Month: August 2026

Day 2727 Sunday August 9th 2026 Winchester A late session, starting after 6 o’clock so The Square is free and all mine. One technical point – playing the twelve string yesterday was quite hard work. I hadn’t played for a few days and my hands were not dealing well with the tension of standard tuning so I’ve tuned down a… Read more →

Day 2726 Saturday August 8th 2026 Winchester Back to old Blighty and although it’s still hot here, at 25 degrees, it’s nothing compared to Vienna, which was just under 40 for the whole time we were there. My usual weekend spot in The Square has been taken over by a young bloke singing to a guitar so it’s down to… Read more →

Day 2725 Sunday August 2nd 2026 Winchester Another Sunday in The Square and another hot day, though, at 26, a bit cooler than usual. No jacket these days, just a yellow Reiss linen shirt and a new pair of white trousers from TK Maxx in town. Coinage started off fine with a few pound coins within the first five minutes… Read more →