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11.03.2026 18:05
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Oh dear
Looking into a used bookstore at night
The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.
They all say Edgware Road on the board (I get on at Southfields) but then the destination usually changes once you're on it
The troubles
My new choral sampler, Music for Upper Voices, is now available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming services - do have a listen!
alleyway in Clerkenwell, London
Terraced house in Kings Cross
Opticians' in Kings Cross
Fancy façade in Clerkenwell
You can still find parts of inner London that have resisted gentrification. I took these on film in Clerkenwell a few days ago. @ilfordphoto.com #believeinfilm #agfaoptima335 #400asa #kingscross #clerkenwell
My favourite meal of the year is my mother’s turkey and ham pie on New Year’s Day. It’s all downhill from 1 Jan
A picture of my cat looking sheepish
Is this the face of a cat who just forgot himself and bit me? Yes, it is. I told him off but he instantly looked so repentant my heart wasn’t really in it
Yup, agree - it all vanished so suddenly
My new choral sampler, Music for Upper Voices, is now available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and all other streaming services - do have a listen!
I gave up on it last year to switch to the TLS. Slightly shorter articles (LRB ones are *long*) and more focus on the books
Agree. Book reviews should review the book
@mrchrisbarrett.bsky.social 👀
And sometimes: ‘winds light to variant’
I've just completed this consultation - it closes on Tuesday
Adrian Mole
Concert day today! Some tickets available on the door at St Alfege's #Greenwich for Aaron Copland's fabulous cantata In the Beginning and well-loved works by Elgar, Stanford, Tavener and more. A not too lengthy concert with no interval, drinks afterwards
Wow, that’s not the normal kind of end-of-tenure statement…
How about a Friday afternoon pick-me-up? This is the best way you're going to spend your tea break today. My word.
youtu.be/SmO8UDmZdOI?...
I remember that!
I know we’ve had this discussion before and I’m happy to concede it’s my failing not his
I also feel that way about Bruckner!
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That’s the reaction I’ve had so many times! (I like 5)
Sibelius is my big blind spot, I’ve been looked at pitylingly by so many people on the account. I just can’t love it
Fair enough. I just can’t get excited about yet more Tchaik and Sibelius. I understand about bums on seats of course
I was a 20 year Sibelius user and switched to Dorico when it came out - and haven’t regretted it for a second
I lose any respect for anyone who chooses the fondue set. ‘You’ll use it once!’ I shout
More innovative programming by a London orchestra
Terry is *not* June