20 June 2025
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As well as the upstairs view of the back garden that I posted yesterday, I took a few more photos to capture the state of the garden in June. Here is one exploring the patch that is more or less … Continue reading
19 June 2025
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Here is the June edition of my “viewed from upstairs” series. Plenty is flower and in a variety of colours, making a very attractive display.
18 June 2025
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I don’t recall having tried growing swedes (Brassica napus) before but I was at the allotment today planting out some young plants we started a few weeks ago into a patch I recently cleared some broad beans from. Apparently they … Continue reading
17 June 2025
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This is the recording I was working on yesterday, with Mo, Kev and Jane. We’re all singing, Kev did the guitar and initial sound engineering and I played bass and added post-production. It is my first bit of recorded electric … Continue reading
16 June 2025
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Busy day today, including my first bit of electric bass recording since my arm injury – more tomorrow.
15 June 2025
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I knew I could play tuba and I’ve managed both this morning at church and tonight’s two hour CSWO rehearsal (including the challenge of sight reading some pieces I haven’t played before even on electric bass). However the big step … Continue reading
14 June 2025
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Last week I just took my voice along to church to contribute to the worship band; this week, I’m taking the tuba. However, I’m not quite as accomplished on that as I am on bass so I’ve written out some … Continue reading
13 June 2025
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If you want to see what my recovering arm looks like, you can now see a photo on my Flickr account. Compared to what it looked like three weeks ago, it is amazing to me how well it is doing. … Continue reading
12 June 2025
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I remember being disappointed a couple of years ago when I popped into my local Poundland store on the hunt for a cheesy Christmas jumper. I did find one that was suitable but it did cost me a tenner rather … Continue reading
11 June 2025
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I’m beginning to implement the idea I mentioned a couple of days ago, of creating dual tuba and string bass editions of my band parts using LilyPond tags. It seems to work reasonably well. The advantage of trying something rather … Continue reading