John Towner Williams is one of the most successful composers of all time. Born on the 8th February, 1932 (making him 87 years old) in Flushing, Queens he started studying music (piano) from a young age. This is no doubt attributed to the fact his father was a musician – a jazz drummer and percussionist…
Articles from March 2019
How do you Instagram?
My favourite social media (after my blog) is Instagram. I love photos and am definitely a visual person. I started to get into it a year or so ago, but never quite got into the habit and it’s been sporadic since. Now that I have a new camera (a point and shoot, but a much…
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
My satellite dish bird bath
A few years ago a tree outside my office window (a Liquid Ambar, I think it’s known as Sweet Gum in the US, although it originates from Turkey) died and blew over in a (very) strong wind. Actually it didn’t blow over, more snap in half. We left the stump to dry out and over…
A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal
This year I am once again participating in the A to Z Blog Challenge (my fourth time). I wasn’t planning on joining in this year, but during last year’s A to Z I had an idea for a theme and haven’t been able to shake it, so here I am. If you are going to…