tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90945072012-02-01T19:09:15.787ZDisorganization personified, music, and faith and computing - but zero attention spa..rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.comBlogger19371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-49530106432367742012-01-29T07:55:00.000Z2012-01-29T07:55:16.994Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Every day :: in every way(..I am getting) Rinsed :: Blue Funeral :: Blues Whitening :: Teeth I am :: To Be Cooperate :: Coerce Blazer :: School Valley :: Death Difficult :: Passage Service :: Silver

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-397397207084362142012-01-24T19:36:00.002Z2012-01-24T19:37:22.391Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! Although he was

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-67948984064613164512012-01-24T12:56:00.000Z2012-01-24T20:30:28.991Z

On Saturday we had a trip out to Holmes Chapel to hear Nickolai Demidenko performing at the Music Society there. We turned up on spec - our local music society often suffers from poor numbers - things were rather different on Saturday - we guessed that there isn't the musical competition that there is within Macclesfield - and the closer link to Manchester. We were put on a waiting list until

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-44120543347194883022012-01-22T07:42:00.001Z2012-01-23T09:01:26.156Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Rivals :: The (a play by Sheridan, i've never seen it though!) Automatically :: Entrance Bathroom :: Wash Jerk :: Tug Preference :: Sexual Parenting :: Care Helmet :: Bronze-age Wave :: Greet Judo :: Mat Flat tire :: Problem! (June?! where was I yesterday morning??!!)

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-76393648155820469822012-01-17T12:57:00.000Z2012-01-17T12:57:04.857Z

John Cage's Living Room Music performed by the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam X'q Percussion Quartet. I don't think I've heard this before and it made for an absorbing lunchtime listen - though I'd put the crockery away...

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This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Red tape :: Beaureaucracy Crush :: Bar Magical :: Scene Sticky :: Tape Tile :: Roof Doubt :: Faith Inconsistent :: Me! Kiss :: Longing Inspiration :: Moment Thanks :: for the memory

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-74159373432738728202012-01-10T21:12:00.000Z2012-01-10T21:13:14.832Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! I am sorry to be

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-32927890612401924242012-01-08T17:43:00.000Z2012-01-08T17:43:23.679Z

Cold pavement indeed the night you died, murdered; but the airborne drop of blood from your wound was a seed your mother sewed into hard ground – your life's length doubled, unlived, stilled, till one flower, thorned, bloomed in her hand, love's just blade. Stephen Lawrence by Carol Ann Duffy from the Guardian

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-56456946708833059862012-01-08T11:44:00.002Z2012-01-08T11:44:53.596Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Compute :: Does not! Irristable :: object Unacceptable :: Condition Joy :: Unconfined (I see it's a Lord Byron phrase) Noisy :: Neighbour Paid in full :: Debt Desire :: Wish One word :: Answer Huge :: Problem Motorcycle :: Diaries (a film)

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-27824862901417488122012-01-07T16:49:00.001Z2012-01-09T08:50:51.563Z

The Silk Screen's film on Wednesday was Mike Leigh's another year - here's the trailer: I thought it was a very gentle film, viewing relationships between the central couple and their friends through the seasons - lots of horticulture and horticultural metaphors! There was maybe not so much a sense of charicature as in some of Leigh's films affectionate without guying too much (cf Happy Go

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-67875872266228112862012-01-03T20:51:00.001Z2012-01-03T20:51:43.000Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!Look at this shit they're

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-38371775404295655922012-01-03T19:28:00.001Z2012-01-03T19:30:46.717Z

Drops of water, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.I'm meaning to take a few more pictures this year for the blog and combine it with a bit of walking - today however the weather was a little too exciting and a garden picture in today's wild weather will have to do! Large drops and a reflection of the trees in the table.

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-48543998482147246112012-01-01T17:54:00.000Z2012-01-01T17:54:40.231Z

..and not treating them as a problem. Rowan Williams' New year message.

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-75126420208787710212012-01-01T09:01:00.003Z2012-01-01T09:01:47.143Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Resolution :: New Year Adorable :: Kitten Fractions :: Arithmetic Intensify :: Feeling Commute :: Train Job :: Pay Advance :: Military Audit :: Accountant Highlight :: Hair Disallow :: Goal

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-58768597343834277342011-12-27T14:54:00.000Z2011-12-27T14:54:02.180Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!I looked to where two of

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-9620645925067360542011-12-25T09:18:00.001Z2011-12-25T09:18:32.781Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Elves :: Goblins Holiday :: Rest Candles :: Advent Family :: Celebration Insight :: Depth Sleigh :: Ride Party :: Popper Weather :: Clear Presents :: Wrappings Misfit :: Outsider

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-61012723335902645622011-12-23T09:06:00.000Z2011-12-24T11:37:07.432Z

Last Sunday, Jessica Duchen posted a complete performance of Leonard Bernstein's Candide obn her weblog. Here's the finale (but I recommend a watch of more!): May your garden grow this Christmas!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-37114108896166359952011-12-20T19:26:00.000Z2011-12-20T19:26:18.749Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!The river was still

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-34113317350045062842011-12-19T20:30:00.000Z2011-12-19T20:30:09.614Z

I listened to the Norman Lebrecht documentary on Barbara (Monique Cerf)last night - if you didn't, I'd recommend a listen while it is still available on iPlayer. Here, if like me you were frustrated by some of the voiceovers, is Barbara singing Nantes: Understanding the words are vital, so understandably there were translations overlaying the songs especially here, where you are uncertain of

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-84069262449895023952011-12-18T07:58:00.001Z2011-12-18T07:58:37.900Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Sleepy :: Winter (Dopey) Find :: Search Scrutinize :: Ballot Attempt :: Try Playing :: Duet Stupendous :: Huge Charity :: Shop Frozen :: Ice Turn around :: 3 point turn Urge :: Persuade

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-65043695271731306142011-12-13T13:00:00.001Z2011-12-13T13:00:20.490Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!Since one in three Nazi

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-31266869928737899872011-12-11T08:00:00.001Z2011-12-11T08:06:20.211Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Dedication :: Song (usually at the head of the score - also see below) Dream destination :: Holiday Games :: Console Hard as :: Nails Convict :: Jury Submit :: Humiliation Alcohol :: Wine Clippers :: Nail Hormonal :: Emotional Diet :: Restraint

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-9576132020133377472011-12-07T12:50:00.001Z2011-12-07T12:53:14.731Z

I'm trying to trace Michael Steward (ex of Storrington) who we believe to be in Thailand. Posting this here in case anyone who does know him googles him - or in case he does some self-googling. Contact details for him - either electronic or a postal address - would be much appreciated! - use my contact details at the side of the blog rather than commenting on this post ( I've disabled comments

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-68074090989594275562011-12-06T22:37:00.001Z2011-12-06T22:42:59.137Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!His face was long and

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-22027351716365134762011-12-04T07:53:00.001Z2011-12-04T07:59:44.164Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Flannel :: Verbiage Chairs :: Musical Sporadic :: Violence Difficult :: Crack - a section of the North Face of the Eiger - I was thinking the name came from a climb in North Wales but it's a little more serious! Amusing :: Humourous Collapse :: of stout party Hurtful:: Words Thump :: Hit Frugal :: Food (an early Delia Smith

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-56398980404226724832011-11-27T12:00:00.001Z2011-11-27T12:01:33.092Z

DSCF8721, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.For the second year, our church has produced a book of relections for Advent. Church members were given a Bible passage and asked to reflect and write their thoughts on it. You can read the complete booklet here.I had the parable of the wheat and the tares (Matthew 13:24:43) and mine took the form of a meditation:Weeds cover the churchyardMoss and lichen

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-17246507894354650132011-11-27T07:32:00.001Z2011-11-27T07:35:01.285Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Program :: Computer Business :: Card Nerve :: Some Pipes :: Water Man :: Woman System :: Model Roses :: Picardy Gong :: Cymbal Heartfelt :: Emotion Strolling :: Promenade

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-59273862833603588752011-11-20T19:19:00.001Z2011-11-20T19:20:30.598Z

DSCF8594, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.As you may have gathered ,we've spent a week in the Canaries - on La Palma - with InnTravel, this time self catering and one base rather than walking between hotels.We did some walking but mostly sightseeing - this picture is in the Caldera de Taburiente in the crater of one of the many volcanoes on the island. The set of pictures I took over the week is

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-70803216648278972152011-11-20T08:03:00.001Z2011-11-20T14:05:55.426Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Crushed :: Flat Thanks :: for the memory Steam :: Engine Bulletin :: Parish Budget :: Holiday Value :: for Money Aquarium :: Sea Logo :: Attention Information :: Age Lend :: Library

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-27066392192960395572011-11-15T18:25:00.003Z2011-11-15T18:33:36.765Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!It was late and I thought

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-17464137072358512452011-11-15T18:24:00.001Z2011-11-15T18:24:30.212Z

to the left, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.This morning we drove (well I did the driving!) over the top of La Palma and stopped at the top to take a few photos, this is from the Mirador de los Andenes at around 2000m the dome of the William herschel Observatory (well one of the domes) is just visible.

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-33629946310942641662011-11-13T08:21:00.004Z2011-11-13T08:27:31.802Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Help :: Panic Close :: Glenn Start over :: Begin Dirt :: Track Kilometer :: Millimeter Speedy :: Gonzales Shop :: Betray Trumpet :: Major - a Thomas Hardy novel though I've never read it!Dog :: AffectionCanoe :: Capsize

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-6624479544588404302011-11-11T18:24:00.002Z2011-11-11T18:25:16.623Z

11-11-11-11-11-11, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.As suggested here - this is a photo I took today 11-11-11 at 11:11:11, as you can see I was airborne!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-62861798618653277612011-11-08T19:47:00.000Z2011-11-08T19:47:25.479Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! The garden

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-23049703422485721172011-11-06T08:09:00.002Z2011-11-06T08:09:55.780Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are: Distress :: Anguish White lie :: Evasion Costume :: Ball Stampede :: Wild Animal Unappealing :: Distasteful Idiot :: Fool Correction :: Facility Resignation :: Abandonment Insipid :: Taste Celebration :: Birthday

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-19896271156679694082011-11-02T14:22:00.004Z2011-11-02T14:23:47.913Z

Teaser Tuesday The rules are: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! What must it be

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-22708638512755132922011-10-30T08:02:00.000Z2011-10-30T08:02:09.002Z

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Class :: War Shopping :: Trolley Bitchy :: Rresponse Consulting :: Fee Texts :: Phone Sigh :: Despair Office :: Software Develop :: Code Boardwalk :: Pier Prime :: Time

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-17317925267505321562011-10-25T21:03:00.000+01:002011-10-25T21:04:00.269+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! With Mary's

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-13021781591968022842011-10-23T07:55:00.002+01:002011-10-23T07:55:45.459+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Inhibitions :: Conquor Sprint :: Final You :: Me Shop :: (til you) Drop Priority :: First Testify :: Witness Guys :: Dolls Phone call :: Ring Removed :: Absent Produce :: Children

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-28558004281459730512011-10-22T08:24:00.000+01:002011-10-22T08:24:32.417+01:00

Georges Brassens was born 90 years ago today..

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-55647993205393233462011-10-18T19:12:00.001+01:002011-10-18T19:12:56.682+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!`D'ye know what it means'

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-50725230117083372482011-10-18T19:00:00.001+01:002011-10-18T19:00:50.976+01:00

Its over a week ago now but here's a quick reaction to seeing the Sacconi Quartet perform in Bollington. Due to the job situation I've not been to the Bollington Chamber Concert series for some time - when we arrived we found that the proscenium arch has been removed and the performance area is (apparently) much closer to the audience - I gathered that this was the first of these concerts since

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-83851154566610483912011-10-17T19:19:00.001+01:002011-10-20T10:37:13.530+01:00

The latest version of ubuntu was released last week and over the weekend I decided to try upgrading - this desktop was running the ealier version which had already been installed a few weeks, so I thought it would be pretty smooth as I hadn't had too much excuse for tweaking this machine! I think things are now running ok so let me highlight the issues I had: The upgrade of samba crashed - it

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-47887511002295498132011-10-16T07:57:00.000+01:002011-10-16T07:57:46.626+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Neglected :: Pet Sirens :: Seductive Coordinate :: Graph Mellow :: Tim (actually his surname was Mellows) Oscar :: Dear Facebook :: Friend Whoop :: Triumph Affluent :: Society Battle :: Abbey (by the site of the Battle of Hastings) Kisses :: Love and

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-1641833752297536912011-10-13T20:22:00.000+01:002011-10-13T20:22:19.882+01:00

I've not put a terragen render up in ages, and have nearly forgotten how to use it, I need a few tutorials - these might be a suitable start. This image is fairly basic but I hope to improve it... If you click on the 'terragen' label at the foot of the post you'll see that this is windows software running very nicely under linux.

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-65026464380802520742011-10-11T19:05:00.002+01:002011-10-11T19:07:37.000+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!Despite the weather the

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-71899534404585059852011-10-09T09:04:00.000+01:002011-10-09T09:04:25.319+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Fever pitch :: Excitment Unwarranted :: IntrusionBreaking :: News (Glass)Stars :: in their Eyes Thursday :: Man Who was (novel of GK Chesterton)Tips :: PG (that's 2 for the power of advertising!) Recommend :: Offer Season :: ColdIncreased :: ExposureDepressed :: Ill

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-11047282418535877032011-10-07T19:34:00.002+01:002011-10-07T19:41:50.478+01:00

On Wednesday was the second film of this season't Silkscreen - Chega de Saudade (Ballroom) of Lais Bodanzky, an affectionate study of growing old set in a São Paulo down-at-heel ballroom I couldn't find a trailer with subtitles but this isn't the official trailer and has very little spoken dialogue! No punches pulled in its depiction of ageing and growth. Great fun! I was in charge of projection

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Just in case someone isn't following me in other social media, here's the latest Simon's cat:

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-20023721033251041682011-10-06T21:26:00.003+01:002011-10-06T21:50:23.117+01:00

Say he is any mananywhere set before the shop windowof life, full of comestiblesand jewels; to put out his handis to come against glass; to break it isto injure himself.                     Shall he turn poet and acquire them in the imagination, gospellerand extol himself for his abstentionfrom them?                     What is he is notcalled? I would put the manufacturersthere. Let them see the

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Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!My mother used to take me

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-78049770582335935172011-10-04T16:08:00.002+01:002011-10-04T16:11:57.291+01:00

Today was the funeral service for Barabara Smith - a much loved member of All Saints Church. She gave so much of herself to so many of us - the picture shows her with her husband John who died around 6 years ago.

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-10434027785451266502011-10-02T07:54:00.001+01:002011-10-02T07:57:34.146+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Quivering :: Wreck Eclectic :: MindSuperimpose :: ImagesThe best :: DeserveAches :: Pains Vinyl :: Disc Hot and cold :: in all rooms Girls :: Showers (I'm afraid it followed from the previous!) Wall :: SeparationBaby :: Oil

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-11396562176175162382011-09-27T21:21:00.005+01:002011-09-27T21:36:46.210+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!That was the way it was

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-31138756144278170712011-09-25T18:03:00.002+01:002011-09-25T18:04:15.949+01:00

A slice of history, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.A photo of some of the remaining items on my mother's shelves - some of the chemical containers came from my Dad - from when British Schering closed it's site in Hazel Grove - googling on Oblivon gave that interesting set of memories. (Note that all the pharmaceutical containers are long empty!)

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This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Clay :: Feet (of) Eggs :: BaconDress :: for dinner Games :: Computer Drummers :: Fifes Proud :: Nation Hoisted :: Petard Feuding :: Tribes Itching :: toRemain :: Grave (remains...)

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-64340501239369632492011-09-22T18:10:00.003+01:002011-09-22T19:47:30.830+01:00

Last night was the first evening of the Silk Screen's new season which opened with Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods and Men (Des Hommes et des Dieux - Of Men and Gods - the director isn't happy at the transposition!).An intense, slow moving film, it tells the true story of a small Cistercian (I think that's right rather than Trappist which some reviews have) monastery in Algeria and the monks struggle of

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-3517841014043406462011-09-20T19:14:00.003+01:002011-09-20T19:29:42.290+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!Not everyone is

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-51268244684660019492011-09-18T07:50:00.002+01:002011-09-18T07:53:21.889+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Earrings :: gold (nose-Rings)Tomorrow :: ..is another day (Monday)Soft :: soap Idiots :: fools Portraits :: Landscapes Handicap :: Disability Collar :: Clerical Blouse :: Silk Wool :: JumperStatistic :: Bar Chart

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-3461883785395560422011-09-17T20:43:00.004+01:002011-09-17T20:46:12.689+01:00

Tea after the Quiet day, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.After last night's dinner, I didn't stay up much longer and an early start of 6am I drove up to Great Hucklow and the Nightingale Centre for a parish quiet day led by Robert Atwell (the bishop of Stockport). lovely setting and very helpful looking back on life in the light of prayer. Around 50 of us were there from across the Macc Team

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-35283901966592596402011-09-17T20:38:00.004+01:002011-09-19T10:59:33.969+01:00

Trinity Hall the new(ish) library, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr...I've had a rather busy 24 hours - Friday was a trip to Cambridge for a 40th anniversary dinner. It was good to meet folk none of whom I've seen since 1975(!) so a lot of picking up threads and news of those who weren't there and a gentle dinner in the Graham Storey room - the remodelled JCR which back in the early 70's was a

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-32137949926423089212011-09-14T20:08:00.003+01:002011-09-14T20:22:19.262+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!It was not Verimovo's

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-57216041565499103062011-09-11T07:46:00.002+01:002011-09-11T07:50:48.734+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Submission :: PhD Lucy :: C S LewisFeather :: on the Breath of God Magnetic :: Pole Bowling :: Columbine Stress :: PositionSweetly :: SleepCreamy :: PuddingAwaken :: SleepBeaten :: Defeated

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-89217068587359684832011-09-10T21:26:00.002+01:002011-09-10T21:30:48.480+01:00

There's an article on Ian Bostridge - the tenor - in today's Guardian. It's all worth reading but the last lines struck me:It's[Britten's Death in Venice] essentially about the loss of dignity of the artist. Aschenbach wants to be a grand person in grand clothes with a grand reputation, but that has cut off the sources of his creativity. What we have to do is essentially and necessarily

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-51374853820277030332011-09-09T20:11:00.003+01:002011-09-09T20:16:45.841+01:00

... the consequences of not allowing same-sex partnerships to have legal status with real force can really damage children... (h/t Geoff Coupe)

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-7674674329795779112011-09-09T20:04:00.003+01:002011-09-10T13:49:16.340+01:00

Here's a little something to enjoy after a busy week (assuming you had one)A loving ripoff of Lehrer and (at one remove) of Gilbert & Sullivan. Probably a little difficult to sing after this evening's glass of red so I won't attempt it!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-91687813858523245402011-09-07T07:59:00.005+01:002011-09-07T08:06:27.867+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!Signor Murino must surely

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-89300641961112353282011-09-04T08:14:00.003+01:002011-09-04T11:56:26.595+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Cavern :: PeakPharmacy :: Pills (and coloured glass globes that pharmacists used to have in their windows - that link says early 1900's but I remember them, as a child, in the 1950's and there was a chemist not to far from here which had a window display like that in the 1970's!)Local :: ServicesGroup :: Think and Abelian - from

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The results of the 2011 Bulwer-Lytton prize - a prize for the worst opening sentence in a (usually imaginary novel - for 2011 are up ( well they were up in July) and I can't resist the prize winner:Cheryl’s mind turned like the vanes of a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like thoughts into bloody pieces that fell onto a growing pile of forgotten memories. (Sue Fondrie) I also rather

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-90845889128477798962011-09-02T18:50:00.007+01:002011-09-30T19:11:52.288+01:00

This autumn St Michael's is running three mid-week talks on the media - worth attending especially in the light of the events of the hacking scandal. Tuesdays at 7:30pm (at St Michael's Macclesfield - in the town centre):4th October - Revd Clair Jaquiss - radio producer of religious programmes - A Priest in Broadcasting - Life at the coalface11th October - Andreas Whittam Smith (founding editor

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-36557449753061740182011-08-30T19:20:00.003+01:002011-08-30T19:37:35.814+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!'Guido', she repeated,

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-18432402404663669032011-08-28T06:59:00.002+01:002011-08-28T07:03:06.531+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Bells :: Alarms Germs :: MicrobesAthlete :: TrackVoice :: Sound Diamonds :: ..are a girl's best friend Hoarse :: Cough Tempest :: Hurricane (and Shakespeare)Hurricane :: ah! .. Spitfire (I'm having difficulty remembering the name of the hurricane currently troubling the US!) Bumps :: in the night Jazz :: All That

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-78660370974480610972011-08-27T12:20:00.002+01:002011-09-01T19:41:37.200+01:00

I found this meme here and have been working my way though it over the past month via my facebook statuses. If you're not a friend on facebook I'm afraid you'll have missed them together with an embededed youtube I included of each day's piece- if you want me to gradually repost them here (that'll bring up the posting count!) clamour for it in the comments(!) or send me an email.Day 01 – Your

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-71454669103439531962011-08-25T19:27:00.003+01:002011-08-25T19:39:08.086+01:00

OCICBW has just alerted me to the fact that the Brewers who asset stripped SPCK have just lost the unfair dismissal case that the staff of the Durham SPCK were taking against them, It seems the brewers were too cowardly to send anyone to the proceedings. Here's an extract from the Northern Echo's coverage of the case:An employment tribunal held in Newcastle yesterday found the six, with 90 years

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-72907365231578394002011-08-21T07:36:00.003+01:002011-08-21T22:29:05.694+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Running :: Race Hot :: Some like it..Neighbor :: When I needed a neighbour were you there..Reported :: Crime sceneHorrific :: Murder Supplies :: Shop Grammar :: Latin Back to :: the Future Righteous :: BrotherNext door :: NeighbourIt's getting a bit bare here, I need to breathe a bit of extra life here..!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-11196262509928669152011-08-16T21:30:00.003+01:002011-08-16T21:36:02.230+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!The poet Rainer Maria

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-12016407039968836432011-08-14T08:15:00.002+01:002011-08-14T08:19:14.493+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Eating :: DisorderCowboys :: and IndiansNightmare :: WakingImpress :: Seal (started with something which indents paper couldn't get the word and then to indenting wax)Year :: 2011Kiss :: AffectionCorn :: PlasterHumping :: Sex Mirror :: ImageBrains :: Knowledge

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-1406450741143665742011-08-09T21:30:00.002+01:002011-08-09T21:37:03.080+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!And she reached and

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-77569951845431765482011-08-07T07:27:00.002+01:002011-08-07T07:32:34.882+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Injury :: Personal Incentive :: RewardSuitable :: PartnerCheating :: Partner Remembering :: Loss (of a person) Nasty :: Nick (the tabloids appelation for an early Big Brother contender) Games :: Mind Wife :: Partner Challenged :: EmotionallyBarbaric :: Treatment I appear to have 'Partner' on the brain, but having thought of one

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-26433690243444027292011-08-06T16:06:00.003+01:002011-08-06T16:27:43.327+01:00

Back in this post, I wrote:kde/plasma did look very nice before the upgrade but at the moment whenever I run it from login the system locks up and I have to reboot - this is before I can interact with the GUI - I've looked through the system logs and as yet have not spotted the problem. When I find a resolution - I'll update this post. I've eventually got around to researching this, hand editing

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-2345900708626510002011-08-02T18:40:00.002+01:002011-08-02T18:41:20.859+01:00

in bloom, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.The garden is currently in bloom - not my work!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-70283288034610512762011-08-02T17:26:00.005+01:002011-08-09T21:33:41.877+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!The floor above was

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-91297229319699688302011-07-31T07:34:00.002+01:002011-07-31T07:39:14.190+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Nag :: bother (the plain text version of the words has 'nap' for which my association is 'cat' Smug :: Bug (..rug)Barry :: Daniels (a friend long, long ago) Righteous :: Anger Hairstylist :: Scissors Vibrate :: Bell Deal :: Dover (Cinque ports..)Communicate :: ImpartTelling :: ImportantAndrew :: Regan (a friend less long ago)

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-84071449007976408672011-07-26T20:07:00.003+01:002011-07-26T20:26:39.396+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!He was overpowered, the

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-19796420539277233812011-07-24T16:23:00.004+01:002011-11-06T12:16:41.474Z

I had some nice things said about the bacon & cheese whirls I served at this morning's after service breakfast, here's a rough recipe:Scone Dough250g plain flour250g Grated cheese30g Margerine Pinch dry mustard10g Baking powder200ml semi-skimmed milkFilling175g streaky bacon, minced 50g grated cheeseMake dough - mix marg & flour add cheese, then the milk and knead.Roll out, fairly thinly, into

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-85817487744057083112011-07-24T08:01:00.002+01:002011-07-24T08:05:03.298+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Stewart :: Tartan Leafy :: GladeRidiculous :: Idea Constipated :: Bloated Bullied :: School Permanent :: Way Surgery :: Dental Mosquito :: Bite Meat :: CasseroleStupefy :: Amaze

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-87210721584534309222011-07-23T10:57:00.002+01:002011-07-24T08:02:16.229+01:00

walking party, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.Here we are towards the end of the last of the Summer walks (with the days getting shorter we stop before the evenings get too dark). Maurice took this so that I could be in the picture - just! There Shutlingsloe in the background.

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-48726665078347154752011-07-19T16:51:00.003+01:002011-07-19T16:56:31.199+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!There's something strange

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-27006631199969361892011-07-17T16:12:00.004+01:002011-08-06T16:25:05.908+01:00

Engelberg panorama, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.Back in 2009, I posted here some attempts at stitching together a couple of panoramas from photos I took on our Luzern walking holiday (one here, griping slightly that the gimp plugin I was using didn't seem to be enabling me to line things up sensibly. Having now tried hugin (available for Linux/Windows and Macs) this makes things much simpler

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-34094943499795222142011-07-17T08:02:00.001+01:002011-07-17T08:04:52.787+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Puzzled :: Amazed Ordered :: SequentialUnusual :: Pattern Speculation :: Uninformed Tutorial:: College Dangerous :: Moonlight Second :: Life Evidence :: Court Course :: Of (and Golf)Reason :: Logic

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-27020436527200575162011-07-15T16:02:00.002+01:002011-07-15T16:03:05.602+01:00

through the bracken, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.Last night was a walk in the Peover Hall area, very gentle but lots of ancient buildings, old trees and greenhouses stuffed with chrysanthemums - a drink at the Olde Parkgate pub - well supplied with chips!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-22163595886589999362011-07-14T15:43:00.003+01:002011-07-14T15:46:58.576+01:00

Church congregations are often predominately feminine which can give problems to men wishing to attend. This however only entrenches the issue - Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill calling for the exposing of effeminate worship leaders.... some back peddling but no apology!

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-9908052096180287972011-07-12T21:26:00.004+01:002011-07-19T16:55:04.657+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!They have no emotions, no

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-50470008928045166332011-07-10T08:34:00.002+01:002011-07-10T08:40:38.771+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Ceremony :: of Carols (by Benjamin Britten - there's also John Ireland's Scarlet Ceremonies - altogether darker!) Thread :: of lifeNeed :: Wants Sarcasm :: Scriabin (I've wandered into the titles of piano works here!) Domain :: Power Take :: Five Cast :: away (as in the single word - though there's also Ecclesiastes 'A time to

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-50081639618720686212011-07-05T19:59:00.003+01:002011-07-05T20:07:40.186+01:00

Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!I don't reply, not

rajmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15772878283460648912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9094507.post-82622751218857589092011-07-03T07:25:00.003+01:002011-07-03T07:34:30.167+01:00

This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Google :: -plex (actually googolplex Cooking :: Home (lunch) Pillow :: Book (no doubt from The Pillow Book (枕草子 Makura no Sōshi) or it may just be reading in bedStar Trek :: Frontier Wake :: Funeral (busy arranging one for a relative at the moment) Chili :: Pepper Premise :: supposition Share :: distribute Celebrity :: fame Stream

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Purple patches, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.A kohl rabi was acquired from Macclesfield market this week, I took it out into the garden ...talking to vegetables? - and was struck by the variety of purples which happened to be around.

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Another sunset!, a photo by rajmarshall on Flickr.I managed to get to the walk this week - yet another fine evening with lovely views of the sun through the clouds. We did a circular route from thee village hall to Astbury Mere round the mere and then back - I don't think I'd ever seen the mere before.

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Teaser Tuesday The rules are:Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) 'teaser' sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title and author of the book that you’re getting your 'teaser' from .. that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given!There was rain later in

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This week's free word associations from Unconscious mutterings are:Familiar :: Places (old, familiar.. not sure that I even know the song)Park :: WestBank balance :: dodgy Ducks :: in a row Relationship :: close Ruminate :: cows Humanity :: mass of Baking soda :: scones Angela :: Eagle - she was on the Any Questions I went to in Macclesfield a week agoBastards :: Them (unnamed)

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