To supplement one of my university classes, I compiled interviews with professional musicians (performers and conductors) on the topic of Romantic Music. They total nearly 50 mins, and I suggest you give yourself a few different sessions to listen, take it all in, and make some comments. I’ll do my best to reply to any …
You know, I wake up early. All summer I caught the sunrise and it was wonderful. There is something truly sublime about the dawn and I very much enjoy being here in the countryside and waking up with the birds and the light. Yesterday when I woke up I saw, out the window, the setting …
The past week has been increasingly turbulent as the start of the academic semester approached. Lots was happening in my work and personal life and instead of riding the wave or even treading water, there were moments when I was sure I was beginning to feel the undertow. Yesterday I was reminded of the need …
Back to school, COVID time, nothing is normal but suddenly it’s very busy. This morning was no exception: Day 3 of school for my son and in a groggy voice at 7:11 am he deliberately formed the words ‘mummy, I need an apron. Do we have one?’ Product design? Food tech? I’m not sure which, …
Just over eight months ago, right at the beginning of th ecalendar year, I was called in to the university during the break between semesters to teach a postgraduate / staff development session. It was the first week of January. Out of that session came a very inspired lady and I gave her a violin. …
Yesterday I did one of my favourite things. I went with my daughter to gather apples from the tree outside the Chapel at my university. It is something I have done for 20 years. -and that tree keeps producing and baking and peeling and eating those apples. So good. Let me tell you the story …
This morning on my run I often take pictures and post them (here), but sometimes I see something and want to take a picture, but just cannot bring myslef to do it. This morning there was another of those – the picture not taken. It wasn’t because I didn’t have a picture taking device; I …
Oh COVID, what times are these – yet how very lucky I am to be here in this place. This is a post on noticing on an amazingly beautiful morning, as I went where my legs would take me. Every morning I run. I run just over 2 miles (round trip) to a wonderful tree …
Sometimes at dawn I wake up with thought that actually climb out of my mind: At the end of my yoga yesterday, during a gentle seated twist – breathing, long spine, softly I opened my eyes and caught this on the wall. The mix of sun through the leaves of different trees, flickering as it …
I both recorded and transcribed this post. To listen to it click here (there is wind noise, but you’ll hear me tell the story – up to you if you can put up with the wind: Well today I’m gonna – I’m going to think out loud and record this, and hope it’s not too …