Self-employed bookworm, early musick enthusiast, amateur birder, out-of-retirement organist and long suffering Spurs fan.
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A moment of solitude at Solitude in what ended up a 10 goal thriller. This could be my favourite away day!
I read about 1000 pages in August and never finished a single book. The joys of having more than one read on the go at once, and choosing some pretty big tomes as well! However, maybe that will mean a bumper crop of finished books in September!
‘We weren't put here to make money or to acquire status or reputation. We were sent here to search for the light of Easter in our hearts, and when we find it we are meant to give it away.’
JOHN O'DONOHUE
Dawn Mass Reflections at Corcomroe Abbey
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Inside the NI bookshops at the heart of their communities: ‘You can leave all your worries at the door’
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🎉 PUFFIN PUFFIN PUFFIN 🎉
Windy, wet and cold out here currently, but what a breathtaking scene! Gazillions of Guillemots and Razorbills, and very briefly our first Puffin of the year 🥳
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The bookshop where I began my career is now a fancy pants coffee shop, and it is stunning I have to say, and much busier than ever our bookshop was. A lovely morning spent reminiscing.
On Ravel’s birthday today, I was reminded of this outrageous piece of music that so enthralled me when I first heard it as a youngster
🎹🎶 Hélène Grimaud and Tugan Sokhiev performed Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major in 2010. » digitalconcerthall.com/conce… Join us this week, when Tugan Sokhiev returns to the podium to conduct pieces by Lili Boulanger, Gustav Mahler and a premiere by Donghoon Shin.
We prayed the Litany last night, as we do every Ash Wednesday. I hope in some way, booksellers can be included in this one
#Lent doesn’t have to mean giving something up. It could be ‘clearing out a space for something new to enter.’ Extract below from ‘A Different Kind of Fast’ by Christine Valters Paintner
The countdown to Easter is well and truly on, and the lectionary readings on the Transfiguration today prompted me to start this wonderfully reflective book by Rowan Williams.
I voted for This is the Record of John by Orlando Gibbons in The Classic FM Hall of Fame 2025. Vote for your favourite: clssicfm.co/HOF25 #gibbons400 @QuireMemes
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happy birthday gromit 🐾
ALT Calendar on a wall with "Gromit's Birthday" handwritten on Wednesday, the 12th; other days are marked with Xs.
ALT Gromit from Wallace and Gromit holding a pencil and looking at a calendar marked with X's. A fruit bowl and clock are visible in the background.
If you find our shop is closed in the next hour, it’s because my Liverpool supporting delivery driver is due and I can’t face him!
If we were to get Orlando Gibbons into the @classicfm hall of fame this year, which piece of music would that most likely be with? #Gibbons400