Echoes of Flavio's Ghost Dreaming

Haven't posted much of late because... largely because not a lot has happened. Have been to a handfasting of friends (that was a lovely ceremony), to a couple of little local goth club nights, the Hampstead Alternative Picnic (which perhaps I enjoyed more than the clubs; I'm getting old after all). Discovering the 'fediverse', of which Mastodon seems to be the central piece. Have opened an account on one instance of Pixelfed, which is a kind of de-centralised version of Instagram. Except it is different in several ways and also, as in many of those things, my friends are not there but in Instagram (the old issue with all the Twitter and Facebook killers -remember Discordia, anyone?- so one's reach is rather limited.

Enjoying the half-term week, not having to get up super-early to go to those schools where I teach guitar. But it already is flying past, alas. Apart from getting up late and going for walks, haven't done much or gone anywhere. Practising guitar an almost 'normal' amount, beginning to get Bach's 'Prelude, Fugue and Allegro' to take shape although it is a long way from perfect and when I do a recording take of the fugue, particularly, I could cry when I listen to it -and not for any good reasons. As I get older I'm developing problems in my right hand's ring finger so there are things that I cannot really play or have to find work-arounds for. Tremolo is out of the question now but then I never was much of a fan (except people like hearing 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra' being played for them).

FWIW:
me on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@fflavio

me on Pixelfed:
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/547531299153328020#
this one is a little less easy to remember...

Good sunny morning!

That lovely feeling of being able to get up four hours after the time I normally have to get up on a Tuesday and my first lesson only takes place late into the afternoon. And it is sunny and bright. Not warm enough to take a guitar to the Heath and practise there but doesn't look too bad for the time of year.

Long nice catch-up with maragotika on skype/phone last night. Inevitably, night full of dreams of Venezuela followed. It's been eight years since I last went! That's a bit too much. I will never live there but it would be good to have a more frequent contact than that.

Other things: Reptile last Saturday was very good, some dancing and catching up with lovely people. Other than that, not a lot to report: have been deciding on what changes I'll make to the programme I'll be playing in March. I really should try and get a couple more gigs...

Right. Next, very late breakfast, a little guitar practice, maybe gym (must we, really).

Good day all!