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Some more deliberately misheard classical singing on the radio…

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s dictionary words are: asteism, horometry, shippo, monzonite, tapotement, and fantod.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh, here we go again!Now, what was I doing in the studio/workshop, when I jotted these bits down in my little notebook? I expect I was … Continue reading →

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The swans and the ducks…

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown UK: Today’s instruction is to just pop it into a warm oven for a few minutes… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ‘Hello there’! ‘Oh, hello…’ ‘What are you doing’? ‘See, I’m reading a book.’ ‘A book, eh’? ‘Yes.’ ‘I have plenty … Continue reading →

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Noisy neighbours and a new shelf…

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Dave Whatt

But first…Dulltown, UK: Today’s lost plectrum is the one eventually found when the Ark of the Covenant was finally discovered, and opened.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Several years ago, someone offered me, for very little money, an old, and very heavy, architects’ drawing table. … Continue reading →

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White pots on shelves…

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Dave Whatt

But first… Dulltown, Europe: Today’s giraffe is the short chubby one. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last night I watched a short BBC television arts programme about the pretty well-known potter and writer Edmund de Waal. It showed him talking about his art, doing … Continue reading →

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