11 October 2015
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After leading the first verse of classic hymn, And Can It Be, at church this morning, I realised I was a little hazy on the chords and there could be issues in trying to follow those and singing the right … Continue reading
10 October 2015
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It is almost time to start heading out the door for a short rehearsal with The String Project and then our next appearance at the Donnington Community Music Festival, which is running all afternoon and up until about 10pm this … Continue reading
9 October 2015
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I’ve got a new hi-fi. The Goodmans one I’ve been using for years is still ticking along although with a number of parts failing – the cassette player is broken, I’ve got masking tape over the power button hole and … Continue reading
8 October 2015
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Nameless paints sound like something Cthuloid but actually turn out to be a rather interesting set of pigments from Japan. Rather than giving each tube a name, they are described with blobs of primary colour. Of course, that means you … Continue reading
7 October 2015
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I survived the exam. In truth, it didn’t seem too bad although perhaps I should wait for the marks (probably getting on for a couple of months away) before trying to count the chickens! At least I answered all the … Continue reading
6 October 2015
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Exam day has arrived and I feel reasonbly confident. As long as I turn up and manage at least a sketchy answer for each question, I should pick up enough marks to secure an overall pass (on the Open University … Continue reading
5 October 2015
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Last night I got my cider fermenting. It is a very rustic recipe – when I spotted that the mash of apples was starting to turn green on the top, I took them off with a slotted spoon, transferred the … Continue reading
4 October 2015
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A little while ago The String Project agreed to work with a label called All Will Be Well Records. Rather than a traditional record label approach (a deal, some cash up front and then years of indentured slavery seem to … Continue reading
3 October 2015
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I’ve been working on revising for next Tuesday’s exam. One of the lessons that is coming back to me is that I probably should have begun in earnest much earlier although I’ve now got a good way through the plan … Continue reading
2 October 2015
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Tonight’s dinner revisited the sous vide burgers I made for our summer BBQ. We didn’t finish these ones over hot coals, although the weather would have been okay if we had wanted to. Instead, I used a hot pan to … Continue reading