There are many ways of compiling a playlist – sometimes the track just has to be included, sometimes the photo of the day cries out for a certain track and other times it’s the story of the day. Today, it…
DelDecember 12, 2016
Eins, zwei, drei, vier … drei-und-vierzig, or cuarento-y-tres, to change tongues, as it were. One of 43 reasons to thank Jonathan for his great kindness and cheer this week – or should that be cheers? Today’s post title needs no…
DelDecember 9, 2016
Two of my Facebook friends are mentioned in despatches today for inspiring tonight’s blog post. Monica Mertz and Wilcey, both fine examples of kindness and spreading good cheer. Monica brightened up my morning with her video share. What fun the…
DelDecember 8, 2016
Today’s blog post is dedicated to Sara Coward, who plays Caroline Sterling in the Archers, in support of her SM:)E campaign. Battling the last stages of cancer, Sara has launched a campaign “to help spread kindness and make people more…
DelDecember 7, 2016
Tonight’s choice should really have been something from Boheme, as my tiny hand is frozen owing to a misunderstanding between the boiler and the heating. I’ve also run out of logs, so was on the verge of burning the manuscript,…
DelDecember 6, 2016
Indeed, but that’s a story for the memoirs and to be honest, it’s not deadly. And I don’t think it’s even bitter, just irritating and inconvenient. The big question today, though, is: Caballe, Callas or Sutherland? For me, there’s only…
DelDecember 5, 2016
I watched the film Florence Foster Jenkins last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Hugh Grant plays himself, as usual (you’ve got to love him for it though), Wolowitz, from The Big Bang Theory, does a jolly good supporting role as…
DelDecember 4, 2016
I couldn’t have an opera play-list without Fritz Wunderlich and so today’s track is Wenn es abend wird from Kalman’s Gräfin Mariza. And yes, the countess is operetta rather than opera, but my rules are flexible. There are a whole host…
DelDecember 3, 2016
No exciting escapades to report today. In fact, since I’ve finished THE NOVEL, life seems rather quiet and mundane. The highlight of the day was opening one of my old shoeboxes and finding these – Milan c.2005, I think. Actually,…
DelDecember 2, 2016
Having succeeded in posting a blog every day in November as a result of joining NaBloPoMo, I find myself with a pretty awesome prog playlist. BTW - does anyone know if I can share it via iTunes? As my other…
DelDecember 1, 2016
As the last part of the novel is based in Vienna, I was looking for a framework as an excuse for the heroine to flit around various places in this wonderful capital – apart from the obvious reason of being…
DelNovember 29, 2016
One of life’s many disappointments has been the refurbishment of the Walther König Buchhandlung in the Museums Quartier. This has traditionally been one of my first stops whenever I come to Vienna because of the array of interesting and unusual…
DelNovember 28, 2016
Another rainy night … or at least, it looks as though it’s going to be. But it won’t be raining in my heart, as Budy Holly didn’t say, as I shall be amongst chums for the vernissage of Wir Sind…
DelNovember 27, 2016
The prompt for today’s blog has been provided by Jonathan Taylor. After having seen a TV advert, Jonathan posed a question on Facebook: ‘What on earth are curated Christmas Trees?’ Now I would have thought nothing further about this, had a…
DelNovember 26, 2016
Today’s blog post is mainly about me … and Zeljko. We spent a most pleasant afternoon hanging Wir sind am Ziel at Zeljko’s restaurant-bar, Sixta (Schönbrunnerstr., 21, 1050 Wien). Wir sind am Ziel is a series of images from around…
DelNovember 25, 2016
The plot, the pen and I are now in Vienna getting ready for Sunday’s kleine Ausstellung (more on that tomorrow) and the grand finale to the novel. Last time I was in Vienna, the European Month of Photography was just…
DelNovember 24, 2016
Actually, as the sharp-eyed amongst you will note, there is only one monkey ... although I guess you can’t see any monkeys unless you know that the cheeky little hound is called Monkey – but there is no prog track…
DelNovember 23, 2016