I’m ready for next year. This doesn’t mean I’m doing away with Christmas (although an interesting T2 article on doing without it, and music (it being annual No Music Day today), for a limited period of time, in order to enjoy them more on getting them back). A few years ago, I started my Useful …
Category archives: Music and sound
Rainbows from above
Everyone likes a good rainbow eh? Double ones good value too and all that. Coming back from our recent holiday, we had a new sight – a rainbow from above. You are basically talking a stripy donut shape, but it’s still exciting. Even better – we got to see two different ones, about half an …
Seedy weedy seeds
Dear Mr Fischbacher, I am not trying to nick your song lyrics – in fact I listened to them again last weekend. But I need to overcome my fear of gardening. I know that the seeds may be seedy, but I fear I am weedy (the grass certainly is) when it comes to getting on …
Has anyone seen my topic?
Most nights, no problem selecting what to write about. Tonight, I’m feeling weary, and suspecting a cold coming on. Still, not to worry, as I’ve read enough of these journalist “oh dear, I don’t have anything to write about but I’ll spin some words” pieces. Actually, if I’d called it “Has anyone seen my Topic?”, …
This year’s catch phrases
Having spent a week with 4 children, felt the need to capture a few of this year’s catch phrases from them. As we now see them (and their parents) about once a year, what they can say and do moves on a lot. We continue to use last year’s phrases, brush them off and bring …