A classical journey

On 13/08/2020 By Peter's ponderingIn animation, art, classical music, creativity, Music, Smile time20 Comments

Sit back and smile!

Covid-19

On 13/03/202015/03/2020 By Peter's ponderingIn Coronavirus, Covid-19, health, humour, laughter, Smile time24 Comments

It’s serious, there’s no denying, but humour will help us all get through it.

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Smile time #2

On 16/08/2019 By Peter's ponderingIn community, Education, happiness, Living well, Music, school, Smile time, song13 Comments

Well, I didn’t expect to be back so soon with this, but I so enjoyed the first Smile time that I had to discover just where those children lived.

They are from Podersdorf am See, a small market town in Austria with a population of only about 2,500. They are very near to the Slovakia and Hungary borders, so my guess at East European was pretty accurate.

They have what appears to be a fantastic primary school with a fine musical tradition, and here they are, with my Smile time #2, singing “Good Morning, Did you sleep well? I love the anticipation of the percussionists!

Smile time #1

On 16/08/2019 By Peter's ponderingIn community, friends, happiness, language, New blogs to follow, Smile time, song19 Comments

There are many things in life that make me smile, and I like to smile! It is so much easier than frowning, or grimacing.

I have decided to, occasionally, pass things on that I happen across that have made me smile. The first is something that I included in a comment on Colleen Brown’s lovely blog, The Chatter Blog. If you’ve never read any of Colleen’s words, or seen her delightful drawings, I can guarantee that you will find many a smile amongst her wise words and insightful sketches.

So, without further ado, here is my very first Smile time! The Ging Gang Goolie song.

It’s a gibberish song, widely spread around the world and popular among Scouts and Girl Guides as a campfire “round”. Originally Scandinavian. Sounds as though these are East European children. I bet you smiled!