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118: Why does that happen?
I don’t know. It just does. It probably is supposed to. It might be best to leave it alone…
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117: Who would you name a horse after?
Neil Hannon has revealed that he has named some horses at his horse sanctuary – the wonderfully named My Lovely Horse Rescue – on Radio 2 this morning. I think I would go for Jimmy Sticklebrick.
366?, Music, The Divine Comedy
30 Day Song Challenge: Day 11 – Which song would you choose from your favourite band?
If anyone were to ask me what my favourite band was, without much hesitation, I would say the Divine Comedy. Tonight We Fly, a traditional concert closer, is one of those songs that I will never tire of. Enjoy.
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116: How much does a duvet cost?
£10,000 apparently. A £10,000 duvet filled with eiderdown harvested by hand from duck nests in Iceland is to go on sale at John Lewis. The bespoke bedding will feature on a ‘duvet menu’ targeted at families wanting to make investment purchases that promise years of use. It appears to be an antidote to fast fashion […]
366?, Music
30 Day Song Challenge: Day 10 – Which song makes you fall asleep?
You might have guessed by now that different forms of music fill my appetite for various reasons. I don’t really listen to music to fall asleep. I listen to it to learn, to relax, to immerse, to thrill… but never to sleep. I found this almost impossible, so I went for this piece of Beethoven; […]
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115: Where has today gone?
An early start to band tonight for the Grange Moor Brass Band AGM means that the day has been compressed a little. I have, so far: had my haircut – I love a Sunday opening barber; been to B&Q to buy compost and various other gardening things; including a call to the mold inspection experts […]
366?, Banding
114: What else can you do when you have two concerts in a day?
Not that much to be honest. Grange Moor had two concerts today, although I only played at one – I conducted the other. I’m actually quite tired after it! I also have a blister on my finger. Bad times.
366?, Awesomeness
113: How do you know you’ve nailed a printing technique?
When you can print pretty much anything you want without it getting damaged in the process. Here are some photos from today’s work. I did do a bit of teaching too…
366?, Awesomeness, History
112: What is the best way to commemorate the Queen’s birthday?
I have never met the Queen, but I do admire and respect her and believe she does a great deal to help our country. The BBC has produced this lovely page with a photograph for each year of her life. It can’t possibly sum up everything she has done, but it covers so many wonderful […]
366?, Awesomeness, Photographs, Work
111: Why not wear a cabbage leaf as a hat?
Wednesday is quickly becoming a difficult day to manage. The nature of it – the staff meeting at the end of school, along with 5 different lessons – means that I generally have 3 or 4 sets of books to mark at the end of it. Today, I managed to get one set done during […]