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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: November 2009
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Monday, November 30, 2009. Six Geese A-Slaying: A Christmas Cozy. Imagine this: two days before Christmas, a small Virginia town is forming up for its annual Christmas parade. This year's theme is. The Twelve Days of Christmas,. Dead he is, with a stake of holly shoved through his heart. And so begins Donna Andrews's Christmas cozy,. The series began with. Murder with Peacocks,. And presently runs to ten volumes. Was published in 2008. Donna Andrews writes in a style reminiscen...
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: December 2009
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Wagner’s reworking of the aria did not catch on. In any case, the main character in both story and opera is Lord Ruthven, the vampire, a baritone role. Imagine my surprise when, last night while cruising YouTube, I found this gem: Ruthven’s aria "Ha! Noch einen ganzen Tag" ("Still a whole day"), sung by the operatic love of my life, Thomas Hampson. I must have blood! As to whether I would allow him any of mine? Sunday, December 27, 2009. The words to...
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: DER VAMPYR
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Wagner’s reworking of the aria did not catch on. In any case, the main character in both story and opera is Lord Ruthven, the vampire, a baritone role. Imagine my surprise when, last night while cruising YouTube, I found this gem: Ruthven’s aria "Ha! Noch einen ganzen Tag" ("Still a whole day"), sung by the operatic love of my life, Thomas Hampson. I must have blood! As to whether I would allow him any of mine? December 30, 2009 at 8:10 AM. Barry and...
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: Take This Tune: Heartbroke, Anybody?
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Sunday, January 17, 2010. Take This Tune: Heartbroke, Anybody? This week at Take This Tune. An occasional contributor who goes by the nom de clavier of Fairweather posted a live version of Emmylou Harris’s song "Heartbreak Hill", then added this:. Now as you know, my field of preference is classic country and bluegrass, and we've got a blue goodelin' of songs about heartbreak- but it's also a constant theme in other genres, from jazz, blues, rock, classical/opera. I managed to ...
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: An Evening with M. R. James
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Monday, December 21, 2009. An Evening with M. R. James. Imagine a room like this:. Decorated for Christmas, it’s warm and cozy. Now then, imagine that over to the righthand side of the fireplace, there sits a man in a large armchair. He’s not a handsome man by any means, but his face is strongly marked by intelligence and humor—and he is about to work magic. In his spare time, however, he wrote ghost stories. At first he read them to his fellow Cambridge dons during the Chr...
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: January 2010
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Saturday, January 30, 2010. Take This Tune: 'At Sojer Boy's Got a EVIL Twin. This week at Take This Tune, our theme is love lost and found, as in the ballad Pretty Fair Maid in the Garden, with roots in the sixteenth century. To some fair girl married"? The Pretty Fair Maid’s answers are apparently satisfactory, for he reveals himself as her true love, and they live happily ever after. Well met, well met, my own true love,. Well met, well met, cried he. To be my partner in life.
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: Ruling Days
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Sunday, December 27, 2009. Here in the knobs, Christmas Day's weather was cold and cloudy, windy with rain late in the day. January, therefore, will be cold and rainy, especially toward the end of the month, according to the old people. Yesterday, February's ruler, was cold but sunny, while today, March's ruler, is sunny, mild (48 degrees) and breezy. Right up until January 6th, Mom and Aunt Barbara will keep track of the weather. And then, we'll see. An Explorer's View of Life.
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn: October 2009
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Fairweather's Red Mud Inn. Saturday, October 31, 2009. Experimenting- pay me no mind-. Four Great Ghost Stories for a Rainy Halloween. It's a chilly, rainy day here in the knobs. A good read is in order, since it's fit weather mainly for ducks. The four stories that follow are good reads. (Just click on the titles between quotation marks to link to the story.). The Lady's Maid's Bell". The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall". By John Kendrick Bangs. It's set at Christmas, and it's funny, not frightening, b...
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A Fish's Beach Wishes: June 2010
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A Fish's Beach Wishes. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. I love auto contrast! I do It improves my photos emensely with just a mouse click. We were sitting out on the back deck last night watching the clouds try to wring out a few drops. The clouds were interesting, strange. And with a little auto contrast:. Sunday, June 27, 2010. All God's Creatures Sunday. Dog days of summer? Bunny days of summer. Ahhhh. Chillin', coolin' the belly.but always on guard! I hope you find a nice cool spot to relax today! Split each ...
