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Monthly Archives: March 2010

Remembering our Evolution

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

My great uncle, Raphael Salaman, had a passion for old tools.  He wrote two dictionaries, one about wood-working, the other about leather-working tools.  During his life he assembled a vast collection of implements once used by the likes of coopers, wheelwrights and blacksmiths. For 40 years Raph’s collection has been open to the public at [...]

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Symphonic Music LIVE!!

Monday, March 8, 2010

Last month we took the children to a Sunday afternoon concert at the BOZAR.  The National Orchestra of Belgium (ONB) played William Walton’s Viola Concert (with Antoine Tamestit) and the 10th Symphony by Dmitry Shostakovich. We had seats in the loges directly over the cellos.  What an experience!  The Shostakovich is such physically exciting music.  [...]

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