24 December 2021
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Presents wrapped, food and drink prepared, almost all is ready. Just a few more things to sort and print and send. Just a couple more services to support. I think I shall be ready for Christmas by tomorrow!
16 December 2021
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In the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing, the workman person in whose voice the song is written complains that the worst the musicians they see on MTV might suffer would be a blister on their thumb. By that reckoning, … Continue reading
12 December 2021
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Well, at least the Christmas songs I’ve been playing with CSWO are relatively easy. A few from the regular pad got called for the first bit of tonight’s rehearsal and I have to confess that they left me all for … Continue reading
18 October 2021
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I know that, by the calendar we have over two months to go but the local Lidl already has a wide selection of Christmas goodies out, on the opposite side of the display with all the Halloween sweets. I try … Continue reading
22 March 2021
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This morning, I finally got round to correcting my Lilypond score for Silent Night. I mentioned last Christmas that the ‘radiant beams from thy holy face’ line irked me although it is found in many editions of the lyrics. My … Continue reading
3 January 2021
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This tip is probably a bit late for this year (although, technically, Christmastide has a little while left to run) but is for anyone who is a Christian and doesn’t like wearing the paper crowns that come inside Christmas crackers. … Continue reading
25 December 2020
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Merry Christmas! My selected image to share with you to celebrate the season is the one above, rotated and cropped from of the 30 watercolour paintings I created for an art project in June this year. I was also trying … Continue reading
21 December 2020
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For all that I’m not impressed by Governmental planning that has scuppered so many Christmas plans it does strike me that, in some ways, this year is going to be a lot closer to the nativity story than what we … Continue reading
19 December 2020
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I think today’s Government press conference could be described as a pretty foolproof recipe for Christmas stuffing. The increased restrictions have certainly stuffed my plans – worked out to fit safely inside the three household / five day rules trumpeted … Continue reading
15 December 2020
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Rumours are that the Governments of the UK’s four nations are reconsidering the COVID-19 rules for Christmas. I put it to them that they really need to make up their minds as some of us have made plans and we … Continue reading