Summer Is Icumen In is the title of a piece of music I have arranged which got handed out to the choir this evening and, I expect, will get a try out in the next couple of weeks. As you … Continue reading
10 March 2025
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Month: March 2025
9 March 2025
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Prayer for Burma
Jane and I led prayers at church today for Burma, joining in the Global Day of Prayer for that nation. Officially it has been known as Republic of the Union of Myanmar since 1989 but that name was given by … Continue reading
8 March 2025
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Sing Around Songs – 8 March 2024
Numbers were down a bit at today’s sing around session, for which I’d largely blame the sun and warmth outside! That meant I got to lead on more songs than usual, all using the double bass. Mo was busy looking … Continue reading
6 March 2025
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Mild Bee Bottled
My Mild Bee brew is now bottled. When I tested it yesterday, it had already reached 1.007 so I went ahead and bottled, using my recent “easy” method. It was a slightly smaller batch but I still got 12 500ml … Continue reading
5 March 2025
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Greek Chicken
We had friends round for dinner this evening, one of whom is following a keto diet. That means many of my favourite foods, like bread and potatoes (both high in carbohydrates) were off the menu and I had to find … Continue reading
4 March 2025
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Dusty Triangles
At school, I used to enjoy trigonometry. Given a right angled triangle and a couple of measurements, such as the length of a side and one of the other angles, you can work out other information about it using functions … Continue reading
3 March 2025
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A Quick Vase
My latest Lidl voucher gave me a free item from their veg range. I fancied some lettuce and decided to pick their ‘living lettuce’ pack. I’m sure they used to come in plastic pots but now you just get the … Continue reading
2 March 2025
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Death of an Expert
Driving home from band rehearsals on a Sunday night often affords me a chance to dip into Radio 4’s obituary programme, Last Word. One of the names mentioned tonight was Dr D G Hessayon, author of a number of very … Continue reading
1 March 2025
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Hubris
The other day I read Psalm 130, sometimes referred to by the Latin of the first couple of words, “de profundis” (out of the depths). I have always found vv. 3-4 particularly resonant: “If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, … Continue reading