31 January 2024
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What is a chord? Multiple notes sounded at the same time. Many definitions would insist on three or more notes and call a combination of two notes a dyad… but other definitions call a dyad a two-note chord. Taken on … Continue reading
29 January 2024
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Jane seems to think I’ve got a lot of power tools but I certainly don’t have all of them (or room for all of them!). One that is missing from my collection is a mitre saw (also known as a … Continue reading
28 January 2024
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According to the page for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, our efforts were above average for sparrows (we saw 7 compared to a Leicestershire average of 4) but on the low side for total birds seen (19 compared to an … Continue reading
27 January 2024
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Just two songs led by me today (on ukulele) – I Can See Clearly Now the Rain Has Gone and Jolene. The first was an example of a mondegreen, in that I used to imagine it was about a woman … Continue reading
26 January 2024
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Here is another of those sculptures from RHS Rosemoor. This one is by Ben Cox: What I particularly liked about this one was how many identifiable elements, like trowels, chisels, spanners and chains, have been worked in so there is … Continue reading
24 January 2024
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RHS Rosemoor has its annual sculpture exhibition on. Here is one that struck my eye – Mother by Brendan Murless: The full figure also has a small child hanging onto its skirts at the back. I was fascinated by the … Continue reading
23 January 2024
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Jane and I had quite an eventful road trip today. At one point, we found the route we had intended to take blocked by works without any clear indication on what an alternative route would be. Google maps showed a … Continue reading
22 January 2024
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Loughborough Churches Partnership (LCP) have hosted some excellent events over the last couple of days with Evangelical Alliance missiologist Phil Knox. At last night’s one, the annual LCP united service, the reading was from 2 Corinthians 4, which talks about … Continue reading
21 January 2024
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Technically Burns Night falls on 25 January but other plans mean I won’t be able to have my haggis, neeps and tatties that evening so that instead made my lunch today (including the obligatory wee dram of whisky). While doing … Continue reading
20 January 2024
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Today’s main task is getting underway with setting up a new Windows laptop. The old MacBook is still running but long in the tooth. For the last couple of years my main machine has been the Windows box I use … Continue reading