W/C 21st September 2020

It could so easily have gone in a different direction.

Over the weekend it became evident that I had picked up a cold from one (or both) of the kids and by Sunday afternoon all I had the energy or inclination to do, was to deposit myself on the sofa.

So, I have to say I was somewhat surprised to wake up with a sense of optimism that transcended my health or the performance of my football team. And do you know what, that positivity has only gone and lasted all week.

And as if to prove the point - by the end of the week I had been rewarded with two moments of unadulterated joy...

Take care,

Ant

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W/C 14th September 2020

Is it life imitating art, or the other way around.

Ever since I realised that second week of the month is a Blue week as far as TFM is concerned, then it seems to be a self-fulfilling prophecy that I gravitate toward stuff that annoys, irritates or upsets me.

So apologies in advance, but at least it's not that long...

Take care.

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W/C 7th September 2020

Back home, back behind my desk & back moaning about Boris. It's good to see that somethings are a constant.

After last weeks 'on-location' special and the kind of spiritual-seaside vibe I was feeling, this week I have found myself thinking about the realities of life in 2020.

So prepare yourself for Back to School, Back to Brexit, Back to Galactica and the strange phenomena of my 15 minutes of fame.

Take care,

Ant

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W/C 31st August 2020

I promised you a week of on-location recordings and here I am delivering on my promise, with not a u-turn in sight, no calls for me to resign or any need to try and push the blame onto somebody else...

I will apologise in advance for the random bits of wind noise, the odd pops & clanks, and the fact the levels are a bit all over the place - but that's recording outdoors on the East Coast folks.

What I didn't expect was some of the things I stumbled across, and you will find the pics to complement this episode on my insta feed - the link is below. I have also picked out some reading...

Stay safe.

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W/C 24th August 2020

I could be opening up a while can of worms with the throwback moment that happened this week.

It’s not that the logic isn’t valid, I think the experience stands up perfectly well, it’s more the foodstuff in question.

By the end of the week I was thinking about soundscapes and preparing to collect the motor home for next weeks east coast adventure.

Oh and kudos to Ivor, what a top fella...

Take care.

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W/C 17th August 2020

It's nice when something lives up to the expectation, because so often you are left a little underwhelmed when you have built something up and it fails to deliver.

Fleabag lived up to all the hype, when I finally got around to it, as did The Force Awakens and so I am pleased to say did Test Match Cricket which arrived this week.

The rest of the week was a mix of despair at the employment of face masks, the delight of Nesquick and the surprise of my first patron.

Oh, and a bit of a milestone...

Stay safe,

Ant

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I have mentioned Christian & his work a few times over the course of the TFM episodes. We met about 5 years ago and bonded over a love of audio that bordered on (but just managed to stay the right side) of the geeky.

Through the course of many easy conversations we became friends, and Christian has offered me a lot of sage & practical advice over the last year or so.

Needless to say his content is top drawer, and I was over the moon when he said I could use a recent piece of audio that he had produced as a special edition of TFM.

So enjoy this bonus insight into the world of Documentally and once you have finished click here and subscribe to his newsletter...and if you can spare the cost of a hand-crafted coffee I would whole-heartedly recommend you sign-up for his audio content as well.

Stay safe.

W/C 10th August 2020

I promised myself that I would try for an upbeat episode this week, and even as the week progressed - and my reasons to be cheerful were being challenged - I managed to stay positive.

So if there is such a thing as a wistful & frothy Therapy For Me, then this Is that episode.

Oh, and it also contains news of an exciting special episode of TFM coming your way early next week...

Stay safe.

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W/C 3rd August 2020

After a lot to-ing & fro-ing the Short family holiday was resolved this week, and the solution was very much a 'back to the future' type of affair.

That left me with...

a) one recommendation

b) one question

c) one quandary

d) and one appeal for help

And that folks is TFM in a nutshell.

Take care,

Ant

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W/C 27th July 2020

I am not sure if re-locking is a thing, but if it is then this was the week when it started to happen.

As with a lot of things over the last few months the decision to re-lock loosely made sense, but brought with it more questions than answers...but I’ll get onto that.

Oh, and listen out for my new favourite thing - the entire bibliography of ‘the book of dreams’

Stay safe,

Ant

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