So it’s been a while – a good two or three months since I posted anything, and perhaps, Gentle Reader, you’ve been wondering where this aging hippy has been hiding. […]
Category: Personal
At last – a time to vote….
This is a notification rather than a blog post. I’ve been criticised in the past for adding political and/or controversial material on Vivaldi, but I will still write it when […]
Nakedness is Normal – isn’t it?
So today is Naked Gardening Day 2024 apparently, the annual (and flourishing) celebration of nudity and horticulture. I wouldn’t mind betting there are members of this fine Vivaldi Community who […]
The Absence of Truth
I’ve just added this little gem to my outside blog This World, This Life and decided it was worth sharing with the wider audience of the Vivaldi Community too. The […]
A time for renewal
I love this time of year, when I get back out into the country and stretch my aging limbs. Especially now that climate change – curse you! – is making […]
Organised religion – do we really need it?
I went to Mass the other weekend, the first time for a while. It was my late father-in-law’s Name Day, and as is usually the case my mother-in-law paid for […]
Is the US complicit in the Gazan tragedy?
In October 2023, the Hamas terrorist organization launched an attack into Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing and capturing a thousand or more Israeli citizens. The Israeli government, quite rightly, […]
Bit of light reading for you….
When I updated this blog the other week, I promised that on the “…My Books” page I would post the odd extract from them, together with news of any new […]
All change, please!
Evening, all. You will I’m sure have noticed I’ve made some changes to this Stuff – hopefully it’s an improvement (I think so, anyway). I just felt like a change. […]
Out with the Old, in with the New….
OK, so it’s THAT time of year…….and here is my (very) personal 2023 Review and 2024 Wish List. A Happy New Year to you all, and the best Health, Wealth […]
The Four Seasons
I’ve read a nice couple of essays in this Community Blog this week, about the onset of Autumn. Lopamudra was her usual beautiful, lyrical self, describing what the season means […]
My birthday
WELCOME TO THE WORLD, LITTLE MAN: 25 March 1953 Apparently, the day (a Wednesday) was quite warm, at least in Kent – temperatures around 21C (or in old money about […]
Whatever happened to Travellin’ Bob?
I’ve been a bit blocked lately. Not in the digestive-y way, you understand, but….well, in the head. Which is why there’s not been a lot posted so far this year. […]
A tale about a prose poem
The following is a true story, originally posted on my This World., This Life blog. I want to share thus piece of my work with the Vivaldi Community as well. […]