Okay, I sing the above madrigal most every fall. I tried sticking the title into Google translate -- failed fairly spectacularly. Yet the thought, in English, is what I want to write about today. s'io ti vedess'una sol volt'il giorno s'io ti vedess'una sol volt'il giorno Contento ne staria, contento ne staria, tutta la sera Contento ne … Continue reading s’io ti vedess’una sol volt’il giorno
Author: Sir Rhodri
Creational and relational type Renaissance man (writer, singer, thinker) holding to C.S Lewis's credo that if you follow truth originality takes care of itself, (anyway, originality is so yesterday, anyway.) That I have my wonderful wife Jasini is proof enough for me that life isn't fair. If it was fair I wouldn't have her, and instead she is my most faithful example that I am blessed beyond measure. My two adult children are the same unmerited blessing to me. We should all be thankful life is not fair but blessed.
My Little Green Book
Stereotypically men have a "little black book". Not me, it is my little green book. My book full of Renaissance Festival music. And each year I have a battle with the computer and printer to update the little green book. Our music comes from several different period song books, from which we choose a selection … Continue reading My Little Green Book
Travelogue — Reflection #3
Cleanliness. It was one of the things emphasized about the trip. Traveling in foreign lands, Be careful about drinking the water. Watch what you eat. On the ship it was emphasized every time you dined. There was always someone out front with a squirt bottle of disinfectant. "Washy Washy, Happy happy" they would often say. … Continue reading Travelogue — Reflection #3
Travelogue — Reflection #2
Italy by Gelato Of the 10 ports we stopped at, 4 of them were in Italy. We were doing our touring cheap. Since meals were included on the ship, we didn't want to spend a lot of our money on food ashore. As much as we might have enjoyed the meals. But we did want … Continue reading Travelogue — Reflection #2
Travelogue — Reflection #1
Okay, 16 days in Europe, a lot of places and things seen, a lot of places and things without enough time to see. You come back flooded with impressions. So, do they just drift away, or do they become part of you, either adding to you, or changing the way you view the world? Or … Continue reading Travelogue — Reflection #1
Travelogue — Day 16 Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Debarkation Day of Cruise -- Venice Well, waking up at 4 a.m. starts the day off long. Went to Raffles for breakfast at 5:30 a.m. and got off the boat at 6 and paid 80 EUR for the taxi to the Marco Polo Airport. When we got there, the check-in desk wasn’t open for another … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 16 Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Travelogue — Day 15 Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Twelfth Day of Cruise -- Venice Last day on the high seas. Started this morning with a swim around 8:30 a.m., Found a pair of earbuds on the bottom of the pool. How somebody could lose those there I am not quite sure... And then came back to the room for showers and breakfast at … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 15 Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Travelogue — Day 14 Monday, July 8, 2013
Eleventh Day of Cruise -- Second Sea Day Did a time-change last night. Got up just before 7 a.m., after going to bed about 10 p.m.. With the time change it was 10 hours of sleep. I went to the pool and it was drained. I checked the daily sheet and found it was supposed … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 14 Monday, July 8, 2013
Travelogue — Day 13 Sunday, July 7, 2013
Tenth Day of Cruise -- Athens/Piraeus Got up at 7 a.m. this morning, and took a swim in the pool while Nathan started his shower. I swam 10 freestyle laps, 10 breaststroke, and 10 combos of backstroke down and butterfly return. The pool was all my own the whole time. From there I returned to … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 13 Sunday, July 7, 2013
Travelogue — Day 12 Saturday, July 6, 2013
Ninth Day of Cruise -- Ephesus/Izmir Today we don’t get into Ephesus (port city is Izmir), until 11:30 a.m., so everyone is sleeping in. We all got to bed about 10 p.m., and I got up just before 7 a.m. and headed to the pool for a swim. It was a good quiet time at … Continue reading Travelogue — Day 12 Saturday, July 6, 2013
