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meanwhile, here in france...: September 2005

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Meanwhile, here in france. Thursday, September 29, 2005. This weekend J and I were supposed to go to Italy. We have been planning it for months - drifting down to the Ligurian coast for pesto, wine, porcini and, above all, the good vibe. I felt disappointed until, shopping in Carpentras, I came across these:. Suddenly I felt rather smug. At 6 o'clock Julian. There is too much to do and no time and yet. There is nothing on our to do list, which is not the stuff of dreams. Posted by ruth at 9:16 PM. Carpen...

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meanwhile, here in france...: Homage to Sandor Vegh

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Meanwhile, here in france. Tuesday, October 05, 2010. Homage to Sandor Vegh. Suddenly he stops, swings round on his chair (his belly and several chins seemingly a split second behind the rest of him) and cries:. Why you make macaroni sound? Mr Vegh juts a fat first finger at the window and says: ‘Look ze waves! Avery sing in nature is caaaaarved! Or, even better, flat sheets of hard edged lasagne that could well describe some sounds I have heard? Posted by ruth at 6:00 PM. Great post, Ruth!

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meanwhile, here in france...: Posture and Psyche

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Meanwhile, here in france. Monday, November 15, 2010. Adapted from an article that appeared in the BBC Music Magazine in 2005.). Kirsty, the cellist in the quartet, is achingly pretty, willow-like, with long legs emerging from a flowing skirt and ending in petite court shoes. Her long-lashed unblinking eyes constantly scan the room for approval. An eager student, her positive attitude is reflected in her posture, which is projected forward and wide open in the front. Pushed 'down' by Mum? That they are a...

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meanwhile, here in france...: The shrinking endpin.

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Meanwhile, here in france. Friday, September 24, 2010. Why are you playing it at such a slow tempo? Says the woman with the bobbed haircut, lowering her spectacles and pushing a sheet of paper to the side. ‘And what about the rhythm? I sit in silence. I have no answer to the judge’s question. OK, thank you Miss Phillips’ says the judge. ‘Could you tell the next candidate we are ready? Was everyone struggling like me? Posted by ruth at 5:48 PM. Oh, wonderful essay, Ruth! Great stuff. emailed this to t...

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meanwhile, here in france...: Making mozzarella...

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Meanwhile, here in france. Thursday, October 28, 2010. On Tonino's farm in Puglia. Posted by ruth at 6:23 PM. Hostellerie de Crillon le Brave. Provence and the British Imagination. Homage to Sandor Vegh. A traditional French folk tune. Croissants and a surprise visitor. My mum's B and B in Puglia. My brother in Bangkok. 2005 Ruth Phillips Site Design Julian Merrow-Smith.

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meanwhile, here in france...: Cellos and Chateauneuf

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Meanwhile, here in france. Friday, October 01, 2010. How, with your hands, you mold it into something people can understand? And possibly even something great.' he says. Later, when I am lunching with friends at Domaine de Mourchon, we are talking about the grape picking machines. Ninety percent of wine makers in the area, says H, are using it. With its huge rubbery lips.' I say. I guess the new vintage will tell. Meanwhile, I am glad that cellists have not quite yet been replaced by rubbery lipped m...

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meanwhile, here in france...: venice and home

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Meanwhile, here in france. Friday, November 12, 2010. How hard is it to wheel a box of eggs over a Venetian bridge? We had a rainy week in Venice but it suits the city of course to have a liquid grey light. Anyway, nothing could take away the joy of the daily visit to the Rialto market. Followed by prosecco and sandwichettini at our fave joint, Al Mercà. Posted by ruth at 7:08 PM. Hostellerie de Crillon le Brave. Provence and the British Imagination. Homage to Sandor Vegh. A traditional French folk tune.

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meanwhile, here in france...: Chiaroscuro

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Meanwhile, here in france. Tuesday, September 21, 2010. First of all we dressed up. Although neither of our knowledge of Louis X1V’s designers was intimate, we donned, in our imagination, powdery wigs, corsets, hooped skirts and shoes with bows and, as the music unfolded, we tried to imagine what was happening. Was someone opening a door here, or crossing the floor there? What were they feeling? Who was the mystery guest and what was their relationship? How was she ushered in? What is happening now?