Archive for September, 2008
Blackberry Picking at Turleigh
Blackberry Picking at Turleigh, originally uploaded by Andrew Eberlin.
There is something very therapeutic and calming about picking blackberries on a sunny Sunday in late September.
The harvest in Turleigh proved to be extremely fruitful; good enough to eat raw. For the rest, N shall hopefully be making her delicious apple and blackberry crumble.
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Jimmy Sirrel
I am sad to report that Jimmy Sirrel passed away last night. My first sporting enthusiasm was supporting Notts County.
It was always regarded as perverse to support Notts County in the years that Forset were winning Leagues and European Cups. However, to me, Jimmy Sirrel was as big a personality as Brian Clough was on [...]
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Tags: Characters, football, jimmy sirrel, notts county
Amazon With Bruce Parry
I very much enjoyed Amazon last night. Bruce Parry is such a warm, enthusiastic and interesting presenter. He makes the documentary feel alive and he makes you feel part of it.
He is so good at empathising and immersing himself in the place that he visits; yet there is always the underlying tension of whether the [...]
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Tags: amazon, bbc, bruce parry, TV
These photos from Jeff Masamori are stunning. How he takes them, I know not, but they really are very beautiful.
Flickr: Jeff Masamori’s Photostream.
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Tags: flickr, jeffmasamori, photography, Photos
Elbow
I like this quote from today’s Guardian piece on Elbow winning the Mercury Music Prize
“Garvey has a voice like the shipping forecast: moderate or rough; occasional rain; becoming cyclonic.”
An interesting fact form the article: since 1992, there has been only four times that the Award has not gone to a debut album (Primal Scream, M [...]
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Kevin Spacey and Avoncliffe
This bizarre bit if news has appeared on the Wiltshire Times website: Kevin Spacey’s favourite view in England is one mile down the road at Avoncliffe.
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Albums I Like Today
The fashion of artists offering downloads ahead of an official release gathers pace as each new morning dawns. We all know about Radiohead, and then the Charlatans, and then NIN.
This month has seen David Byrne & Brian Eno, and Bloc Party release download albums for a very reasonable £5 or less,
It is official, Bloc Party [...]
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Tags: bloc party, brett anderson, brian eno, david byrne, downloads, Music
