The Domestic Soundscape making, listening, thinkingfelicityford@outlook.com
Blackbird
Forgive me if I have already said any of this before; it is a favourite story of mine and is required here in order to contextualise today’s little creation… The first time I realised the magical role that everyday sounds could play in my life was 4 years ago when a Blackbird decided to sing […]
James Wyness; Figure and Ground
Undertaking a PhD can be an isolating experience as I imagine many of you know, so a few weeks ago I started a thread on the yahoo phonography board to see if anyone was interested in participating in a sound-based correspondence. The idea was to swap CDs and to offer detailed feedback on each others’ […]
What to make from beginner’s handspun?
When we went to Woolfest earlier this year I was struck by the beauty of a project Liz was working on using her handspun. She explained rather modestly that she didn’t feel that her ‘learning’ handspun was good enough for garments or gifts and had ingeniously found a project which would both show off the […]
Spinning
I love reading about other people’s spinning. Caro wrote this post – spinning – on her blog last week, with a great description of why spinning is a good evening activity, whilst on the Bowerbird Knits blog the rich story of her latest sweater from Corriedale tops to finished sweater has been gradually unfolding throughout […]
Autumn Light
Thank you all for your lovely words about Jenny, and for sharing your own dog stories; this has been much appreciated and has bought cheer to the cold days and the subdued atmosphere. In other cheering news, I have been enjoying watching the light in the late afternoons on the walk between my house and […]
Sunday’s happier news
I have finally finished knitting, seaming, zippering and weaving in the ends of, the twice-frogged mansweater. I am in a malaise so am not taking my uncharacteristically critical observations of this completed garment too seriously; I will review the situation in a week or so, since the Man is wanting to wear this today rather […]
Saturday’s sad news
Yesterday, our long-lived and much-loved lurcher, Jenny, had to be put down. This is very sad for all of us, but especially my Dad who gave her a walk and some good painkillers and sat with her, keeping her company, during her last night. My Mum saw Jenny in the dog’s home around ten years […]
Autumn Blisses
Happy Halloween! I know that technically it’s tomorrow, but there is to be a small party over at Ruth’s tonight and since I love Autumn more than any other season – and Halloween more than any other holiday – I thought I’d make a whole weekend of it, starting today. Celebrations require music, so I […]
Music in everything you hear
This is a contemporary remix of a song from my own ABC record, which was released in 1972. It has been mixed live and post-mix on my computer and includes recordings from my own collection as well as from the wondrous sound effects record collection I have begun to amass. Listen out for: The telephone […]
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