I went to a terrific concert last fall by the Lyra Baroque Orchestra, a group playing mostly baroque music on mostly original instruments. And there was the cellist, sawing away on a cello gripped firmly between her knees, because in the … Continue reading
The office effort continues, but every time I think I’m nearing an acceptable level of accumulated bumf, something turns up, now often in the boxes and files I’d brought down from Dad’s house. Yesterday it was a never-before-seen (by me anyway) … Continue reading
I opened a bottle of wine two nights ago. It gave off an unpleasant smell. A tiny sip confirmed that it was corked. It happens. I took it back to Chris, he gave me a replacement bottle, and all is … Continue reading
I remembered this today after an exchange at our local Post Office with a helpful clerk who clarified some issues for me on renewing my passport. I’m in the PO just about every day, because we don’t get our mail … Continue reading
This is a restart of a blog I began in 2007, primarily to make friends and get solid information about a proposed (and ultimately aborted) walk across Scotland. The blog was named after the standard retort when I told friends … Continue reading