Got to on keep trying. Apparently. Even when you are running out of steam. And I am a wee bit I must confess. Today I assembled an exercise bike and it was quite a workout to be honest. Outdoor exercises at this season plays havoc with my arthritis, so it a useful winter compromise. Keeping fit when you don’t regularly gig is I find a problem. So I am slowly trying to build up a little bit of stamina again if I can. Also activity can help alleviate or mitigate depression too which is also a very important for me as well. So in-between practicing and recording and mixing there is now exercise to work in as well. It’s worth a try at least.

The worlds in a pretty bad state now and there’s little that an individual can do really. Public out cry about injustice may well make us feel we are doing something, but it seems that we have less and less power to achieve any sort of leverage and change the mindset of those that rule over us. Power is a drug and those that don’t have it are doomed to waste away. There is no sense left in the whole wide world now.

Here’s a world/jazz genre instrumental. It’s called “Intrusive thoughts”

Facebook: Yes it’s useful and mostly benign except for one thing. The endless rubbish that comes through on messenger from spammers and scammers and phishers. I get it in industrial quantities at times. the messages start like this “Hi” or “How are you”.
Nobody tells you why they are getting in contact for example. It’s almost never anything genuine. Ok its a nuisance but it stil annoys me. Ho hum. Also it is always worth remembering that pretty things may be toxic and dangerous. So don’t always believe what you see.

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  And Yet Still Nothing Is Revealed
  I am in band/trio (lovely people but due to all sorts’ of reasons but ) they rarely gig and also part of Jon Bickleys Invisible Folk Club Band but it leaves me with a lot of spare time. I do spend a lot of time writing and learning new stuff and recording but Its incredibly isolating. I am not good at socialising with people I don’t know and find solo performances a bit hard going so I don’t feel comfortable doing open mics though I have done in the and even … Continue reading And Yet Still Nothing Is Revealed →
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  Cracking up again.
  A lot of very strange notions are flying around my head right now. A bit crazy and close to the edge when actions have consequences. So I take a deep breath. Recording again this afternoon. I found an old demo of vicky doing a Woody Guthrie song that I didn’t know I had. I have added a bit of fiddle and slide to it. Not quite finished but almost. I might had a touch of dulcimer as well. In the end I didn’t and gave myself a headache in the process … Continue reading Cracking up again. →
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  Significant dates, limerence and irrational catastrophising
  Nothing like a good tagline/headline and this is certainly nothing like one. Here is a recent piano tune from me. Diana Stones Glasscage · Heat Haze for Piano Bb Minor Sometimes we just need someone to have a really good talk too. Especially when we feel adrift and maybe our inner voices are just not providing enough answers or posing too many questions? This years been a bit variable so far. At lot stuff I had planned to do just hasn’t happened due to the dreaded unforeseen circumstances and some slightly … Continue reading Significant dates, limerence and irrational catastrophising →
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  Summer, Yes there is more of it.
  Another very warm week with various trials and tribulations. And why do people think its Ok to throw litter on our doorstep? Its kids mostly but just why? Diana Stones Glasscage · Its So Very Very Warm Maybe I won’t give chapter and verse yet. I note the translobby are getting bit overheated about the whole ECHR guidance thing again. There is quiet work going on with legal eagles and such put forward reasoned arguments to Mps and so forth. But one trans group has suggested that there should be travel … Continue reading Summer, Yes there is more of it. →
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  After The Big Heat, but it is coming back
  Its finely cooled down for a few days, though we expect it to have returned by next week again. That is not a comforting thought at all. I have just about been coping, but only by remembering that I must take it very easy. plus I have my little spray bottle so I can mist myself like a flower 🌸 Yep it’s still about 26C indoors but to us that feels a lot cooler. It’s weird I seem to be waking up with aches again. I could do without that. Our … Continue reading After The Big Heat, but it is coming back →