Archive for the 'Ramblings' Category

O nite deviiiine

Friday, September 21st, 2007

It’s a four-day-weekend in the Adlard household …

I met a musicologist on the plane last night

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

So what do you do? I advise orchestras on what to play, how to prepare, and I write the blurb for their programs. What sort of advice do orchestras need? They might want to know which edition of a piece of music they should be looking at. Orchestras (in the US) prepare very thoroughly before […]

First pitch

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

We test-pitched our tent on Sunday …

Talking Toilets

Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

I spend quite a lot of time travelling at the moment and inevitably, therefore, more than average amounts of time in shared conveniences …

James rediscovers Lego

Monday, July 9th, 2007

For the girls of course … Will update the gallery in due course 🙂

This I had to capture …

Friday, June 29th, 2007

three kaffee luttays and a keppucheeno …

24 hours in sunny Africa

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

The weather was filthy in Cape Town on Monday …

Entertaining

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

I thought I was going to have to sleep in Zoo Lake park tonight …

In sharp contrast

Friday, June 8th, 2007

I’ve spent the last hour sitting on a plane …

Body double

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

I’ve had a great evening. First I found the best toyshop south of Hamleys and east of New York. It had a massive Lego selection including a truck I have to buy for Josie. She’ll love it. When you construct the engine block it has moving pistons in it. It has fully-functioning hydraulic suspension … […]