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In which there are a hundred owls and nearly a century of trains
- Post: I'm currently awaiting the delivery of 100 owls from China (and a special snowflake, lol).
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In which the sun stands still (and the snowman brings the snow)
- Happy solstice! ::waits for midwinter sun to renew:: And today's photos postulate the following questions.... (1) Robin or penguin? (2) How can a plastic sheep look so much like Tom Baker playing the fourth Doctor?
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In which there are the spectre of sibling rivalry and two weird tales of apparitions
- I walked on Harthill Moor and Stanton Moor in Derbyshire, past the Grey Ladies stone circle, and the natural Cork Stone, and the Nine Ladies stone circle.
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In which there is a solo piano concert by Imogen Cooper
Gig: Imogen Cooper playing solo piano including some of the Schumann she is justly world-renowned for performing. Ms Cooper's recent musical biography. She played two extended concert halves, each over an hour long, demonstrating impressive stamina and continued sensitivity of interpretation throughout. It was a remarkable performance and I feel ( Read more... ) -
In which there are Mozart, the saddest of all keys, and Lady Anna the Trollope
- Writing about music is like dancing about architecture as I intend to demonstrate by recording my reactions to a recent gig by the Chiaroscuro Quartet, with a depping viola player but all using period strings and bows. They played three string quartets, by Mozart, Haydn, and Schubert, and imo the Mozart benefitted most from the period strings, ( Read more... ) -
In which there are a Guinea Woman, a wild woman, a true sister, a mother, and an unashamed lady
- Reading, books 2016, 154.
152. Guinea Woman, by Lorna Goodison, 2000, is a volume of new and selected poems. There are so many marvellous phrases and images in this collection that I can't even begin to quote them all and Ms Goodison constructs her poems so carefully that strip-mining them wouldn't produce the ore for you to see. My favourite ( Read more... )
