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Roll up, roll up for Fair Isle wool

Posted on July 10, 2007 by sogalitno

by Malachy Tallack – Malachy recounts the challenges of getting all the Fair Isle sheep into one place for shearing. Military precision? Well almost! From THE NEW STATESMEN A military-style operation has been carried out in Fair Isle this week … Continue reading →

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Scotland

Posted on July 10, 2007 by sogalitno

At the beginning of June I traveled to the Highlands of Scotland with a family member who was attending a birding tour. After an overnight flight to Amsterdam, we arrived in Aberdeen and then drove down and over to Royal … Continue reading →

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Scotland

Posted on July 10, 2007 by sogalitno

At the beginning of June I traveled to the Highlands of Scotland with a family member who was attending a birding tour. After an overnight flight to Amsterdam, we arrived in Aberdeen and then drove down and over to Royal … Continue reading →

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TT on Sills

Posted on July 9, 2007 by sogalitno

From About Last Night, TT on the legacy of Beverly Sills: ….if you care about the continuing fate of museums, symphony orchestras, ballet, opera, and theater companies, and all the other big-money institutions that were the pillars of American high … Continue reading →

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Ask the Times Culture Editor

Posted on July 9, 2007 by sogalitno

From today’s NEW YORK TIMES website: Sam Sifton, The Times’s culture editor, is answering reader questions this week about arts coverage at The Times. E-mail your question to asktheeditors@nytimes.com Mr. Sifton oversees the daily Arts pages, the Weekend sections and … Continue reading →

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Scotland

Posted on July 9, 2007 by sogalitno

At the beginning of June I traveled to the Highlands of Scotland with a family member who was attending a birding tour. After an overnight flight to Amsterdam, we arrived in Aberdeen and then drove down and over to Royal … Continue reading →

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Terfel as Hans Sachs (finally!)

Posted on July 8, 2007 by sogalitno

Terfel as Sweeney Todd from Bloomberg.com Terfel’s own career is moving with increasing momentum toward the great Wagnerian roles. He was applauded for his Wotan at the Royal Opera recently and will be singing the role again in a full … Continue reading →

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A great day for men’s tennis

Posted on July 8, 2007 by sogalitno

Eddie Keogh/Reuters – Federer’s victory was the first five-set match of his five-year reign at Wimbledon and the first of any of his major-championship finals What a FABULOUS match that was! Incredible tennis played by the top two men in … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day!

Posted on July 5, 2007 by sogalitno

A wet and soggy one here along the Hudson River.  Our little village cancelled the local fireworks due to construction work being done on the street/bridge which crosses over the Hudson River Metro North line.  I contented myself with watching … Continue reading →

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More Tributes to ‘Bubbles’

Posted on July 3, 2007 by sogalitno

Beverly Sills, 1968. Photo: Leonard Mccombe/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images The Paley Center for Media screens… American Musical Theatre: Beverly Sills and Douglas Moore As a tribute to the beloved soprano, who died on July 2, 2007, The Paley Center for … Continue reading →

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