May. 2nd, 2025

vivdunstan: Part of own photo taken in local university botanic gardens. Tree trunks rise atmospherically, throwing shadows from the sun on the ground. (Default)
Transferring stuff from my old shoulder bag into a newly bought more compact one. And marvelling that the new bag has absorbed all the key things - with lots of room to spare - from the old bag. Excellent buy. Another Kipling bag for me - been a fan of their practical but stylish bags for decades.
vivdunstan: Photo of my 72 bass accordion (accordion)
Almost done typing 276 newspaper refs to travelling German accordion performer, tuner and repairer in mid&late 19thC Scotland. Just typed reports of performances in Orkney in 1865 including this one in Holm. Analysis and academic journal paper to follow.

Part of a newspaper page. The report text is "HOLM / MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT - Herr J.G. Yung, the eminent accordionist, gave a concert in the Subscription School, Holm, on the evening of Friday week. The attendance was good, considering the season of the year. Captain E. Scollay and lady, and many other respectable persons belonging to the parish, being present. Herr Yung is a great master of the accordion. He played some beautiful German airs, and some of the choicest pieces of Scotch music, with exquisite taste, and gave great satisfaction to all who were present. As the accordion is much used in Orkney, all who have a taste for that elegant instrument should do themselves the pleasure of hearing Herr Yung, who, as a performer on the accordion, excels all we have ever seen handle the instrument."
vivdunstan: Some of my Doctor Who etc books (drwho)
Just checking for local cinemas near us showing the Doctor Who finale on 31st May (they're screening the last two episodes of the current season together). It's on in the Odeon (just up the road from us, in Douglas) and Cineworld (in Camperdown). And that's just in Dundee. We will be watching it at home. But yup, it's broadcasting in many UK cinemas. Vue too.
vivdunstan: Part of my family tree (genealogy)
Exploring another branch of my maternal Scottish family tree, and finding a nephew of my 5xg-granny from Melrose who was a Professor of Hebrew, dying at North Leith in 1901. His dad, husband of my g..aunt, had been a schoolmaster at Galashiels in the early 1800s.

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