Julian | mastodon too

Suffolkman who suddenly went west. #annesgrove ex-gardener, copywriter, wine guy, swing drummer, bookseller &c. Much too far out all my life.

[Ipswich Witches @ipswichspeedway]

John 'Tiger' Louis 1941-2024

A man this town will never forget 🖤

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[Reverend James Woodforde ( Parson Woodforde ) @JamesWoodforde1]

Norfolk, 17 Aug 1778
Begun shearing my Wheat this morning and gave the Shearers according to the Norfolk Custom… 11 o’clock plumb Cakes with Caraway Seeds… & some Liquor, a good Dinner with plumb Puddings, and at 4 Beer again. NB the above are called elevens & fours’s.

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Volunteering with Orangutans https://t.co/75XWdci0UX

[Simon Knott @TheSimonKnott]

The nave roof at St Margaret, Ipswich. A double hammerbeam construction of the 1480s, it would once have had angels on the beams. In the late 1680s it was painted to celebrate the Glorious Revolution and the Coronation of William and Mary. 1/3

More: https://t.co/luOO6WWvrU

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

So reasonably near and yet so far (also yesterday 🙄). Hope the freight train was smokin’ &c. ⁦@LiamNob40802154⁩

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

It gladdens the heart to learn the patient and attentive help I got @elmycycles as a youngster still comes as standard after forty-odd years.

[Simon Knott @TheSimonKnott]

A huge shout out to @elmycycles. Twice in the last month we've had minor problems (a bent rear derailleur, a mudguard that's come adrift) and they've fixed them cheerfully and quickly and refused any payment. I really wouldn't go anywhere else to buy a bike or have it serviced. https://t.co/qhiJSNui82

[Ted Gioia @tedgioia]

How I stopped hating Steely Dan. https://t.co/6MiZptYldN

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Thanks @SusannaMagical and @stinastjern and @TriskelCork for last night’s breath of fresh Baudelaire. J’ai plus de souvenirs… and now a good few more.

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

What drum machines can teach us about artificial intelligence – https://t.co/gv5IzON8EZ via @aeonmag

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Piano? No. Drums? No. Rhythm? Oh yes. For generous helpings of Venuti-Reinhardt-Grappelli swing, just direct your feet to the Hot Club of Fermoy next Friday evening… https://t.co/jMKIUXlMcs

[Maff Potts @MaffPotts]

What do you when left alone in a beautiful concert hall with a beautiful Steinway? Lower the tone of course.
#ItsNotBeethoven @Camerados_org

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Reader, I read it, and felt right at home. Still half glum that I failed to impress when introduced to some of @Sotherans’ competitors back in ancient times. Thank you @deathbybadger—I’m going to return @corkcolibrary’s copy now and contemplate a purchase.

[A Man In A Hurry @tubbyhayes1935]

Happy birthday dear Spike!

[Sarah L @s4r4h_l]

#WildflowerHour I forgot to include my spindle berry from Wednesday, what a riot of colour! 🤩 @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany #joy #vitaminN

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Flabsolutely abbergasted that my sneerily passive-aggressive request to @corkcolibrary for @deathbybadger’s book about @Sotherans should have been met—and so promptly. Now to see if I can remember how to read.

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Thanks @rhsirl for yesterday’s meeting, with guest speaker Neil Porteous talking about trees and his work alongside the new regime at #annesgrove.

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

A glimpse of recent work at #annesgrove is zooming towards us, thanks to @rhsirl: https://t.co/euOAO4Kg3j

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Need a drumming dep for @corkjazzfest @jazzfestcork? Well, this year I’m working on my avocado seed soup recipe and can’t oblige-oroonee. So you’ll have to, um, improvise.

[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

Annihilating all that’s made…

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[Julian | mastodon too @awbeg]

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