Corrinne F
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“There is a time for the evening under starlight/A time for the evening under lamplight/(The evening with the photograph album)/Love is most nearly itself/When here and now cease to matter”
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"you'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"you'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
I think I know where gazebo cat lives. Passed one of the hotels down the road. Happened to glance up. There, basking in the warm glow of a first floor window. We locked eyes. You know that thing cats do when you’ve caught them in another life? Little sod looked briefly aghast and THEN turned away!
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I think I know where gazebo cat lives. Passed one of the hotels down the road. Happened to glance up. There, basking in the warm glow of a first floor window. We locked eyes. You know that thing cats do when you’ve caught them in another life? Little sod looked briefly aghast and THEN turned away!
You could walk the moon path all the way to Maenporth tonight.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
You could walk the moon path all the way to Maenporth tonight.
Stars. The moon is in Aquarius. Did you know that, MacIntyre?
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Stars. The moon is in Aquarius. Did you know that, MacIntyre?
I missed the daylight. But the twilight is still pretty fine, isn’t it?
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I missed the daylight. But the twilight is still pretty fine, isn’t it?
Overheard:
“DADDY! Look at the moon! It’s so SHINY!”
“DADDY! Look at the moon! It’s so SHINY!”
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Overheard:
“DADDY! Look at the moon! It’s so SHINY!”
“DADDY! Look at the moon! It’s so SHINY!”
I really must get outside earlier.
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I really must get outside earlier.
Wondering if I can afford to get my hair done.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wondering if I can afford to get my hair done.
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Today’s the feast day of St Catherine of Alexandria,patron saint of amongst other things,unmarried women,librarians & knife sharpeners…. here painted as a self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi National gallery London
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Today’s the feast day of St Catherine of Alexandria,patron saint of amongst other things,unmarried women,librarians & knife sharpeners…. here painted as a self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi National gallery London
I inherited some of my dad’s beautiful fountain pens but sadly not his beautiful handwriting.
Roland Barthes on his ‘almost obsessive relation to writing instruments’ and choosing fountain pens over ballpoints:
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I inherited some of my dad’s beautiful fountain pens but sadly not his beautiful handwriting.
This morning’s soundtrack
youtu.be/PCCWqYfZVi0
youtu.be/PCCWqYfZVi0
Solid Air
YouTube video by John Martyn - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This morning’s soundtrack
youtu.be/PCCWqYfZVi0
youtu.be/PCCWqYfZVi0
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The wonder of it!
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The wonder of it!
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The 25th of November is St Catherine's feast day.
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The 25th of November is St Catherine's feast day.
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
Something to warm a chilly November night
youtu.be/RLTJ95kj9ng
youtu.be/RLTJ95kj9ng
Love Unlimited Orchestra ~ Love's Theme 1973 Disco Purrfection Version
YouTube video by DJDiscoCat
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Something to warm a chilly November night
youtu.be/RLTJ95kj9ng
youtu.be/RLTJ95kj9ng
There’s a young guy in the French group who joined once when I was away. He has very long dark hair and a moustache, and is the absolute spit of D’Artagnan. Because I had only ever heard him speak in (good) French, I took him to be French. Today I heard him speak English. Turns out he’s from Derby.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There’s a young guy in the French group who joined once when I was away. He has very long dark hair and a moustache, and is the absolute spit of D’Artagnan. Because I had only ever heard him speak in (good) French, I took him to be French. Today I heard him speak English. Turns out he’s from Derby.
I seem to have done something to my knee. It feels like it’s been kicked by a horse.
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I seem to have done something to my knee. It feels like it’s been kicked by a horse.
And now it’s my time. COTW catch up.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Composer of the Week - Max Roach (1924-2007) - Coppin' the Bop - BBC Sounds
Kate Molleson explores the life and work of drummer and composer Max Roach.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And now it’s my time. COTW catch up.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A day of life admin. French class attended. Requirements for hospital appointment checked. Washload no1 on. UC phone review done. Next one in a fortnight. Three job applications to make before Friday. And so on.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A day of life admin. French class attended. Requirements for hospital appointment checked. Washload no1 on. UC phone review done. Next one in a fortnight. Three job applications to make before Friday. And so on.
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I took out a guest special offer subscription to the NYRB for C for her birthday. We both miss that kind of longform writing. It's great having access to their archive again. There's a really good recent piece by Matthew Aucoin on the future of criticism. I might quote a passage or two in a bit.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I took out a guest special offer subscription to the NYRB for C for her birthday. We both miss that kind of longform writing. It's great having access to their archive again. There's a really good recent piece by Matthew Aucoin on the future of criticism. I might quote a passage or two in a bit.
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Jimmy Cliff, Guns of Brixton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck1Z...
Jimmy Cliff - Guns of Brixton
YouTube video by ReggaeNeration
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Jimmy Cliff, Guns of Brixton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck1Z...
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There is literally different weather on either side of the bay. These photos were taken within seconds of each other. The left is all blue. The right is heavy mizzle but with the sun breaking through.
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There is literally different weather on either side of the bay. These photos were taken within seconds of each other. The left is all blue. The right is heavy mizzle but with the sun breaking through.
By the time I leave the community centre after French, it’s turned quite blustery (although it isn’t exactly warm *inside* the centre because the budget doesn’t stretch to heating. One of the workshop leaders was filling a hot water bottle in the kitchen.)
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
By the time I leave the community centre after French, it’s turned quite blustery (although it isn’t exactly warm *inside* the centre because the budget doesn’t stretch to heating. One of the workshop leaders was filling a hot water bottle in the kitchen.)
Rain earlier. Windy. But what a beautiful morning!
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Rain earlier. Windy. But what a beautiful morning!