I was once (1984) given (in Oxfordshire, quite near to where you live) a bottle of very nice sloe gin as a Christmas gift. It was in the building where Alexander Pope translated the Illiad. I kid you not.
I know the name of the place but I'm not sure I have ever been there. But I have been to the Harcourt family's former estate at Nuneham Courtenay which is now an arboretum run by the university.
STRANGE FRUIT explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of American music. Best-known from Billie Holiday's haunting 1939 rendition, the song "Strange Fruit" is a harrowing portrayal of the lynching of a black man in the American South.http://www.compmanwc.com/
I love membrillo. Never heard of sloes.
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I was once (1984) given (in Oxfordshire, quite near to where you live) a bottle of very nice sloe gin as a Christmas gift. It was in the building where Alexander Pope translated the Illiad. I kid you not.
ReplyDeleteJust checking my facts - it was at Stanton Harcourt. Do you know it? I was married into the family at the time.
ReplyDeleteI know the name of the place but I'm not sure I have ever been there. But I have been to the Harcourt family's former estate at Nuneham Courtenay which is now an arboretum run by the university.
DeleteSTRANGE FRUIT explores the history and legacy of a song unique in the annals of American music. Best-known from Billie Holiday's haunting 1939 rendition, the song "Strange Fruit" is a harrowing portrayal of the lynching of a black man in the American South.http://www.compmanwc.com/
ReplyDeleteI know, it is an important song. Nina Simone's version is my 'favourite'.
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