This and that whilst sipping a fine malt.
The past week or so has been incredibly busy for us. I don't volunteer for much around here, Mrs.Monkey does that, so I keep my diary free because her volunteering usually involves my labour. So, even though I'm not particularly a church goer, I've erected Nativity tents and taken them down, helped arrange flowers at… Continue reading Unashamed family friendly post.
‘Tis the season to be jelly and fathers everywhere will be taking to the party dance floor whilst their offspring head for cover and deny any relationship. Some will turn and cringe. Others will decide that it’s time for that crafty cigarette they’ve been longing for. Others will accept that Dad likes to dance just… Continue reading Dancing tips for Dads
One of my blogging buddies in India, Rajiv, posted this recently to his site. I just love it for what it is - a great sing along song - and in Tamil and English. How cool is that? This will get you noticed. The meaning of the song is from http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/kolaveri-di-meaning/ and is ... for… Continue reading World Music Adventures #5: Why this Kolaveri di
In keeping with tradition I thought I would take a look back at my first 12 months in Blogsville. What a challenge and what fun. I set out with little idea where it would lead although I did have a rough notion of what I wanted to achieve. I love listening to and learning from… Continue reading Anniversary Time
On Sunday we were travelling back from spending the weekend with friends when we took a pit-stop at a service station. A few people stared at the news screen hanging from the ceiling. I, like many others, was shocked to hear of Gary Speed’s death. It was almost unthinkable. Unbelievable. Everybody loved Gary Speed regardless… Continue reading Some thoughts on the sudden passing of Gary Speed
I have been somewhat occupied of late, focusing on the long delayed completion of a guitar I started building a couple of years ago. Two full-time jobs and two house moves have, since beginning the project, slowed progress but, Danielle, the soon to be new owner of the guitar, has shown admirable patience and not cancelled the… Continue reading At last….Danielle’s Guitar is done
He didn’t really know what to do. It seemed like a good idea. She was pretty. Sure. And had a nice personality, too. But. You know. Something wasn’t quite right. She’d said “Yes” so why was he fretting. He poured her another wine. “Another?”, he thought. “Perhaps I’ll have another one too.” Maybe, just maybe,… Continue reading Mellow Man
So, as promised, some pictures of the holiday in "Spaghetti western" land. These are not particularly artistic but give you a flavour of the countryside around Almeria. In 1964 this area was used as the setting for "A Fistful of Dollars" and for several more spaghetti westerns after that. There is even a cine-tour of… Continue reading The land of spaghetti westerns
Just thought I would have a go at the 100 Word Challenge that is really 50 this time. Here's my effort - the prompt being "the autumn leaves" "Dig?" Harry tweaked a tuning peg to ease his irritation. Flute looked across and grinned. She knew he hated that. Harry smirked and raised his eyebrows.… Continue reading “Dig?”
I’ve always been a fisherman of new music and have often used the Internet Archive as my random source. It’s always been just a case of “dip your hand in the barrel” and pull out......used chewing gum, an empty wrapper, something tasty but don’t want it twice..........or a peach. A couple of years ago I dipped… Continue reading World Music Adventures No. 4 – Alejandro Escovedo
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