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Husband, father, violinist; leader of cirrusstringquartet.com; conductor of rorchestra.bsky.social, enfieldchamberorch.org.uk, Winchmore Strings and anyone else that'll have me. Member/Board member of londonmozartplayers.com. Makes decent coffee. He/him

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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence πŸ”₯

01.12.2025 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 23816    πŸ” 9218    πŸ’¬ 486    πŸ“Œ 785

Us older straights still remember The Rules.

01.12.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One might need to shell out quite a bit. And be careful not to leave a trail.

01.12.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a night's sleep you just cost me woman

01.12.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will give feels on any day, in any season. See also Whisper of the Heart

01.12.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A first violinist, let's be clear about that

01.12.2025 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would beg to attend two out of three of those.

01.12.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Found it, and it brought great joy. I hope you will feel better soon.

21.11.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think if Minnie tried to say it she would have One Of Her Turns and Henry would be frantically searching for the condition pills.
I agree about Eccles though. Though there might then be some interesting "business" about how literally he meant it.

11.11.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm hearing Bloodnok as a possibility also

11.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Played his Violin Concerto three weeks ago, and his Clarinet Quintet a fortnight ago. C-T's best is worthy of both respect and affection.

11.11.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have any mysteriously charismatic, Masterful bearded gentlemen been seen in the vicinity?

09.11.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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05.11.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 8

Done.

06.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Clearly you need more Brahms in your life, he's using them as an article of faith

06.11.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a night's sleep you've just cost me, thanks

30.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who better

30.10.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You have given me yet another reason to loathe and despise eggs, not that I needed one

27.10.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spontaneous compostion?

27.10.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I beg your pardon, sir. My ignorance was hanging out of the window there. I have heard of a Hawaiian goose, but not the other. Apologies for facetiousness.

25.10.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Porch is perfectly good English English, thank you VERY much

25.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. Also seisin.

25.10.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See also "tinned vegetables". Bitches, some people used tinned tomatoes other ways than in pasta dishes. Put them with the rest. (And no, they're not put with the tinned fruit either, pedants.)

25.10.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

jewels?

24.10.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Llongyfarchiadau i Lindsay Whittle a Plaid Cymru ar Γ΄l canlyniad yr isetholiad yng Nghaerffili ddoe!

24.10.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An ancient landscape of early copper mines & Romano-British roundhouses πŸ›–β›°οΈ

Cwm Dyli below Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, Gwynedd

πŸ“· My own, Sunday

21.10.2025 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 153    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

You do clearly need to be reined in a bit. Please don't bridle at my saying it. Who on earth was responsible for you rearing?

20.10.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Morgen le Fay and Mormon la Gay

19.10.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Way to instantly disappoint me. Not that I dislike snakes, but "a serpent was a good old note; a deep rich note was the serpent."

19.10.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my dear Dr, what is Google Maps for??
If you mean where I had the privilege of meeting you, I think it was Laville

17.10.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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