20 September 2016
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I had a meeting down in town this morning, which provided an opportunity to visit Oxford Central Library on the way back. I took a quick stroll around the shelves – it is only my second visit to the present, … Continue reading
19 September 2016
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Saturday’s trip down to Hither Green Baptist Church was inevitably a bit tiring. I had an early start so my sleep was lighter than usual the night before as my body tried to make sure I didn’t set off too … Continue reading
18 September 2016
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I’m back to the Red Lion in Brightwell cum Sotwell tonight for the regular jazz jam (7pm – 9pm). No more time to blog – I need to get my music together!
17 September 2016
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A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had spoken on the raising of Lazarus at St Clement’s. Found in John 11, it is a fascinating story that only appears in John’s gospel. Why only in one gospel? My pet … Continue reading
16 September 2016
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I think my ukulele group has almost got the hang of The Colosseum Hornpipe so I did some searching to identify another tune to add to the repertoire. I had a trusty repository of choices in the form of David … Continue reading
15 September 2016
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A few months ago I learned of a frightening concept: a USB device that, when plugged in, would draw and store power before sending it back in a single devastating burst to the host machine. It served to add a … Continue reading
14 September 2016
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For the first time in a long time, my defretted Washburn XB-600 got an outing. String Project rehearsals have resumed and I was toying with which instrument to take. The double bass is perfect but awkward to get into the … Continue reading
13 September 2016
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One of my favourite jazz tunes, performed beautifully in the video above by Sarah Vaughan, is Indian Summer (by Al Dubin and Victor Herbert). It’s a good tune for today, with a mid-September heat wave in the UK. As far … Continue reading
12 September 2016
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Driving home tonight I caught the Radio 4 ‘Book at Bedtime‘ programme. This week, they are using Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker (read by Paul Bazely). The narrative device adopted by the author is to weave a picture … Continue reading
11 September 2016
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One of the minor events of our camping trip was discovering that one of the pole sections had split. This isn’t uncommon with fibreglass poles. They bend and flex with the wind, which is generally a good thing, but sometimes … Continue reading