Book-buying and The Slap
If you follow my main blog, materfamilias writes, you know that we try to travel light, relying on carry-on luggage only. Besides shoes, the big challenge to this restriction is in the number of books…
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Sunshine, Lilacs, Birthday Honours
Finally, finally, yesterday the sun came out and shone for the entire day. My birthday. I could not have been more honoured. Well, except for how honoured I felt at the family dinner Sunday night,…
View PostQuiet spots in London . . . Dead quiet, some of them . . .
While you can sometimes find a quiet spot in a museum or art gallery, as I have, in the photo above, in London’s fabulous and free National Portrait Gallery, Pater and I have found a…
View PostA Busy Weekend — Lieder and Ringtones and Cake, oh my!
I’ve written before about our very good fortune in having, on our island, a small core of musicians and of music-lovers who regularly organize house concerts. These have ranged from jazz to folk to classical,…
View PostDependent on Blogger, Grateful it’s Back
While I’ve often been caught complaining about Blogger, generally to the effect that it’s gobbled up a comment or even part of a post I’m writing — hence the accompanying photo of a wonderful sculpture…
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