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Music and Healing
1September 9, 2013 by lucieromarin
To the unaccustomed ear, Gregorian chant sounds something like, “ErrrrrrrrrER!errrrr…” which is certainly not everyone’s proverbial cup. Even so, I’ve …
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Positions Vacant
Leave a commentSeptember 7, 2013 by lucieromarin
So, you’re building a new life. What to aspire to? It’s not only the secular world that can define ‘success’ …
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The Perfect Outfit
3September 5, 2013 by lucieromarin
Evil! Evil! You know what arrived with my bank statement the other day? I’ll tell you – stuffed in the …
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Magyarország Forever!
4September 2, 2013 by lucieromarin
Magyarország is Hungary, and today is the feast of St Stephen of Hungary, who was not only the nation’s first …
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How Shall We Survive the Winter?
2September 1, 2013 by lucieromarin
First day of spring! So, I’ve been thinking about the winter, especially as it appears in two books I read …
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A Handful of Buttons
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2013 by lucieromarin
My grandmother used to keep a jar of miscellaneous buttons; sometimes, I’d tip some of them onto the table and …
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Books…for When You Can’t Travel
4August 27, 2013 by lucieromarin
If you can’t afford to travel, and it’s getting you down (or other people are getting down on your behalf, …
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The Size of the Universe
5August 24, 2013 by lucieromarin
Some time ago, a reader left the following question in the combox: Out of interest, has the Catholic church addressed …
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Note from a Beanbag
Leave a commentAugust 22, 2013 by lucieromarin
Prone. Virus. Nasty. Thoughts forthcoming on the size of the universe and the difference it makes to things. Not really …
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How to Avoid Poisoning Your Entire Life with Envy
2August 20, 2013 by lucieromarin
So. Two people get nightmares; both want them to stop. The first, however, has had nightmares since childhood, because she …
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