The latest around the blogs.

 I got a message last night that Peter was in a bar, somewhere close to parliament, getting pissed. I assume that's why there is no new blog post, even though he has a new computer chair. God, it cost him so much to get rid of the old chair that I wonder how he can afford to spend money on booze.

"Shish! Ish shill have a shfew bob."

Robert is off to Cricket Town again to celebrate Valentine's Day with his girlfriend. Let's just hope that they don't get too excited.

"No! That would be a sin!"

Today is black Friday - Friday the Thirteenth.

It certainly looks quite dark, weather wise, outside this morning. I'm hoping to get our back lawn cut, though it's really no big deal.

Hang on! It's pissing down. Cutting the back lawn is postponed.

I'm aiming to get some quality violin practice done today. Obviously, that will involve my 10 unaccompanied tunes. I want to really get inside the chord progressions.

I also want to work on the tunes, a part that can get neglected.

I guess that I'll have more time, now that the lawn cutting has been cancelled.

Well, that's it from me. I hope you have a good Friday 13th.

Ciao e buonafortuna.

Soloman.

 

Robert mentioned Soloman in his latest post and I thought he was talking about me! The guy who practises 10 unaccompanied violin solos on a regular basis. I was tempted to start referring to myself as Soloman.

Then I noticed that he'd made a spelling mistake.

He was actually talking about a guy named Solomon - S o l o m O n.

Solomon, a guy who never played the violin.

That hurt!

I wish he'd take more care with his spelling.

On top of that, Peter informs us that he wants to get rid of one of his computer chairs.

"Two chairs for Peter." just does not work!

I'm a sad guy this morning. I might as well just wander off and do some violin practice.

Un po' più tardi.

Three Chairs!

 

Just a quick post to remind you that Peter will be posting today.

"My new computer chair arrived today. I assembled it and have positioned it in the study. Lynn was impressed and made me a cup of tea. She came down from the top floor and made my tea on the middle floor, then she brought it down to the ground floor. That's enough to make me want to write a post."

Oh, and Robert is back too with a post about sewerage and sin.

"Have fun but don't sin..." For it is from within that evil intentions emerge: Sewerage problems, bloody cycle lanes and all the rest." Mark 7:14"

Well, I'd say that those two old boys have blog posting covered today, so I'm off to work. I'll go in early and do some violin practice before the students arrive. 

Ciao tutti.

Wednesday Morning.

 Okay, okay, I made that up!

Well, after all, Jesus does wear makeup.

Pictures don't lie.

Okay, it's actually Tuesday evening.

Peter is promising a new post tomorrow because his new computer chair has arrived. Bear in mind his old chair, and Lynn's chair, and it's three chairs for Peter!

Evidently, according to Peter, Robert's blog has been wiped clean again. Does anyone really give a fuck?

Okay, I'll leave it there for today. It has been a busy day and I'm a bit tired.

Ciao tutti.

Back to work.

 There'll be no violin this morning because I'm going back to work.

Hang on! My job is to teach violin.*

Yes! My violin comes to work too!

Well, it's a better job than cleaning the Presbyterian Hall or ringing someone to bring you a cup of tea.

AND I don't have to go to a chapel and say the bloody rosary.

Catholics can keep these!

I guess I'd better get going. Work calls.

Ciao tutti.

* I also have a viola student.

Today is the feast day of Brent of Borneo.

 Who is Brent of Borneo, I hear you ask?

Actually, I just made that up because I needed a catchy title for today's blog post.

Sorry.

Yesterday I only got 30 minutes of practice done and I didn't get to cut the lawns. At the last minute I got a grandson sitting gig and then, a little later, a friend of Shelley's popped by. I finished up going to bed quite early. Still, today is another day and I've already got Brent of Borneo out of the way. 

Yesterday Peter did a post on his telephone system. It wasn't a long post. The short story is that they have a telephone system in their house and Peter made a bit of a nuisance of himself by ringing Lynn and asking for a cup of tea. 

This morning Robert's post was even shorter. He simply said, "Good morning." That was it. 

I guess that whatever I write will outdo those two dreamers.

I think I'm going to risk a cup of coffee. Hold on a sec.

Okay, I'm back.

Yesterday I bought a book that I know Rob has been listening to. Yes, listening to.

I needed something to read in the evening and I'm a bit over action stories at the moment. I was having trouble finding something when I spotted Rob's book and decided to give it a go. I've started reading it and so far I'm not really impressed, but I will read on. It has to be better than looking at Facebook. I think I might go and read a bit now, while I'm waiting for the coffee to call out, "Bathroom!" I'll keep you informed on how it turns out. At least it is something to put in a blog post that is more interesting than using a telephone to ask for a cup of tea or just saying, "Good morning."

That's it for this morning.

Ciao tutti.

Metronome Day.

 

I thought I'd play through most of my 30 tune repertoire this morning with a backing track. That's like practising with a metronome. Playing those tunes like that is also good tone practice. I can't really start playing until after 9am, so I might as well write a post. It's a sunny morning in the Nui. I plan to tidy up a bit of the section later today. "Softly, softly catchee monkey." as my dad used to say. 

For those of you who don't know what day it is, it's Sunday. Also known as God Botherer Day. There'll be a fair bit of transubstantiation happening in Catholic churches today. Church shops will be making a few bucks too. Money, money, money!

I was about to practise my scales yesterday and I thought, "Wouldn't it be a good idea to take one of my repertoire pieces and practise the scales that go with that?" It makes sense really. Like killing two birds with one stone.

I guess that, as I go through my repertoire today, there'll be chances to run a few scales, and arpeggios.

Wow, it's getting close to 9am. That's practice time. 

No new post from TC yet this morning. I doubt that his new computer chair will arrive on a Sunday. I did read Robert's post. "I here you say but I thought you said your destination was Feilding." No Rob, I was more concerned about your grammar. 

Ciao tutti. Hey, it might be a good day for a sin or two.