Month: April 2013

Which story do you prefer?

Post author By julesprichards
Post date April 30, 2013
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Film or Book? Book or Film? Film…? Book? Which story do you prefer? There’s only one way to find out!

As you are probably aware, the excellent book Life of Pi by Yann Martel, has been made into an excellent film.

Two different animals!? …what’s the best experience?

One experienced over a matter of days, the reading experience is different for many, some jump in with both feet (emotion and reason) and “live the read”, some play with a book like an amusing toy, some flash through it with the need for speed.

One intensely experienced over an hour or so, focused, immersive and super-sensory…

Here are links to two reviewers that I follow: one of the book, and one of the film

Which story do you prefer?

book review:

…in between the pages of books: book review

http://inbetweenthepagesofbooks.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/life-of-pi-by-yann-martel

film review:

…I am not left handed either:

http://notlefthandedfilmguide.co.uk/2013/01/25/life-of-pi/

Tags book, film, I am not left handed either, in between the pages of books, life of pi, review, yann martel

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’tis Trevithick Day today me ansom!

Post author By julesprichards
Post date April 27, 2013

’tis Trevithick Day today and these songs sprang to mind after a good few years in my little black book:

I am no musician but the sentiment’s there I hope.

“Shining down on Sennen” Song written by Mike O’Connor

“Cornish lads” Song written by Roger Bryant

#alwayscornish

Tags Camborne, cornish, cornwall, sennen, songs, trevithick

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Global Harmony & the Rutland Ospreys

Post author By julesprichards
Post date April 17, 2013
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Time flies! …as do ospreys! A few weeks ago now we (Global Harmony) had a fantastic evening with the Rutland Osprey Team at the concert A Musical Migration and here’s 2 clips from the evening. #keepsinging

A song from France (The ospreys fly over France) an arrangement of a French song “Tourdion”

And if you’re on facebook here’s another clip: “Calon Lan” (from Wales of course)

https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=449477201796707

Form more info on the Rutland Water ospreys (now with eggs!!) check out their website: http://www.ospreys.org.uk/category/osprey-team-blog/

Also here’s some recent clips from “Close Harmony” – a small group from the main Global Harmony choir.

Tags Calon Lan, choir, france, global harmony, Migration, Osprey, Rutland, sing, Tourdion, Wales

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Potato Snack Art

Post author By julesprichards
Post date April 14, 2013

We’re not great crisp eaters but the kids have been collecting them for a few months and the time had come to create:

Crunch crunch!

Tags Art, crisp, crunch crunch, food, potato

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She lives…

…alas after a winter’s commute through snow ice and things not nice, it was time to give her a thorough going over.
The team at LBS City Cycles Thurmo, City Cycles Leicester have done a good job. She lives:

May 2011 – Purchased Specialized Crosstrail Sport Disc 2011 Hybrid Bike (from a shop near a big lake).

7 months – Dec 2011 – New CHAIN and CASSETTE, from the shop that I bought the bike from – poor after-sales service from a bike store near a big lake! Lack of attention, explanation and interest.

14 months – July 2012 – TYRES:
replaced Specialized Borough Xc Sport Tyre 700×45 with 700x32mm Schwalbe Durano Plus.

15 months – August 2012 – CHAINSET:
LBS City Cycles Thurmo, replaced the considerably worn SunTour/SRAM chain set (ring, chain and cassette); with a Shimano megarange CS HG41.

1 year 7 mths – Dec 2012 – REAR WHEEL:
LBS City Cycles Thurmo, New back wheel, as stock one rim cracked and freewheel worn. Mavic A119 rim and .

1 year 11mths – April 2012 SPRING CLEAN:
Full service from LBS City Cycles Thurmo – It get’s quite a pelting from 15 miles around daily commute through all weathers, and very poor road surface. It picks up a lot of crud off the road, especially in winter. Despite this, last August’s chainset etc is still up for another 6 months+ hopefully.

Onward!

(Note to self: Shorts worn throughout this winter – Gold star for me)