Herb Randall
@herbrandall.bsky.social
Ukraine, Estonia and e-Residency, books, classical music (mostly Mahler). Writing at @PuncturedLines @apofenie @LAReviewofBooks @On_The_Seawall @Statorec
Early fall evening in the White Mountains
September 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Early fall evening in the White Mountains
З Днем Незалежності 🇺🇦 I cooked Ukrainian borshch as a small way to honor the occasion
August 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
З Днем Незалежності 🇺🇦 I cooked Ukrainian borshch as a small way to honor the occasion
Live music is the best. Don’t be lazy, just get out, go to the show! (Saturday night in Portland, Maine)
March 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Live music is the best. Don’t be lazy, just get out, go to the show! (Saturday night in Portland, Maine)
Perfect company on this snowy Sunday: Sibelius and @drdavidvernon.bsky.social’s SUN FOREST LAKE, an erudite exploration of the Finnish composer’s music. Difficult to put down, yet every page is a springboard to discover more works of art that share kinship with the music. Highly recommended!
February 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Perfect company on this snowy Sunday: Sibelius and @drdavidvernon.bsky.social’s SUN FOREST LAKE, an erudite exploration of the Finnish composer’s music. Difficult to put down, yet every page is a springboard to discover more works of art that share kinship with the music. Highly recommended!
A question for my fellow literary-minded friends here: I’ve recently read A.S. Byatt’s “The Matisse Stories” and enjoyed them thoroughly. It’s the first Byatt I’ve read since Possession long ago when it was newly published. What work of hers would you recommend I read next?
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A question for my fellow literary-minded friends here: I’ve recently read A.S. Byatt’s “The Matisse Stories” and enjoyed them thoroughly. It’s the first Byatt I’ve read since Possession long ago when it was newly published. What work of hers would you recommend I read next?
Someone is very happy for the morning’s fresh snow
January 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Someone is very happy for the morning’s fresh snow
I finally tried the famous Tom Nichols lamb recipe. Can confirm: just follow this recipe from his grandmother, ignore the temptation to adjust. I cooked to an internal temperature of 135 F and let rest for 20 minutes for rare / medium rare perfection.
January 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I finally tried the famous Tom Nichols lamb recipe. Can confirm: just follow this recipe from his grandmother, ignore the temptation to adjust. I cooked to an internal temperature of 135 F and let rest for 20 minutes for rare / medium rare perfection.
Christmas market in Strasbourg, France
December 4, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Christmas market in Strasbourg, France
Thanksgiving snow
November 29, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Thanksgiving snow
There is so much wonder to experience if you just remember to look
November 28, 2024 at 5:31 AM
There is so much wonder to experience if you just remember to look
Excellent mail day today! I’ve really been looking forward to hearing this new album from Cracker, packed full of alternative versions, rare demos, and live recordings from across their career, not just the songs forced on you by some streaming algorithm. Check it out! @davidclowery.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Excellent mail day today! I’ve really been looking forward to hearing this new album from Cracker, packed full of alternative versions, rare demos, and live recordings from across their career, not just the songs forced on you by some streaming algorithm. Check it out! @davidclowery.bsky.social
Keith Jarrett’s THE KÖLN CONCERT is still as breathtaking now as it must have been at its release, celebrating the 50th anniversary next year. Largely improvised, Jarrett can even be heard singing quietly along at emotional peaks of the performance: a classic record not to be missed!
November 17, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Keith Jarrett’s THE KÖLN CONCERT is still as breathtaking now as it must have been at its release, celebrating the 50th anniversary next year. Largely improvised, Jarrett can even be heard singing quietly along at emotional peaks of the performance: a classic record not to be missed!
It turns out listening to THE COMPLETE IN A SILENT WAY SESSIONS by Miles Davis and reading the impressively informative liner notes by Bob Belden was the perfect way to usher in the weekend
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
It turns out listening to THE COMPLETE IN A SILENT WAY SESSIONS by Miles Davis and reading the impressively informative liner notes by Bob Belden was the perfect way to usher in the weekend
Practicing pizza today, Neapolitan style dough, topped with cream sauce, sautéed mushrooms, and a mix of French and Italian cheeses
November 10, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Practicing pizza today, Neapolitan style dough, topped with cream sauce, sautéed mushrooms, and a mix of French and Italian cheeses
A teasing of snow this morning, first of the season here in the valley
October 28, 2024 at 12:39 PM
A teasing of snow this morning, first of the season here in the valley
Frosty and misty this morning in New Hampshire
October 25, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Frosty and misty this morning in New Hampshire
Enjoying some very fine, seasonally-appropriate weird tales from @geoliminal.bsky.social 🎃
October 20, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Enjoying some very fine, seasonally-appropriate weird tales from @geoliminal.bsky.social 🎃
NOTES FROM THE UNDERWORLD by @vikshirley.bsky.social was the perfectly absurdist, absurdly perfect way to break a bit of a reading slump. Also featuring droll illustrations by publisher Joshua Rothes that so suit the text, it’s impossible to imagine the work without them.
January 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
NOTES FROM THE UNDERWORLD by @vikshirley.bsky.social was the perfectly absurdist, absurdly perfect way to break a bit of a reading slump. Also featuring droll illustrations by publisher Joshua Rothes that so suit the text, it’s impossible to imagine the work without them.
A relaxing Thanksgiving morning before the craziness ensues. Happy holiday to everyone celebrating today! 🦃
November 23, 2023 at 2:13 PM
A relaxing Thanksgiving morning before the craziness ensues. Happy holiday to everyone celebrating today! 🦃
I got this beautiful bundle of cassette goodness today from @marcissist.bsky.social. Can’t wait to read and listen!
October 28, 2023 at 12:42 AM
I got this beautiful bundle of cassette goodness today from @marcissist.bsky.social. Can’t wait to read and listen!
For me, this is the best part when reviewing a book: reading finished, random notes scribbled, now free to contemplate the many different directions my writing might lead as I introduce the work to you, fellow readers
October 22, 2023 at 9:27 PM
For me, this is the best part when reviewing a book: reading finished, random notes scribbled, now free to contemplate the many different directions my writing might lead as I introduce the work to you, fellow readers
Deep-dish pizza for a spot of cheer on this gloomy, rainy Sunday
October 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Deep-dish pizza for a spot of cheer on this gloomy, rainy Sunday
A welcome bit of light in dark times
October 17, 2023 at 9:39 PM
A welcome bit of light in dark times