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Lee and a year of good films

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It's been a great year for seeing films. I have not been disappointed by any of the films l've seen this year and Lee didn't disappoint either. Kate Winslet is so good and it is the sort of film that makes you think about afterwards. That makes a good film , l think. Have any of you seen this film?

Peter James

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How lucky was l to find that first Peter James book.  Before that l had never heard of him, but, l read it and really liked it. ( I have a review of that novel on the website). I was tiring of J.D.Robb and now have an author to replace those books. Who else reads Peter James? Who else likes reading crime like me??

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When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes - Sonnet 29

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Another sonnet from William Shakespeare. Each sonnet is a gem of wisdom about human nature. If interested read more sonnets. They are easy to find and such wonderful writing. Who else likes Shakespeare? Leave me a comment

The Nutcracker-Tchaikovsky

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I love ballet. Love everything about it. The dancing, the costumes, the little girls coming in dressed in their own ballet outfits. Just love it. I have seen The Nutcracker before, but, l never tire of it. This ballet is a classic. Victorian ballet are our state ballet company and tour in the suburbs and country areas. They are so good and gracefully come out after every performance in full costume for photos. Look at the end of the video and you will see the photo l took. Will definitely be seeing them perform again next year. What's your favourite ballet? Please leave me a comment and let's start a conversation.

COLLARD GREENS AND GRAVY, BLUES WITH A FEELIN'

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Today l'm talking about the blues. Following on from last week, l'm talking about the best blues band l saw at Wangarratta. The festival is kicking off again next Friday, and, back when l was attending there used to be a blues tent. It was situated down by the river( a river that has flooded before). I was in that tent one very rainy Saturday night and sat listening to the music while watching the water slowly creep closer to the tent with all the amps and cords and all the other electrical things in the tent. But that's another story. We saw this band in a very crowded pub and the place was jumping. It was the music that tempted us in and what great music it was. In my opinion a blues band always sounds better with a harmonica player and that's what this group had with Ian Collard. There were drinks flowing and a good time was had by all. I like blues music and l like this band. Like other bands they had gone through changes in line up over the years. One original memb