Sal by Mick Kitson – our 9th of March choice for #LBCHorsforth This is a story of something like survival.Sal planned it for almost a year before they ran. And now Sal knows a lot of stuff. Like how to build a shelter and start a fire. How to estimate distances, snare rabbits and shoot an … Continue reading #NowReading for #LBCHorsforth
Month: February 2022
2 Minute Review – Bookshelf Challenge – Jólabókaflóð Book 2
For the last few years, one of my besties has been doing the Unread Shelf challenge. The idea is (in part – it’s a bigger challenge than it looks) to use prompts to help a reader work through the Unread Titles on their shelves. Inspired by her, I am in the midst of attempting to gain control … Continue reading 2 Minute Review – Bookshelf Challenge – Jólabókaflóð Book 2
By Heart 05 – Night – Francis William Bourdillon
Well. I’ve been a bit rubbish at this particular challenge. In nearly three years I’ve tackled an entire 4 poems. And while I did learn them off at the time, I’m not entirely sure that I could just stand up and recite them now. Not me at my most diligent! So, I will refresh on … Continue reading By Heart 05 – Night – Francis William Bourdillon
OPERA – Alcina – full stream from Opera North!
And not two nights after we were whisked away to a strange magical island, Opera North shares the whole thing with the world via the web. We live in exciting times! https://www.youtube.com/embed/uljWJyOkR64?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en&autohide=2&wmode=transparent This is absolutely breathtaking and I think I’m getting much more out of it on a second watch! Told with some of Handel’s … Continue reading OPERA – Alcina – full stream from Opera North!
OPERA – Alcina – My Second Ever Opera
As a sort of non-Valentines date night, we decided last minute to go and see Alcina – my second ever opera – obviously provided by the incomparable Opera North. We arrived at the very last minute and were given the gift of better seats – so you can imagine the glee as we found our … Continue reading OPERA – Alcina – My Second Ever Opera
Poems on the underground – Downing Street December by Mark Grainger
twitter.com/richardjmurphy/status/1468940305605054466 If I were posh, and blond, and hard of heart, I'd host a Christmas do at Downing Street, While making normal families stay apart, You wouldn't see me there; I'd be discreet. Chugging champagne and snogging - cautiously, To give myself the best chance to denyThat there's one rule for them and one for … Continue reading Poems on the underground – Downing Street December by Mark Grainger
Happy St Brigid’s Day
Today is the first day of Spring (in Ireland) and the first holiday to celebrate an Irish woman (and will be a national holiday for 2023 onwards – hooray!) “The goddess Brigid is a bridge, crossing the threshold from Celtic to Christian, North and South, winter and spring, water and fire, masculine and feminine.”TREACY O’CONNOR … Continue reading Happy St Brigid’s Day
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