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Tag Archives: life
Tattooing a lyre and chisel
When you think about the Trossingen Lyre, often the first thing that comes to mind are the rich engravings on the instrument. “Are you going to cut those too?” was the first thing people asked me when told about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Inspiration, life, Living history, lyre, Personal, Tattoo, Work
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Some busy days at the project we call life
To my regret this blog isn’t updated as much as I would like. The reason? There are too many things to do and to few hours in a day… Another factor was that I had no computer or tablet to … Continue reading
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Life as a Professional Time Traveller
Last week a friend called me a “Professional Time Traveller”. A joke, but I think in a sense he is right… I tend to take leapfrogs trough history one day measuring an original guitar from 1760, the next adjusting a … Continue reading
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