This is my submission for the [Pay it forward Curation contest](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@pifc/week-21-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-24004f43615b1est) run by @thedarkhorse and @pifc. Finally returning home and straight off the boat into work. It might seem strange for me to lead with the Bonus Bloggers, but there is a bit of method to the madness, as it […]
This evening, I’m writing about my beloved Baroque era again! Featuring the last 3 movements (don’t worry, they are short!) from the 2nd sonata by Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656 -1705). Westhoff was one the leading violinists and composers of the Dresden school, which in turn was one of the […]
For our holiday this year, we were playing with the idea of going to Croatia, we had heard such great things about it and we did have a week where all of us were free from work and school! However, when we looked into the flights, it appeared that all […]
Erik Satie (1866 – 1925) was a French pianist and composer whose music was most associated with the visual avant-garde and Surrealist movements. He was known in public and private life to be incredibly eccentric and had described himself as a “phonometrician” (a person who measures sound). In addition to […]
This is my submission for the [Pay it forward Curation contest](https://steemit.com/payitforward/@pifc/week-20-pay-it-forward-curation-contest-71556c5823d6cest) run by @thedarkhorse and @pifc. This week, I’m on holiday in the picturesque Cotswolds with my family. It isn’t often that we get time to all go on holiday together, but this year we just managed! We were going […]
Being a father, you get constant requests to fix and repair various toys and other bits and pieces. Most of the things that I’m asked to fix, I can do easily enough. Due to my extreme computer nerdiness, I have an array of small tools and precision screwdrivers, so the […]
I had fun reading the answers and replies from the last “Superpower” SBI giveaway, lots of interesting powers that were being wished for, but most importantly, lots of thought about how with power comes potential downsides and unexpected consequences. It’s not always an easy thing to have complete power over […]
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) was the best known proponent of the French Impressionist style of music composition, with the other most famous name being Ravel. Like the Impressionist paintings that had the similar visual style and influence, the Impressionist works of music aim to portay a visual scene or […]
[Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/D_TxRcAH7DY) With the crypto market in free fall (well, at least at the time I am writing this, I am currently 6 hours disconnected from the world on a ferry across the the English Channel), it is potentially a good time to inject a bit more fiat into my crypto […]
Well, it was bound to happen but I didn’t think it would start so early! My oldest daughter (almost 7) and I have been seeing posters for the 2nd Incredibles movie all over the place and she has been pretty keen to watch it. To tell the truth, so have […]