Category Archives: Concerts

All I want for Christmas

Around this time last year, we attended a Christmas concert at Skärborgarnas Hus, the venue up the road. The concert was called Karin Westerberg and Guests. And tonight, we went again. It featured the same Karin Westerberg, but had different … Continue reading

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Strange happenings at Ytterjärna

This morning I was treated to the most amazing sight. As I approached the ICA, a murmuration of birds swooped and swirled, wonderful patterns in the sky. What an excellent way to start the day. A guy in front of … Continue reading

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That’s entertainment

It seems that work on the Trosa town church belfry has been completed. I don’t know what they’ve done but, finally, after what seems years, the scaffolding is coming down and the bell recording will soon be packed away to … Continue reading

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Tulips in concert

I can’t believe I missed the death of Timothy West. He died, peacefully, aged 90 on November 12. How well I remember seeing him in Ibsen’s The Master Builder at Guilford in November 1999. He was a consummate actor. However, … Continue reading

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It eats the light

I went to two concerts today. One was at the Skärborgarnas Hus while the second was at Ytterjärna. Both concerts featured mostly stringed instruments, three performers, some fantastic music and a lot of famous poetry. In fact, they were both all … Continue reading

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MultiSingual

Things were a bit rowdy at SFI today. Not in a bad way; there was a lot of laughter amid the general melee. And, while I only understood about one word in every 30 that Ninni said, I enjoyed the … Continue reading

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Melting point of sapphire

I attended the second concert of the season at Skärborgarnas Hus this afternoon. And, for a change, it wasn’t just me (I’m ignoring the rest of the audience who I really don’t know). This time I was joined by KSP and … Continue reading

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Pootling around without a sunroof

Today we went for a drive. We haven’t done that for a while. It was something my family would sometimes do on a Sunday. We’d hop in the car and Dad would just drive somewhere. That sounds incredibly simple, and … Continue reading

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Gary loves art

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre was the first woman to compose an opera in France and is the first female classical composer I think I’ve heard of. She was born in around 1665 and died in 1729. She was also … Continue reading

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Gusto on show

I felt a huge sadness first thing this morning. As my ears woke up, the pitter patter of rain outside alerted me to the fact that it was raining. By the looks of the swamp outside, it had been raining … Continue reading

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