Category Archives: Random stuff

To Padstow, Cornwall, to cook some seafood!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by John S

Last Christmas I got a great birthday present from my wife, Kath – a day’s fish and seafood cooking course at the Padstow seafood school. Yes, birthday – I was born on Christmas day. 1 in 365 of us has … Continue reading →

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Fiftypartydisconightmareorheavendownload!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by John S

I’m doing the music this Saturday night for three very special people who have turned fifty in recent times. One’s my wife; the other two are her close friends all the way back to school days. It will be great. … Continue reading →

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Histories of…..

Posted on January 21, 2012 by John S

I’ve just started reading an epic book, “The History Of Christianity”, by Diarmaid (Dermott?) MacCulloch. It’s going to take me a long time. It’s 1016 pages long and the print is very small! Now that I am both short sighted … Continue reading →

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The agonies of the rubbish golfer

Posted on December 1, 2011 by John S

Last Thursday and Friday I had my two annual outings on to the golf course, part of a get together with a few friends. I love golf and I hate it. When you hit a beautiful drive off the tee … Continue reading →

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Just starting

Posted on October 18, 2011 by John S

The screen door slams… Hi there.  I’m starting this blog to write about music mostly, but also some literature, maybe some art, and probably quite a lot of sport.  Football and rugby union to the fore.  These are my passions. … Continue reading →

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