Muscle stimulation and traction today, I keep pushing my tolerances as far as I can. D skipped volunteering at the library to accompany me. Talked about Vaughan Williams (an article about him in this month's Fortean Times) and Holst and 2001, and kept me distracted and soothed. Massage last night also intense, good, but I am feeling as bruised as I expected - at my explicit request, she did no more than I could handle. Icing at the moment, stim and exercises later. Grilled cheese for lunch, but I'm craving something... else, more potent, more challenging.
We've decided to pick up some Ralph Vaughan Williams at the library (there are about 500 catalogue listings), and stop by the pastisery in the same block for something small and expensive and exquisite. I finally got my honorarium for the back study I did. I'd apparently screwed up the address, then someone else screwed up the apartment number that I had gotten right, and it got sent back to the U, who managed to get the right address with the wrong apartment number still attached, but our postal carrier got it in the right slot, so all is well. I'd forgotten how much it was, and I hadn't expected $75, so quite a windfall. Plenty for a pistachio tart, chocolate tiramisu, or eclair and some almond cookies.
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Curious about Vaughan Williams (a favourite of mine). What did you get?
Glad you are getting better.
I imagine FT will have that article online in a few months/ If so, I will be sure to link to it.
What we got today was, A Masque for Dancing, A Sea Symphony, Symphonies 6,8 & 9. We already have Fantasy on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on Greensleeves and English Folk Songs Suite.
FT mentions The Poisoned Kiss, Jane Scroop: Her Lament For Philip Sparrow, Flos Campi, A VIsion of Aeroplanes, Sancta Civitas and Ten Blake Songs. We were going to look for these, but forgot to write them down before walking.
Had a Reine... something, and D had a lemon Madeline.
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis always brings tears to my eyes, but good ones!
Hope you had some Earl Grey tea in bone china tea cups while listening to the Folk songs suite m'dear!
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I can do Earl Grey, though I have loose Tetley's and Red Label with some bergamot added. I have no bone china at all. I'm afraid I like big mugs, but my main one is hand made. May be a Canadian thing... which D has a 'thing' about.
At the moment, we are watching Corner Gas. (http://www.cornergas.com/)
Oh. Oh.
If you did not already have the Tallis Fantasia that would have been my recommendation. Fantastic.
I need to revisit a Masque for Dancing.
The Lark Ascending is pretty wonderful too.
I love it that you are listening to VW all that way away ....
I have a very literal mind and first read 'back study' as the kind of back that is much on your mind. Glad you got some nice treats - richly deserved after all this bravely subjecting yourself to such intensive treatment, and mostly hope that the improvement continues. xxxxx
Hope the treats were as nice as they sound. Here there are few places that make nice things, and most of those look very pretty but taste very dull.
Glad the back is better. But no bubbles?
Jean,
Back Study: a research project about chronic low back pain. I've been around research facilities too long.
Joe,
Sorry, that's why I don't visit your site, the bubbles drive me nuts. I've tried several times, and have to leave in frustration because I can't make the bubbles stop.
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