Music, life, and life in music. This was my ordinary, eleven months ago. It will be coming along shortly.

Amateur scribbles on my trip to India. The Taj, The Golden Temple and The British Summer Retreat. My rooms window is ten feet away from the minaret. Why must they be so loud? A Hindu restaurant owner lectures me, Their god is not deaf, praying should be a time of respect and contemplation. There is no need for the speakers to be so loud. Do you have this in your country? Life in t.

Thank you to all our customers for buying your Christmas tree from us again this year. We had a record year of selling 154 trees in the 4 weekends leading up to Christmas. We will be using the proceeds to maintain the Barnes Preserve this year and create some new venues around the park including education opportunities. Thanks again from the Board of Commissioners and from Friends of the Park. Check out NEWS page about our new Park Commissioner, David Armstrong.

Butter english toffees with a hint of salt. Meatballs in tomato sauce with spaghetti. I have finally found the ultimate recipe for crispy chewy ginger nuts from this lovely lady here. I have adapted it slightly and I also cook them for around 6 minutes rather then 15. These take about 10 minutes to put together and around 6 minutes to cook.