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Jubilant violins

One of my favourite concertos is the concerto for two violins in D-flat, BWV 1043 by JS Bach. It’s great to listen to, travelling by car, or in an aeroplane high up above the clouds, Jubilant violins pick you up and take you away.
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Bicycle trip

We went for a bicycle ride through town, and along the sea shore, recently. It was a bright, sunny, and cold day. A day in winter, with the atmosphere of a spring-day. We went for a bicycle ride through town, and along the sea shore, recently. It was a bright, sunny, and cold day. A day in winter, with the atmosphere of a spring-day. Because of the light, it felt like spring.
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Inham and uitham

One of my children had, during childhood, sometimes questions about language of great importance to him. If unanswered he kept repeating them, over and over again, like:” if inham (cove) exists does uitham (tongue of land) also exist, and if it doesn’t exist, why not?”
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De Boormossel

My dad had a had a large leather toolbox he called de Boormossel (Stone borer). That name was a hint of his sense of humour: the toolbox contained amongst other tools his electric drill (boor) hence Boormossel.
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