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Voice, Stone, Wood and Air as One
I love Early music. I love its level-headedness, its lack of mood swings. It’s everlasting YES. Part of the reason I listen mostly to Mediaeval, Renaissance and Baroque music throughout the day is because, besides its being soothing and immensely … Continue reading
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Tagged early music, Guillaume de Machaut, katherine gregor, Mediaeval music, musings, norwich cathedral, polyphony, scribe doll, writing
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A Tree with a Name Beginning with S
“I need a new tree friend,” I say to S. “A tree like my oak Merlin, outside my window in Wimbledon.” My new friend S. is a children’s and young adult fiction writer. She doesn’t find anything odd or unusual … Continue reading
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Tagged cedar of lebanon, katherine gregor, norwich cathedral, scribe doll, trees, writing
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Advent Carols at Norwich Cathedral
“We should get there at least half an hour earlier to get a decent seat.” “Half an hour!” “Bring a book.” “I don’t know… reading a book in church?” “Other people chat before the service, which I find infuriating. At … Continue reading
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Tagged advent carols, katherine gregor, norwich cathedral, scribe doll, writing
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