As Christmas approaches my focus tends to shift from the high streets filled with flashing lights and mostly festive tat to the world at large. Being a pagan I don’t celebrate Christmas as such but I do celebrate Yule, as the dark wanes and we look forward to the light. I try and bring Read more about Give a hen a happy Christmas[…]
This has just dropped into my inbox, the official poster for the gig that Writing on the Wall (otherwise known as the fabulous band what I am in) are playing in about a week and a half. Also on the bill is Robin Bennett’s new country band the Grassy Hillbillies (‘locals’ may recognise the name Read more about Gig in Garsington[…]
There were plans, big plans to host a party of our own this year (you can find details of last years halloween party here), the universe it seems had other plans, arranging my next exam for Wednesday and a friends wedding this weekend. So Jam, the witchcat and I had our own small celebration of sorts Read more about Halloween/Samhein eve[…]
Jam and I attended a Blowzabella gig tonight, as usual there was much dancing and the music was great. As well as getting the chance to have a really good dance I also managed to pick up a copy of the tune book I haven’t got and get it signed (be still my beating heart, this will Read more about Blowzabella & tune writing[…]
So this weekend Jam and I were lucky enough to go and see My friend Barney and his partner in musical crime James perform as their musical duo Duotone (blog here , myspace here). The gig was to promote the new album Ropes an was held at the North Wall Arts Centre in Oxford (great venue but I Read more about Duotone at the North Wall arts centre[…]
Just a quick post a photo of me has recently been used as a cover for a single. The single is called Grey October Day and is by Judy Dyble. More info on Judy and her beautiful music can be found here and you can pre order all 4 versions of the single (released on Read more about Grey October Day[…]
So this weekend myself and his Jammyness headed to Hailing Island to see my auntie Yvonne. Auntie Yvone has always lived on hailing Island, but I haven’t visited since I was little (my lasting memory of the place was that there was a cracking pet shop around the corner from Auntie Yvonnes house with a Read more about All Hail Hailing Island[…]
So having mentioned the gig in Garsington it dawned on me that I had actually forgotten to mention that the number of musicians in Writings has actually doubled since our first gig in April. I was waiting till I had some decent practice shots or better than that some demos to post here but we’ve been Read more about And then there were 4…[…]
New arrived over the seas that Lisa (previously featured on this blog as I made her a wedding dress) had had a little boy called Theo. I suspected they already had blankets (as little Theo wouldn’t have survived long without them in Sweden). So I tried something new & completely different. I knitted a monkey! Read more about Alright monkey?[…]
So here it is, what you’ve all been waiting for, the finished dress. Next some of the detail Noa came to pick the dress up after I had finished my violin teaching on the bank holiday Monday (there really is no rest for the wicked!) we took it off my dress form Margo and carfully Read more about Berg paper dress complete[…]