Merry Christmas to all our readers! In lieu of a card, here are some Christmas memories from the Dabbler Editorial staff, plus some lovely music... Gaw - Arguments About War Some of my fondest Christmas memories are of the arguments (and I don’t mean rows). There was a golden period for arguing: two ... Read More...
Christmas
I took a day off work to paint the kitchen, not very Christmassy. We had to have a new roof put on it earlier in the year and the bare plaster has been accusing me for months. It didn’t go smoothly but then what ever does? The ceiling needed two ... Read More...
An early Christmas present, from Mahlerman... Working in and around Notre Dame (Paris) from the middle 12th Century were a group of composers who came to be known as the Notre Dame School of Polyphony - polyphony being, briefly, a style of composition employing two, or more, simultaneous but relatively independent ... Read More...
I’m simultaneously horrified, intrigued and amused by the burgeoning number of gaudy Christmas light displays in Britain – a trend which, surely, must have originated in America? The less accessible the location, the more rampant the urge to decorate seems to be. The season of goodwill becomes something of a battle ... Read More...
Big furry ears make me happy. It might work for you too. Can you imagine the winter high street bustling with creatures? Foxes, badgers, the odd Minotaur, not to mention all the beasts you can't name. Could hats change the world? Asks Lewes based felt-maker and performance artist, Barbara Keal. Here are ... Read More...