piling on a bus and hopping … Continue reading