A Song for Peace by Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

 Re. "Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" by Ed McCurdy 

(anti-war song)

There are many fantastic recordings of this beautiful song, by brilliant artists of course. 

I can and do play it as part of repertoire singing it and playing it on guitar, however I found a version specifically written for the voice of the recorder!

This humble instrument, in these current and unfortunately volatile times on the middle east that the west are being drawn to implore peace, imho, speaks volumes and is quite, significantly, just profound!  

Here's my recording of this beautiful song on the:

Recorder 🪈 (Yamaha)

Click on the arrow/link:

(Audio only)

https://youtube.com/shorts/hFgbabfrr80?si=EBd1nkb5q5ro0SR0

Feel free to sing along and/or if you're also a musician play along on your instrument(s) or choice also, please do!

Let's have a jam!

  

🙏✌️🕊️☮️🏳️🙏✌️🕊️☮️🏳️🙏✌️🕊️☮️🏳️

🪈🎤🎸🎷🎺🥁📯🎹🎻🪉🪇

#Artist

New Year Blog By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

 

Happy New Year!

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Here's hoping that 2026 is a better year than 2025! 

#Artist #Musician #LoveAndPeace #Selfie 

🎉🎵🎊🎶🎉🎵🎊🎶🎉🎵🎊🎶🎉🎵🎊🎶🎉🎵🎊🎶🎉🎵🎊🎶🎉

* c. S. Cox-O'Shaughnessy 2025

 

Christmas Is Coming! By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

 Sharing this photo as surely this is what Christmas is truly about!

I've got mine up!  Where's yours?!

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#Peace #Joy #Hope #LoveAndLaughter

🎄🦌🕯️👼🔔🎄🦌🕯️👼🔔🎄🦌🕯️👼🔔🦌🎄

* ©S. Cox-O'Shaughnessy 2025

Remembrance Sunday 2025 By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

 

Remembrance Sunday 

Preston, Lancashire 

I'm "Backing The Band!" (photograph title)

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#Musician 

#Peace

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* ©S. Cox-O'Shaughnessy 2025

"Happy Halloween" 2025 Blog By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

In response to the recent horrific news, that took place in my place of birth, Cambridgeshire, I dedicate, in honour of the victims of the knife attack, this photograph.

I, personally, would advocate stepping up security for travel purposes and at the same time providing more jobs for people.  Surely it is a matter of national/British security. imho

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#FreedomToLiveInPeaceAndHarmony

#Artist

#Selfie

 ©️ S. Cox-O'Shaughnessy 2025

The Sun The Sea The Sand By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

Hello!

Hope you're all enjoying your summer holidays!

Today, I decided to take a spur of the moment day holiday, I say day holiday, because I am just not very good at taking a holiday, so there we are, hey ho!

However, I'm delighted to share with you this, following, pic., that a fellow "beach goer", kindly, agreed to take for me, and then, it transpires he's a professional photographer! with the "result" of an impromptu "photo shoot"! 😆

Continuing on,...!

As I always make a habit of crediting, here's the photographer's website details, check him out!

(Obvs. all credit to Steven Radley Photography. Although, for the advertising and exposure I would be open and willing to accept, any/my 10%!  😉).

https://www.radleyphotography.co.uk/about.html

Thank you, Steve Radley!

Anyway, back to my blog!

Destination Fitness is a theme of mine, so, these are a few from this themed blog that I shall share, to update, for now, if that alright, tbh:

• https://handeldoesit.blogspot.com/2023/08/womens-world-cup-blog-by-sophie-cox.html

• https://handeldoesit.blogspot.com/2020/12/destination-festive-fitness-by-sophie.html

• https://handeldoesit.blogspot.com/2020/06/sophie-cox-oshaughnessy-photography.html

I would like, some, positive, feedback, as actually I am quite shy, so, as I think I am toned, but, in regards to fitness, am also aware of areas I need to improve upon, I'd like to know what others think, if a photo can provide any such information, hopefully so!  (Answers on a saucy seaside postcard, please.  No, only joking!  You can comment on Comments, here on this blog, or email me.)

(Though, if I knew I would meet such, other, creative talent, p'haps I would have brought my heels 👠 maybe 😉!)

☀️🌊🏖️🏋️💪📸 🐚⛱️🩴

He's Poochtastic! By Sophie Cox-O'Shaughnessy

 So, the update on "the puppy front", is yes, I am still training the pooch!  Yeh, yeh, yeah, Rome Was Not Built In A Day!

Repeat after me, then, maybe, hopefully, you, shall also, have the patience of a saint!

Though, you know, it's worth it, all the hard work that you put in!

Here's some pics. of our,... yes, you and me, pooch!... recent, little adventure.

But, by the way!...

Relative Articles:

https://handeldoesit.blogspot.com/2024/10/me-my-dog-and-i-blog-by-sophie-cox.html

(All photos here within this article c. S. Cox-O'Shaughnessy Photography)

Enjoy!