Category: Social Life
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’emerging’
The word ’emerging’ is one of my favourites. Perhaps because it always makes me hark back to our music promotion days, when the delightful Emerging Music agency, run by Ken and Sue Bradburn, provided us with a never-ending stream of artistes to entertain at Allendale Village Hall. There’s such a lot of potential in that…
Larry Winger
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The joy of listening
I try to be a good listener, but sometimes I’m too quick to jump into the conversational flow. I’ve always understood that a writer needs to listen, first, and explore the dynamic of what’s going around them. If, however, I get too excited, caught up in the topic, I might bluster away on a rant,…
Larry Winger
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Long-distance dining
Even without being looked for, sometimes joy just falls out of nowhere and you have to exclaim, ‘Well, I never!’ It was that way yesterday evening as mother and daughter shared a recipe and ingredients to make a deconstructed fish and chips Friday evening dinner. I’d been enjoying the friendly cooking comparisons, from one corner…
Larry Winger
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The joy of learning new things
You can teach an old dog new tricks, you can! At least, I hope to learn some new techniques later this morning, when I venture over to the Men’s Shed to try to finesse a couple of pine shelves that will supplement our bookcase. The pine planks are fine, but the other shelves in the…
Larry Winger
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The ‘gate dance’
It’s a delight this morning to serve this lovely observation by neighbour George Welton: “It was fortunate that my dear neighbour drove up behind me just as I opened the gate at the bottom of the half-mile track up to our fellside home. The gates are kept closed this time of the year to ensure…
Larry Winger
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The joy of sociability
Maybe it’s because of the deep grief we’ve experienced over the past fortnight, which compelled a serious introspection and a need to re-connect, but I felt somehow more sociable yesterday evening with friends than I have for some time. Or maybe it was the delightful prosecco and nibbles. Regardless of why, it was good to…
Larry Winger
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