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Paris in Spring
by Sara Teasdale
The city's all a-shining
Beneath a fickle sun,
A gay young wind's a-blowing,
The little shower is done.
But the rain-drops still are clinging
And falling one by one --
Oh it's Paris, it's Paris,
And spring-time has begun.
I know the Bois is twinkling
In a sort of hazy sheen,
And down the Champs the grey old arch
Stands cold and still between.
But the walk is flecked with sunlight
Where the great acacias lean,
Oh it's Paris, it's Paris,
And the leaves are growing green.
The sun’s gone in, the sparkle’s dead,
There falls a dash of rain,
But who would care when such an air
Comes blowing up the Seine?
And still Ninette sits sewing
Beside her window-pane,
When it’s Paris, it’s Paris,
And spring-time’s come again.
Springtime in Eskdale (1934)
by James McIntosh Patrick
3. The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy."
4. Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
5. The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical accomplishment.
6. During the absence of our vicar, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when Rev. Percy Lund occupied our pulpit.
7. The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who laboured the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.
8. Cynthia remains in hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of the Minister's sermons.
Paris in Spring
by Sara Teasdale
The city's all a-shining
Beneath a fickle sun,
A gay young wind's a-blowing,
The little shower is done.
But the rain-drops still are clinging
And falling one by one --
Oh it's Paris, it's Paris,
And spring-time has begun.
I know the Bois is twinkling
In a sort of hazy sheen,
And down the Champs the grey old arch
Stands cold and still between.
But the walk is flecked with sunlight
Where the great acacias lean,
Oh it's Paris, it's Paris,
And the leaves are growing green.
The sun’s gone in, the sparkle’s dead,
There falls a dash of rain,
But who would care when such an air
Comes blowing up the Seine?
And still Ninette sits sewing
Beside her window-pane,
When it’s Paris, it’s Paris,
And spring-time’s come again.
Springtime in Eskdale (1934)
by James McIntosh Patrick
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I don't think the name Peter Sinclair will mean much today. Perhaps if I add "The Cock of the North" that will jog some memories? He was born in Kirkintilloch in 1900 and, as a young man, he was known for having an excellent singing voice. My parents remembered that many local people were disappointed when he left the town to go on the stage as an entertainer. (Show business was rather frowned upon in those days.) His act was similar to that of Harry Lauder and soon he was on the wireless.
So Peter Sinclair's name joins the list of Kirkintilloch entertainers - Tommy Lorne, Moira Anderson, Patricia Purcell, Joan Summers, Alastair Graham and the ubiquitous piano duettists Rita and John Jaap, (Rita always maintains that, when we were welcomed to the stage, a murmur would run round the hall "Not those two AGAIN!")
Later he took up acting and appeared in films like The Man from Morocco (1945), The Wake of a Stranger (1959) and Invasion (1966.) He died in 1994.
So Peter Sinclair's name joins the list of Kirkintilloch entertainers - Tommy Lorne, Moira Anderson, Patricia Purcell, Joan Summers, Alastair Graham and the ubiquitous piano duettists Rita and John Jaap, (Rita always maintains that, when we were welcomed to the stage, a murmur would run round the hall "Not those two AGAIN!")
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FROM CHURCH NEWS LETTERS
1. A songfest was hell at the Methodist church on Wednesday.
2. Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet on Thursday at 7 p.m. Please note that members can use the back door if they wish.
3. The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy."
4. Eight new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
5. The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical accomplishment.
6. During the absence of our vicar, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good sermon when Rev. Percy Lund occupied our pulpit.
7. The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due to the minister's daughter, who laboured the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.
8. Cynthia remains in hospital and needs blood donors for more transfusions. She is also having trouble sleeping and requests tapes of the Minister's sermons.
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Cuban Green Woodpecker
by Charlesjsharp
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Cuban Green Woodpecker
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