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Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some Christmas carols with @abingdonconcertband at @milletsfarm… #christmas???? #carols #music ????????????????????
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Little donkeys… #christmas???? #LittleDonkey #carols #carolling
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The holly and the ivy When they are both full grown… #carols #holly #Victorian #Christmas
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Because its the 1 December and I like carols and flutes… #Christmas???? #carols #advent #abingdonextravaganza @abingdonconcertband
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First Away In A Manger of the year… #carols #carolling #itschristmas
Continue readingA bit of a productive day today, cleaning out the animals and such, but I did get some good reading time in there too – that is – when I wasn’t staring at the most gorgeous of sunsets… After the…
Continue readingI never really think that Christmas has begun until I play some carols. Yes, we’ve been playing Christmas music at band since November but that is rehearsal for the concert next week and so doesn’t count. This morning Emma and…
Continue readingTraditionally it is the weekend closest to my mum’s birthday (25 November) and Stir-up Sunday that launches my preparations for Christmas. It’s not until I play my first carols though that I truly feel Christmas. Today Emma and I headed…
Continue readingI’ve missed the carols at Millets Farm for the first couple of years, first by car trouble, and last year of course by the great snow fall of 2010 – and when I say missed it, I really mean, missed…
Continue readingIt’s been a weird day at work today. The students are all off on holidays, the lecturers are all conspicuous by their absence, and much of the site, in grey gloom, resembles that of a ghost town. It’s weird working…
Continue readingIt is the third day of our little, mini-holdiay, and the first day of Emma’s birthday weekend. Sue came over to see us for the day, and after an early lunch, we headed into Oxford. We started off the afternoon…
Continue readingThis morning, Emma and I got up and set off from hers in time for lunch at my mum and dad’s. We had a delicious rice and cheesy bake, before taking Barney for a little, local walk before returning back…
Continue readingToday the entire Howell family descended on us for the day. Or at least it felt like the entire Howell Family. In actual fact, Gareth and Andy and their three (very Welsh-named) kids didn’t, being in America now. But Carys…
Continue readingIt’s been 72 hours of fog me so far, and I’m getting a bit tired of it. Still it was very festive and Christmassy in Salisbury as we walked through the centre to the cathedral, and our annual pilgrimage to…
Continue readingAfter the storms of last week, and in particular the gales of Thursday night, we were scared for our plans to play more carols today. We should have feared not though, for today has been – like last Saturday –…
Continue readingToday has been a glorious winter day. After the rain and the wind and the gloom of last week, today has been crisp and sunny. Heading out early I descended with the rest of the band to Millets Farm for…
Continue readingCarols at Salisbury Cathedral Originally uploaded by shepline on 23 Dec ’05, 11.45pm PST.
Continue readingI’m feeling properly Christmassy now. On a cold, crisp, sunny winter’s day I got myself up early on a Saturday morning to head on down to Millets Farm Centre, outside of Abingdon, and play a few carols. It’s good fun,…
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