Wow. It's very exciting. At least, it is if you're me. For the first time that I've ever noticed, Jez Lowe is playing in London. On Friday ( Read more... )

OK, so a little while back I asked you lovely, helpful people for some boardgame recommendations. I was after a present for some friends, and the suggestions were many and varied.

( I went shopping )

I'm starting to think I need a tag for promoting stuff by Benjamin Till :) Anyway, his latest project is 100 Faces, which is another short film done with a regional bit of the BBC (northeast, this time ( Read more... )

At intervals I pop up on here and tell you that I think Benjamin Till is great. He's a London-based composer who produces both prolifically and with impressive variety.

Anyway, his latest project is The London Requiem which is a full requiem mass. It uses the traditional Latin text of the mass, but the lyrics also include a wealth of inscriptions ( Read more... )

So, a couple of years ago I wrote about going to St Olave, Hart Street, to hear the premiere of Benjamin Till's Pepys Motet. Which was fabulous. Mr Benjamin Till, I said. Look out for him.

Anyway, he's been at it again with the ridiculously ambitious projects. I've been reading about Ebor Vox on his blog, and at one point had hopes of getting up ( Read more... )

A friend of mine - who's a travel writer - has started keeping a blog about travelling with a baby in tow. (At least, it will be about that... at present it's more about travelling with a bump. Or not travelling on account thereof ( Read more... )

People who expressed interest[*] in my previous post about The Book of Job: The Musical should be aware that tickets are now on sale.

Go to the Camden Head's events page, and there on 7th/8th December are links to buy tickets. £9 a go.

If you wish to join me, or to avoid me, I can vouchsafe that I shall be going on the 7th.

[*] Oy, lanfykins, this means ( Read more... )

You get some odd conversations in our house. As ChrisC came in back from an emergency run to the shops on Sunday[*], the following dialogue took place ( Read more... )

So, cycling persons... I need a recommendation. I want to buy a rear pannier, but I want one that turns into a rucksack when it's not on the bike. I know these exist, because I know someone who's got one. But they seem to be very thin on the ground (or, possibly, are known by a particular name which I do not know and thus cannot google for). Needs ( Read more... )

So... in a few weeks, I am partly responsible for organising a hen night. A couple of you know who the hen is, so no telling her what we're planning, ok?

Anyway, we have a weekend planned, and were intending to go out for a nice meal on the Saturday night. Accordingly, the other bridesmaid and I sallied forth to our chosen restaurant, Richmond's ( Read more... )