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Selling bows???

So, a while back I was searching around for a good general-purpose Baroque violin bow... and there was a colleague who had a couple of bows sent to him from a Brazilian

Decorating my dashboard

As a part of my experiments, I decided to decorate my planners with polymer clay. The idea came in when I saw figures made out of quilling papers used as dashboard

Big Box of Dead Tree Music!

Living in Australia, on the other side of the planet from Europe has certain challenges for my job... the primary problem is the lack of specialist period instrument

The little things that break

In seven days, the electricity companies will collude to bring down the usage rates of power. They see this as an absolute win for consumers. The rhetoric is excellent

Donor Season...

Unsplash It is June... and it is my most hated season in the arts organisation calender. So, with the end of financial year approaching all the big orgs are doing

New Hinges for the Harpsichord

The new harpsichord did have its first public outing a few weeks ago at our community playing weekend... and it held its own against much larger harpsichords! So,

Mosman Art Gallery: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Starting to discover some of the smaller venues in Sydney... and this Art Gallery in Mosman in Sydney is one of the more common ones, with a regular concert series

Yay, Raffle Prizes arrived!

It is the adult version of Christmas... the days and weeks after a #silvergoldstackers raffle... waiting and checking the post to see if anything has come in. Annoying

Arts Grant Acquittal

Unsplash Sigh... what is more annoying than applying for grants? Well... I would say that doing the grant acquittal at the end after the event is right up there!

Fried Brain!!!

[Unsplash]( Oh wow... it has been a fortnight since my last post! I think that that is the longest that I've been away from Hive... and I had a good reason, and

Three male instincts and a trap for aspiring wives.

Miss 32 is fit, pretty; no wrinkles yet. Great dress sense. She has a doctorate and is well liked and respected in her field, regularly giving keynote addresses

Book review: To be Taught If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

Environment is like a vase. Histeris and entropy will come for it. Not only for the Earth and all the beauty we observe here, but for the local star, our sun,, the

Trying Versus Achieving???

Unsplash It is now approaching my most dreaded moment in the semester.... submitting grading and assessments for the students. I hate this part of the year... and

National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts-Weiwuying: TAIWAN

So... my first ever trip to Taiwan! And thankfully, the powers that be behaved themselves and no funny global superpower business happened whilst I was there...

Bed Bugs???

A reminder to check beds when you are travelling! Bah... the last night in one of the tour hotels before moving onto the next city... and I woke up with these bites

holoz0r's A-Z of Steam: Slay the Spire 2

My relationship with Slay the Spire is one that has had several years to mature. I first played it when it was free on XBOX Game Pass. It was the game I used to

Ibis Sydney Airport: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Sometimes, I just need a place that is clean and has a bed for me to crash into for an overnight stay between projects... and in this case, I was driving into Sydney

Longer hop touring...

Weirdly enough.. one of the things that I hate the most about being a musician is the travelling and being away from home. I love playing and performing... but I

New Veggies in the Boxes

Some new veggies planted for the winter season... and some of the old summer stuff pulled out. Probably should top up the soil with some healthier stuff... but that

holoz0r's A-Z of Steam - Gyromancer

If you've followed me for years, I am so sorry for all the words you've read, and even more sorry for the words that you may ignore. For a long time, an insurmountable