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Tag Archives: Prague
The attentional commons and Leicester Square tube station
Nothing to do with music, except that I have to go to Leicester Square several times a week on my way to piano playing jobs, so when something changes about the station, I notice it. Recently though, I couldn’t quite … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Birmingham, Leicester Square, London, Matthew Crawford, Prague, attentional commons
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Evenings on Žofin
One of the most complicated music references I’ve ever had to research was for a piece that I found on an album called Little Pearls of Czech Classics. The piece was called “Poem” by Zděnek Fibich, and we used it for an adage … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Playing for ballet class
Tagged Czech music, Fibich, Personal, Prague
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Greetings from Prague – and from Radio Silence
At the excellent advice of someone whose excellent advice has never failed me yet, I’m taking a one week vacation from Facebook and Twitter and a couple of other social media sites. This isn’t self-righteousness, I make no apology for … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Galleries, Playing for ballet class
Tagged Ballet masterclasses, Národní Divadlo, Prague, galleries, photos
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30 days without supermarkets #26: defeat in Prague and glory of kitchen departments
Much as I feared, I had to abandon the challenge today as the prospect of quickly finding a suitable independent food retailer in central Prague was as likely as finding a greengrocer in Oxford Circus. There is one big fat … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 days, 30 days without a supermarket, Personal, Prague, Tooting, cooking, supermarkets
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Hvala for the honey cake, Pauline
Pauline’s Cookbook is a wonderful blog maintained by Tonya Shuster. As she describes it, it’s a “memoir of sorts about my grandmother’s life, woven around the gift of a handmade pastry cookbook she cherished for nearly 80 years”. The story … Continue reading
Sod’s lore
I have a longstanding interest in folklore & folk music, particularly of Eastern Europe, so I got all excited when I discovered that there was a Folklore gathering in the Old Town Square in Prague, where I’ve just pitched up. … Continue reading