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Really?

You might ask, "Why so?"

Well, for the sheer measure of majesty, harmony and dignified beauty which makes it perfectly beautiful.

Handel or Bach?

You know, for the money, I would say I prefer Handel even to Bach.

Strange as that sounds ...

The Contentment of Others

So, sister's happy and smooth week and pleasurable intrigue, probably won't divulge anything of significance but good to see a smile on her face!

Cats are happy and James is nice and warm under two duvets, with cats nearby, probably diving under duvets now, and certainly more so as autumn proceeds.

Tested out Andreas Scholl's "Heroes" - very nice!  Also listened to James Bowman's eponymous "Collection" - fine, but I still prefer Andreas Scholl's voice!

Relocation

Not too good, quite boring, unsympathetic, unhelpful environs. Untenable, in reality. Probably must relocate to the civilised sector. Might be difficult, but there doesn't appear to be much choice.  Alternatively, might go better than anticipated.

The French Court

"Passions at the French Court during the seventeenth/eighteenth centuries were controlled by reason. The passions were treated with infinite delicacy, and not allowed to move in excess. The French admired symmetry and control, harmony and balance. Strict rules of etiquette governed aristocratic society, emulating such qualities as reason, logic, and order."

-Anna Mansbridge,  Baroque dance specialist

Retrospective

Greetings : )

I am once again back at the farm and here in front of my computer with music and dance.

To see my little cat again is very nice and a little strange. His face is slightly different and he may have hrown a little bigger, although I suspect he will never grow very big. What a funny little face he has!  He is part Siamese, I think.  I forgot to bring the laser pen to play with him, alors! Next time : )

Uncle Sam is behaving better tonight, but of course that man makes no sense and one can set no store by any one display, he changes, so better not to bother much : )

Nice to see Uncle Dave and Uncle Tom.

I wonder if there is such a thing as Internet Archaeology? Will researchers in the future trawl the net as a historical resource? How long do things stay on the net anyway? What determines their longevity?  Servers and things ... ?

Probably el femme d'geld will come tomorrow.  I am detached, largely, for which I feel grateful.  The product, while relatively essential, does not merit angst.  It is nice to stand by that principle, with firmness.

Typing, Music and Plans

Helped James with some typing for Growing Alliances and then we both listened to some Andreas Scholl singing both Vivaldi's  and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and watched again the Il Giardino Armonico Dieupart Baroque Dance videos. James' comments were so funny : )

Had a really good sleep last night (was in bed at 8.30 pm) and woke up refreshed and happy.

Probably going to the farm tomorrow, late in the evening.  Will be too late for church, but might go and visit the minister and his wife (bearing gifts).

All the best!

Philippe Jaroussky: Sperai vicino il lido (Gluck)

Beautiful!

Genug.

Did I obtain benefit?
Yes.
Do I want more?
More is not what I want.

Playing recorder and loving the Baroque!

Arrived the treble and descant recorder, will do some practice soon!

Andreas Scholl & Barbara Bonney · Stabat Mater ~ Pergolesi ·

Baroque Music

Got quite a good lot of recorder music now. Waiting for instruments to arrive. Really love music again : )  Thanks, Kaspar Mainz ; )

How to find recorder players near Belfast/Bangor?

Sewing and sowing

Quite a nice day!  First to sewing class and pinning of the pattern and cutting of the fabric, flowing quite fine.  Nice to make some progress on that garment.  The tail (liripipe) is about 3 or more feet long, you know!  Quite intricate to cut the scalloped edge.

Then off to 3rd installment of the Alpha Course (missed last week due to engrossment in shopping!). More friendly this week but unable to answer some questions. I don't expect them to be able to answer them, as their religion does not present this information, but quite fun anyway.  The video a bit boring.

And where is the promised "big feed"?!  Coffee and shortbread once again, oh well, I suppose one should be grateful!

Hungry now. What to eat?

Arcadie

I wish I could just step into another room : )

La Grotte, in another time, Arcadie where nothing is mandatory, how sweet!  Free of all concerns, a surfeit of paradise and peace. No concerns ... Arcadie.

This land of sweetness, sublime, dreamy, peaceful, elegant ... let me go there!

Open up the gates of Arcadie!

Even to dream of you releases me, inexplicably.

Jochen Kowalski, countertenor, Handel: Ombra mai fu

One of my favourite (if not ~the~ favourite) countertenors is Andreas Scholl, but I'm still looking to introduce and reacquaint myself with others, such as Michael Chance and James Bowman et al.

Living with your cat nicely : )

Ha! And from the same website, this stunning cat-owner confidence and camaraderie video.

Nice!

So cute!

Surprise : ) I was reading this nice blog and suddenly this adoreable video appeared on my screen.

Enjoy!

Expectation is the root of all heartache.

Expectation is the root of all heartache.~ William Shakespeare 

This is the Shakespeare quote of the day courtesy of of the Shakespeare gadget installed on my blog and I must say, I have to concur.  And how useful to remind myself of it!

For some reason, maybe based on long past experience - childhood up to the age of 18 or so - I expected amazing things of my life and when it did not materialize and its inverse did instead, it was very disappointing.  So, what easier way to erase the heartache than to displace the expectation with none? 

Facebook: OK, Bye

I've given up playing almost all games on Facebook, for the reason that they are so time-consuming and drag unnecessarily so much.  For example, it takes ~ages~ to acquire all the necessary components via gifting from neighbours and suchlike to accomplish even the slightest thing and often to little advantage.  Compare this to store-bought games and the fast pace achievable and the advantages are obvious.  Facebook also keeps the FB games user on a form of tenterhooks by stick and by carrot: offering incentives for logging in regularly and disincentives for failing to do so, and I'm quite glad to be freed of that tension.

One exception remains : Gourmet Ranch.  This is quite a sweet little game (it hasn't yet been contaminated by gifting, but I suppose that's just a matter of time).  It's undemanding and quite rewarding, as long as you don't invest too much time in it.

I'm quite glad to be out of the whole Facebook scene now generally as it was often too emotive in terms of the uncontrollable encountering of other users' opinions, rants, drama and complaints.  It was frequently detrimental to my peace of mind, and therefore more bother than it was worth.  Never mind all that clicking just to access and keep on top of a few measly "gifts".  So that's all gone by the way, thankfully.

The one thing it is useful for is receiving messages from a few select people I know, and I will keep my account for that almost sole reason.

Growing Alliances, Music and Wear

Well : ) It was a nice day. Had a good sleep and got up and helped James with some promotional materials for Cultivating Alliances, nearly ready to post hither and thither online for max benefit.

LIstening to Andreas Scholl Vivaldi's Stabat Mater ... sublime : )  Love it : )

Bought some recorder music from eBay and a descant recorder!! lol Looking forward to playing and practising for a small recital for Church sometime : )  Got some transcriptions of the Bach cello suites ... wonder if I had them before? Maybe ... ?  Oh well, if so it just means I'll already be able to play them.  Also got a few other things.  Will let you know, blog, what they are when I get them! lol

Also arrived today : some lovely soft maroon fabric ... really, really looking forward to drawing a good skirt pattern : will try at next Wednesday's dressmaking class.

Favourite things

Favourite things :

Mr West
Foyle and Londonderry College
Andreas Scholl's sublime singing
Vivaldi's Stabat Mater
Chinese food!!
Kaspar Mainz (see favourite videos)
Furry-Silky, the clever kitty
The Past : )

And ... lots more ...

An extremely quiet day

Haha well it's like 12.20 in the morning and all's fine in the house.  Just had a nice day surfing net and later fell asleep watching a programme about Medieval Britain with James and Daisy the cat.  Daisy's sleeping at my feet now, the ideal bedcat.

Off now to have some tea, I think!

Menuet, Beautifulllllll : ) : ) : ) : )

Part The Second :~

Time

Hmm, good, found out how to change to GMT, Hallelujah : )

Beautiful Singing : )

Baroque Dance - Sarabande / Il Giardino Armonico

Baroque Dance : )

This puts a smile on my face and a spring in my step : ) : ) : ) all day Aaaaahhhhh : )


Life is Good : )

Carrot and Coriander Soup, Yum

Hmmm, well it's like 3 in the morning again and I just woke up.  Had some delicious carrot and coriander soup and looked it up on the net to see how to make it because it's amazing stuff, and it seems easy. Going to try.

Went to dressmaking and tailoring class today and, apart from being the most gossipy class I've ever been in, it was great and got started on my Medieval hood with liripipe.  Seems fairly straightforward so far.  Wonder if waterproof interfacing exists?

Had funny symptoms tonight when I got back which I never had before in my life : numb left hand and then numb left side of tongue, both of which passed within minutes, followed by a headache, more persistent.  Wonder what it could be?

Feeling fine now, though.

HK and Chinese Food

Just had dumplings with sauce of soy sauce, green chilli, chilli oil and sugar, yum. Only 3 left then, all gone now! Time to go to Chinese supermarket ... Food you can get there is cheaper and lasts about 6 times longer than food from Tesco or Asda.

Been reading some blogs.  Following again Calvin : My Journey. Very interesting blog. Nice to see Hong Kong and the airplane food.  If I had money, I would visit HK, Malaysia, etc. again.  Really liked HK - especially the food! Yum.

Disrupted sleeping hours ...

It's 02.17, no matter what the title says.  Woke up and ate bread and raspberry jam with Earl Grey tea and going to have a smoke.