Listen Rebecca, the harpsichord sounds...

Hilda Jonas, internationally known harpsichordist, was inspired by her granddaughter, Rebecca, to share the magic of this instrument with children of all ages.

Annea Lockwood

Lovely photos from her website. Also, Tiger Balm.

16mm earrings

Living Music

Living Music, a trades publication sponsored by The Association of Musical Instrument Industries. Some hilarious articles here. The writers purport to be objective journalists but are really just shilling for musical instrument suppliers. For excellent use of all caps and the phrase "sheer lunacy" (twice) take a look at the op-ed below. What begins as one teacher's report from the field becomes a blatant advertisement for the New Era diatonic alto glockenspiel. Sheer lunacy!

Kitchen shelves

Yay, new kitchen shelves! It's so much brighter and happier in here -- check out the before and after. Oh my god, it was so bad before. Have spent the last month or so covered in paint and sawdust. Will do the "full reveal" of kitchen soon.

Idaho Transfer

Now showing. Almost too good of a movie, like a Boards of Canada song come to life. For fans of Cold Splinters and Gravel and Gold there is also lots of great vintage camping equipment to behold. Top shelf sci-fi soundscape by Bruce Langhorne, who also did the music for Peter Fonda's The Hired Hand. So much to love here. The turtleneck/underwear ensemble...

Dinosaurs in the Playground

Hello! Sorry to be away for a while. Marking papers and all that. But I have a treat for you today. My pen pal Andrew Demetrius of Mounds & Circles has just sent me some amazing photos. He recently discovered the Arts on Film Archive, the motherload of streaming British arts documentaries.


One of the films on display is 'Dinosaurs in the Playground,' directed by Clare Calder-Marshall in 1978. It's a film about some progressive longhairs working with London school kids to create a mural and garden play-space.



If you are in co.uk territory then you can view the film here. Unfortunately readers outside Britain, myself included, are foiled again. Oh well, the photos look amazing. Huge thanks to Andrew! This is getting me in the mood for London. Be sure to check out Mounds & Circles for a glimpse at Britain's seedy underbelly and much else besides. Andrew is also behind The Decorated School, a research project about the involvement of artists in the design of school buildings in Scotland and elsewhere. (all screen grabs by Andrew - thanks!)