Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life! I'm a Violinist and doing what I love is often interestingly contrasted with the reality of getting to do what I love...
8 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
The Binnenhof in The Hague is the administrative and political seat of power of The Netherlands. It is a short walk away from Den Haag Centraal Station, next to the main shopping areas and another short walk away from most of the major embassi...
7 Feb 2021 3 minute read 4 comments bengy
This week was forecast to be pretty bloody cold for the The Netherlands... so cold that it would likely snow this weekend and then through the week as well. It's rare enough for the Netherlands to see snow, and when it does fall here in The Hagu...
1 Feb 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
A couple of weeks ago, I broke a string whilst tuning up the Clavichord. It was a doubled string, so the key would still at least strike the remaining string and make a sound... so, I've been putting off re-stringing the instrument. In princip...
26 Jan 2021 4 minute read 0 comments bengy
Let's get this out of the way first, so that this story makes much more sense to anyone who is reading. I'm a terrifically terrible handyman... if there is a level BELOW novice or completely untalented, there I am... several rungs LOWER th...
25 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
Today, a post about two pieces that arrived together last year to add to my collection of silver bits and pieces. Two different subjects, one of Peace and the other from Classical Music! Both pieces aren't exactly in top condition, but I'm not t...
24 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
These days, it is harder and harder to organise places and times for families to meet up. With only a single adult visitor allowed, and only a single house that you can visit per day.... well, it is next to impossible for family friends to mee...
21 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
Sigh... it has been a while since I've had to fiddle around with Feynman diagrams for visualising nuclear interactions in Physics. Well, I guess that is no surprise, as it isn't really something that pops up very often when you are playing Vio...
20 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy
The Lutherskerk in the northern city of Groningen (Netherlands) is a place that I tend to visit relatively regularly as it is home to a nice Early Music ensemble that does regular cantata performances in addition to hosting stand-alone concerts....
19 Jan 2021 10 minute read 0 comments bengy
IFC artwork by @jimramones This is my entry for the IFC Season 2 Championships run by @apolymask and @ifc. This round consists of a number of topics (see the Title!) across wide range of interests! These five topics... such a range of i...
18 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy
I guess for some of us, 2020 is taking a little bit of time to go away! Just before the weekend, my wife saw that there were water stains appearing on the ground floor... just beneath the bath and shower combo in the bathroom. Sigh... that could...
