I like this bit, after all that stuff is out of the way - just a little quiet time to prepare for a fresh start.
2024 starts on a Monday and this is extremely pleasing for somebody like me - perhaps somebody like you too.
Here are some (but not all) things enjoyed by me this year, in no order whatsoever.
(This post is pretty heavy on the pictures, so if you’re reading on your phone email app you might need to click “view in browser” to see the images)
Love,
Charlie
Sparks - The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte / Sparks live in London1
“We pour a bit of ourselves into everything we do, every note we play, I thought, and unwittingly, one fragment at at time, we leave ourselves in the past.”
- An Yu, “Ghost Music”
“Dreams Don’t Have Time” by Kenaim Al-Shatti3
This painting by Ersilia Leonini5
Get The Blessing album launch gig in Bristol8
A.L Lacey album launch gig in Bristol9
(Photo not mine, nicked it from Alice’s instagram)
Yellowjackets10
Saltburn11
The light of an Istanbul hotel room13
Making mugs with my friends at Plop Pottery workshop in Bristol.14
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