Book Blog: 300 Bridesmaids by Jenny Worstall

Michael and I were married on the last Saturday of July in 1976, the year of one of the UK’s most memorable heat waves. The sky was a cloudless, vivid blue until half an hour before the ceremony when a freak shower dampened the dust and freshened the roses beside the path to the church.…… Continue reading Book Blog: 300 Bridesmaids by Jenny Worstall

#Throwback Thursday #BookReview Make a Joyful Noise by Jenny Worstall @JennyWorstall

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For several years I wrote a book blog and accumulated comments on a wealth of really good reads. I saw on Twitter that Renee at It’s Book Talk started using the #ThrowbackThursday meme as a way to share books that are old favourites or have been waiting to be read for a long time. I…… Continue reading #Throwback Thursday #BookReview Make a Joyful Noise by Jenny Worstall @JennyWorstall

Celebrating St Nicholas and the pickled boys!

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To celebrate St Nicholas Day I’m taking a walk down Memory Lane. I’m going back to 1968 when I sang in a performance of Benjamin Britten’s St Nicholas Cantata which has remained one of my favourite pieces of music ever since. Here’s a quick overview: https://youtu.be/34uo7bO3rQ4 Britten wrote the cantata Saint Nicolas in 1948 for…… Continue reading Celebrating St Nicholas and the pickled boys!