And so to blog ..

And so to blog ..

posting, talking, recommending; people, places, products and more: a copy of Deadly Diplomacy and a glass of Bolly; all good things Made by the Forge; Green People make-up; homemade jam; shopping, sharing, living & loving!

Messing about in Boats

13th April 22

According to Kenneth Grahame, is the simple, joyful, and aimless pleasure of being on the water.  I love the Ouse in the early morning.  The water ripples gently, the mist lingers still, and rowers slip quietly into the water.  The York City Rowing Club boathouse sits on West Esplanade, keeping

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Messing about in Boats

Oh YES it IS!

28th December 18

Berwick Kaler and York Theatre Royal's annual christmas panto is an institution, not a production.  The plots (or rather plotless) performances are so intrinsically connected with the audience and the locality they have been a feature of the festive calendar for generations of families. Having not originally hailed from North

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Oh YES it IS!

Sankta Lucia a light in the darkness

13th December 16

It would be stretching the truth to say that York Minster is on my doorstep, but it is nevertheless very doable,  and I have been thinking of going to the Sankta Lucia festival for a few years.  This year I had a firm intention and bagged my seat.  What a treat! Sankta Lucia

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Sankta Lucia a  light in the darkness

King's College Choir

12th December 15

My Christmas is not complete without carols and I have yet to find anything to top the choir of King's College, Cambridge.  One of the great representatives of the British choral tradition, their rendition of "All Bells in Paradise" is just sublime.  They have been delighting swith their voices since

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King's College Choir