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| Kilburn Silk | April 15, 2009 | Monday saw the breaking of my red V&A mug followed by some distinctly unladylike words. Being a Libran and unable to cope without a matching pair I had to go to our wonderful fine china shop here in town, Avenells ( a store incidentally which has been going for well over 100 years) and buy […] |
| The great eisteddfod madrigal controversy of 2009 | April 12, 2009 | Always fascinating at Eisteddfods (Queensland or otherwise) is how people interpret set pieces. This year in the choral madrigal section the set piece was Amaryllis, fair as lilies, by Horatio Vecchi ( i think that was his name). Apart from the whole ridiculousness of having choirs of up to about 70 voices singing pieces written […] |
| The great eisteddfod madrigal controversy of 2009 | Always fascinating at Eisteddfods (Queensland or otherwise) is how people interpret set pieces. This year in the choral madrigal section the set piece was Amaryllis, fair as lilies, by Horatio Vecchi ( i think that was his name). Apart from the whole ridiculousness of having choirs of up to about 70 voices singing pieces written […] |
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| yet another reason why I am not a domestic goddess | April 4, 2009 | Feeling mightily pleased with myself, I stepped out the back door with a basketful of sheets, towels and a few other sundry items to hang them on the line only to discover the load of towels I washed last Sunday still hanging on the line. I felt it was pretty safe to assume that after […] |
| yet another reason why I am not a domestic goddess | Feeling mightily pleased with myself, I stepped out the back door with a basketful of sheets, towels and a few other sundry items to hang them on the line only to discover the load of towels I washed last Sunday still hanging on the line. I felt it was pretty safe to assume that after […] |
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| Sunday morning | Another pre-Eisteddfod concert this afternoon which means I have a half a Sunday to complete the following jobs. – wash sheets – wash towels – put away all clothes from washing yesterday – organise music between singing folder and accompanying folder – vacuum – cat hair situation starting to get out of control – go […] |
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| Sunday morning | Another pre-Eisteddfod concert this afternoon which means I have a half a Sunday to complete the following jobs. – wash sheets – wash towels – put away all clothes from washing yesterday – organise music between singing folder and accompanying folder – vacuum – cat hair situation starting to get out of control – go […] |
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| the weekend…no naps and no shopping | March 9, 2009 | The weekend disappeared in a puff of smoke. Saturday I spent at work with the External STEPS students in our area, running an orientation day and then Sunday afternoon was extra choir for the Queensland Eisteddfod at Easter. So, sadly there were no naps and no shopping (except for the bare essentials on Sunday morning). […] |
| the weekend…no naps and no shopping | The weekend disappeared in a puff of smoke. Saturday I spent at work with the External STEPS students in our area, running an orientation day and then Sunday afternoon was extra choir for the Queensland Eisteddfod at Easter. So, sadly there were no naps and no shopping (except for the bare essentials on Sunday morning). […] |
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| I’ve got that joy, joy, joy , joy, down in my heart…where? | February 23, 2009 | I saw the loveliest thing at choir last night. Feeling a little bored, bashing out notes for whatever piece we were singing – I think the Morley madrigal “Sing we and chant it” – I then sat back as the choir sang it through unaccompanied. Most people had their heads intently buried in the music, […] |