{"id":180225,"date":"2026-06-16T20:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=180225"},"modified":"2026-06-16T20:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:12:42","slug":"almost-midsummer-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/06\/16\/almost-midsummer-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost midsummer again."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>I have decided that subtle is not working generally for me so I am going for the full on in your face approach a for a brief spell \ud83d\ude02 I  fell miss the element of living in the moment and being a  bit more spontaneous. I have got staid and hide bound like an old weathered encyclopaedia perchance&#8230;<br><br>Here is a re-released  old song of mine from about 20 years back or so. Originally recorded in analogue!  I used to use a Teac 144 plus a reel to reel recorder then mix to a cassette and then to  CD.<br><br><strong>Lonely Fish<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2339565323&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/lonely-fish-remix-radio-edit\" title=\"Lonely Fish (Remix Radio Edit)\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Lonely Fish (Remix Radio Edit)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"180244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/06\/16\/almost-midsummer-again\/orchardziba\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"orchardziba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba-1024x768.jpg?resize=604%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?w=1208 1208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orchardziba.jpg?w=1812 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a good gig today at place called Ziba in Hitchin but not very busy as its just a small cafe. People were also seated outside and listening as its on the market Sq there. Nice to be out playing again which I do really enjoy. I am a bit knackered now having come home. So I am not as match fit as I would like to be, but I just don&#8217;t play enough really at present so it&#8217;s not that surprising. I do need to try and build my stamina up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My desperate attempt to tidy up the music room continues apace with small victory&#8217;s. I found a few hidden treasures 2 books of Irish, Scottish and English folk songs and much more. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"180249\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/06\/16\/almost-midsummer-again\/shortinviting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?fit=1249%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1249,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G950F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781610648&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.95&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.071428571428571&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shortinviting\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?fit=499%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-499x1024.jpg?resize=499%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180249\" style=\"width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?resize=499%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 499w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1575&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?resize=749%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?resize=999%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shortinviting-scaled.jpg?w=1249&amp;ssl=1 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weather is turning warm again now as we come up to the weekend again. 3 gigs which I haven&#8217;t had for years. I hope I survive it \ud83d\ude02 <br>If you don&#8217;t hear from me again know I went down fighting with the ship. <br><br><br>Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth;<br>lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust;<br>lead me from hate to love, from war to peace.<br>Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each day at noon people of all faiths and none use this \u2018Universal Prayer for Peace\u2019. This forms a wave of prayer and hope rippling each day around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldpeace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">world peace prayer society<\/a>\u00a0encouraging its use, alongside the simple prayer, \u2018May peace prevail on earth.\u2019<br><br>We need it now&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have decided that subtle is not working generally for me so I am going for the full on in your face approach a for a brief spell \ud83d\ude02 I fell miss the element of living in the moment and being a bit more spontaneous. I have got staid and hide bound like an old &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/06\/16\/almost-midsummer-again\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Almost midsummer again.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/moutiand.png?fit=1338%2C640&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-KSR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":171184,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2020\/11\/08\/the-things-we-dare-not-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":180225,"position":0},"title":"The things we dare not say","author":"diana Stone","date":"November 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The things we dare not say,if l write my autobiography I would have to leave all the really interesting bits out. 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