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Month: February 2023

Songwriting

Cumbrian Christmas

  • Post Author By Tom Antonsen
  • Post Date 20 February 2023
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December 2021. I travelled to Norway for my father’s funeral, and there was talk about closing borders because of Covid again. Could I return to England for Christmas?

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Winter picture from a Cumbrian tarn
Estimated read time 2 min read
Songwriting

Melodies of need

  • Post Author By Tom Antonsen
  • Post Date 12 February 2023
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Songwriting was my hobby for more than 20 years while I lived in Norway. This is my first attempt at writing lyrics in English, luckily with my wife as co-writer.

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Fingers touching each other in front of a starry sky
Estimated read time 2 min read
A life worth living

My mid-life leap

  • Post Author By Tom Antonsen
  • Post Date 6 February 2023
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I am writing this on my way to England. Not to visit but to stay. Getting a UK visa in this post-Brexit era was a […]

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Picture of the wing tip of an airplane flying over Norway in the winter
Estimated read time 3 min read

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