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I'm still looking for more people in the fediverse who write mostly about personal stuff and only occasionally post political things. Also, I encourage you to comment more, nobody wants to talk into a void...

Here's a list of my interests: Reading (mostly fantasy and general fiction like Naomi Novik, Haruki Murakami, Stephen King), photography, taking walks, urban gardening, animals, paper crafting, Cologne, traveling, music (Marillion, Riverside, Vanessa Carlton, Toto), the Netherlands, Spain, singing in a choir, going to museums, and lots of other things.

#museum #animal #choir #literature #Cologne #music #traveling #photography #marillion #hiking

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in reply to Petra

Good idea Petra!
I also notice a lot of posting about political issues. This makes sense, because there is so much going on in the world that is disturbing and even frightening.
But here too we can try to find some kind of balance. Life is (much) more than just politics and venting feelings of powerlessness and anger....
I like to participate in showing what is still beautiful, or sweet, or nice.
Thank you for your call in this Petra!

For you this poem I wrote a few years ago, it's a haiku. It says:
Look, a flying sheep
with glee in its head
It looks like spring

Enjoy your day to the most!

in reply to Wilhelmina58

My interests are many. #cats, #the 60-ies an 70-ies, #poetry, #flora and fauna,#autism, #Pink Floyd, #old stories - fairy tales, sages, legends, myths, fantasy, #Celts #the old religion, #chronical illness and the impact of it in daily life,
#movies, #music, #crochet, #recycling ect....

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I fully agree, interaction is what social media is about.

My interests are: philosophy, cycling, gardening, walking, music, Portugal, bike packing.
My music interest is very wide ranging from Bach to Kendrick Lamar. Incidentally, I used to have all the Marillion albums back in the day. That was before I got rid of my entire album collection (a move that I deeply regret now).

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Gardening is also a hobby of me...And then preferably low-maintenance gardening. In other words, let nature take its course and intervene only when necessary.... I love to grow wildflowers, but also medical - or kitchen herbs. Nothing is more satisfying than enjoy food prepared with your self grown herbs!
in reply to Wilhelmina58

Absolutely! During summer we're self sufficient with carrots and tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, chives, sage and parsley plus some onions, spring onions, salads and it's so much fun to just go outside and harvest what you need! And all of that in the middle of a big town.
in reply to Wilhelmina58

We also enjoy a low-maintenance eco-friendly garden. We have a small garden but I love to see insects and birds. Lots of weed that we let grow combines with plants that we exchange with neighbors and friends. Nothing from the garden centre anymore because of all the pesticides.
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My music taste is wide ranging, too. I love Bach oratoriums (is that the correct plural?), Ravel and other classical music, too. I find it very hard these days to find a rock artist I really like and so I mostly listen to the ones I've known for ages. I was absolutely delighted to discover Riverside during a festival a few weeks ago. And that somehow motivated me to buy a ticket for a Toto concert in Düsseldorf next week and I'm really looking forward to that. 😀

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in reply to Petra

From Bach I especially like chromatic fantasia and fugue and, after reading Godel, Escher Bach, Musical Offering. I think the context was important to learn to appreciate it. I'll have to check out the oratoria later. I'm also more into old rock, AC/DC, Beasty Boys, Scorpions to name a few although from time to time I get a tip from our boys which I like (Imagine Dragons).

Absolutely great that you go to Toto next week. I'm not all that excited about large crowds anymore. But the experience always exceeds listening at home. Please, tell us how it was.



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