Hello friends! Although I spent much of the weekend catching up on reading, I did make time for visiting a couple local parks for study breaks. Heigham Park and Eton Park are not far from where I live.
Since going to the Flánn gig, I have been keeping an eye out for other music events to attend. The Hexachordia Trio is an ensemble that plays sixteenth and seventeenth century music on period instruments. Their concert included dances, jigs, galliards, and the like, some with vocals. Here's a clip from a different concert by Hexachordia. Here's one of Washerwoman's Bransle performed by another group.
It was fitting to visit Strangers' Hall the next day. Parts of the hall have been around since the fourteenth century and there have been numerous additions through the centuries. I had those tunes playing in my mind as I walked through the house and gardens.
Also this past week I attended an author visit by Katherine Rundell at Waterstones! She talked about her latest children's book, Impossible Creatures. Some of the stories she told included her experience eating a tarantula and learning how to tightrope walk, but one of the best was when she described her favourite book, which is Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones.
I have to share this sign I saw outside of Thorns with you as well. I've yet to see a hedgehog, though!
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