19 December 2021
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Phew! This year’s carol service passed off well. Shorter than normal (just five lessons, five carols and a bit of talking) but I got the choir dressed up as sheep and shepherds and all was good. Now, what can I … Continue reading
18 December 2021
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There’s not much going on in the garden now that winter is here. I am enjoying the buttery golden leaves of some of the bushes down the left-hand side, contrasting with the evergreens they are tucked between. Although you can’t … Continue reading
17 December 2021
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Here’s today’s baking: Small loaves or big rolls? Take your pick but I know what I’m including in my breakfast tomorrow.
16 December 2021
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In the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing, the workman person in whose voice the song is written complains that the worst the musicians they see on MTV might suffer would be a blister on their thumb. By that reckoning, … Continue reading
15 December 2021
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I love those Swiss cheeses with big holes in them but, if you get particularly fascinating gaps inside, you are in fact paying more for air than cheese. That’s in my mind because there are some definite air gaps in … Continue reading
14 December 2021
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I suppose our online services always involve a certain degree of time travel, since we film them at the Tuesday morning service and then I cut them together to produce a service suitable for the following Sunday. Today I’ve gone … Continue reading
13 December 2021
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I can’t quite remember the plot of The Wrong Trousers (1993), so perhaps it is time to watch it again. The title comes to mind because I was up for an hour or more last night changing the battery in … Continue reading
12 December 2021
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Well, at least the Christmas songs I’ve been playing with CSWO are relatively easy. A few from the regular pad got called for the first bit of tonight’s rehearsal and I have to confess that they left me all for … Continue reading
11 December 2021
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As a lot of the music I’m playing with CSWO is written at pitch, I’ve been resetting many of the parts to make it easier to keep up with. It is also a good opportunity to keep developing my engraving … Continue reading
10 December 2021
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Tonight was my first official gig with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra at Ibstock Community College. It was a dual bill with the Coalville Amateur Operatic Society (CAOS!) and we did a few pieces supporting that choir as well as … Continue reading