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Category Archives: Sabbatical
A Mighty Heart
Heart-wrenching. I must admit to having planned to avoid seeing this movie, when we headed to the cinema we had intended to see Breach. The Odeon website, however, had blown a gasket and it turned out our movie of choice … Continue reading
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Tapping the night away
So I was wondering how I was going to keep my tap skills in good shape with a year away from my tap class. Well I got lucky and the local adult education courses include an adult tap class for … Continue reading
Posted in Live Performance, Sabbatical
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The Invasion
Surprising. Given all the bad press about this movie I expected the worst which, of course, meant I was pleasantly surprised. Probably better as a rental, for a night on the sofa this wasn’t that bad a movie. Enough tension … Continue reading
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Michael Clayton
Taut. What might have been a pretty average thriller turns out to be much better than that due to a number of rather interesting performances. George Clooney inhabits these middle aged men who realise they’ve lost their way roles so … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Sabbatical
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The state of pottery
We’ve finished our coil pots. Yay us! My coils were much better second time around, so the top of the pot is much prettier than the bottom. We also made lids for our pots. Once I attached a handle to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Sabbatical
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Colchester Quaker Meeting
One of the pleasant surprises of coming to Colchester is the fact that there is a Quaker meeting in town. Quakers, not being of an evangelical bent, are not profligate in number. Last time we were on sabbatical, in Birmingham, … Continue reading
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Run, Fatboy, Run
Mostly harmless. So we didn’t actually ‘see’ the first 10 minutes as the image wasn’t projected though we did hear it which was a might strange. The plot was entirely predictable but I did laugh out loud multiple times and … Continue reading
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Recycle or die …
… or at least angst a bit. Colchester seems to have a pretty active recycling program. Unfortunately we’re not a part of it. Currently they can’t do curbside pick up from buildings that are more than two floors. Don’t ask … Continue reading
Posted in Sabbatical, What the heck?
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A second pot …
… is in the making. Yesterday we began work on a coil pot. Insert hysterical giggling at the thought of my effort! Yeah, it’s not going well in terms of making a good looking pot but I’m having a great … Continue reading
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Atonement
Sobworthy. Definitely a multiple hankie movie this one. I spent about the last third or so trying not to completely lose it and ball my eyes out. Thought I better read the book it’s based on and signed up for … Continue reading
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