No Reality Fishes on Christmas Day. That’s just mean. Note how they do this without music in front of them. Holy God. May everyone have a happy, healthy, sane holiday. Much love.
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Christmas by Handbells — Part 4
Posted in series of thought on December 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Christmas by Handbells — Part 3
Posted in series of thought on December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
No handbell choir is complete without this piece: We’re having a two-day-long blizzard here. It started snowing last night; it’s expected to stop snowing midday Saturday. I’m feeling rather smug about my decision not to travel for Christmas.
Christmas by Handbells — Part Two
Posted in series of thought on December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This arrangement is a touch less difficult, but man, it’s a wonderful song. I didn’t even know about this carol until about a week ago, at a party. I do love my minor keys.
Christmas by Handbells — Part One
Posted in series of thought on December 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, The Wookiee’s family has a mild, passive association with handbells (the way mine has a mild, passive association with alcohol). I’d seen handbell choirs before, and had always sort of thought they were okay; this is because I’d never seen a truly elite one. When the choirs are good, they are very, very good. [...]
Cooking with a Shrug — Figs
Posted in series of thought on July 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Chef taught me about figs. This is one of the reasons she is my best friend. A fig dish is all about quality, quality, quality. This recipe is not worth doing unless you’re going to do it right. You want fresh black mission figs, which are usually available in June and early July (depending [...]
Cooking with a Shrug — Spinach Pasta
Posted in series of thought on July 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Have you noticed how yellow my pictures always are? That’s because I take them at night with lousy lighting. You’d think I’d at least try to plan ahead, but no. Spinach pasta is damn near the easiest thing I’ve ever made, especially in the spring and early summer, when spinach is practically free at the [...]
