I had fairly high expectations for this concert, Franz Schubert: Master Storyteller by Benjamin Appl and Sholto Kynoch, which was also the opening concert of this year’s Oxford International Song Festival, for three reasons. Firstly, I had heard their wonderful performance back in May in Heidelberg, Germany. Secondly, I have been a lover of Lieder …
Month: October 2025
A very sweet bedtime story to curl up with children before falling asleep. The story begins with a gentle conversation between Little Rabbit and Mother Rabbit, starting with their admiration for the beautiful moon. Bathed in moonlight, Little Rabbit watched many night wanderers enjoying their fun and adventures, which made life as a rabbit seem …
Let’s do it the Cuban way: grab a cup of café con leche and sink into this beautiful, heartfelt, and reflective memoir—a journey through Havana, memory, and identity. The book is a loose travelogue, organized more by themes than by timeline. We move in and out of Havana alongside Barbara’s journey in January 2017, walking …