Neil O'Riddleford
@neilrid.bsky.social
Indie cycle retailer by day (rarely post about bikes though), choral leader and composer by night. Wimbledon champion 2020 (trust me on that). He/Him. @HangingPuppet on the app that has no name.
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Soubhiye, from Lebanese Arabic, is the enjoyment of a quiet moment of peace before everyone else is awake.
Gökotta is a Swedish term for waking up early to enjoy the birdsong.
For the rest of us, there is hurkle-durkling, from Scots: lingering in bed long after it’s time to get up.
Gökotta is a Swedish term for waking up early to enjoy the birdsong.
For the rest of us, there is hurkle-durkling, from Scots: lingering in bed long after it’s time to get up.
April 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Soubhiye, from Lebanese Arabic, is the enjoyment of a quiet moment of peace before everyone else is awake.
Gökotta is a Swedish term for waking up early to enjoy the birdsong.
For the rest of us, there is hurkle-durkling, from Scots: lingering in bed long after it’s time to get up.
Gökotta is a Swedish term for waking up early to enjoy the birdsong.
For the rest of us, there is hurkle-durkling, from Scots: lingering in bed long after it’s time to get up.
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Made this out of grocery store flowers.
April 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Made this out of grocery store flowers.
Every Christmas I make time to watch this. Sadly they don't have the full concert on YT anymore, and the DVD of it doesn't work in the UK. Still...it gives me chills. A perfect concert. No notes. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
FREDERICA VON STADE - KATHLEEN BATTLE - YouTube
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December 24, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Every Christmas I make time to watch this. Sadly they don't have the full concert on YT anymore, and the DVD of it doesn't work in the UK. Still...it gives me chills. A perfect concert. No notes. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
May the top, top Ab of Offenbach summon the guardian angels and house fairies to your side. (9 sec YouTube clip) www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxzf0... #ClassicalMusic #Opera #InsaneVocals
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December 22, 2024 at 5:24 PM
May the top, top Ab of Offenbach summon the guardian angels and house fairies to your side. (9 sec YouTube clip) www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxzf0... #ClassicalMusic #Opera #InsaneVocals
May the Hammerschlag of Mahler destroy all your enemies this Christmas. #ClassicalMusic #WienerPhilharmoniker
December 17, 2024 at 2:35 PM
May the Hammerschlag of Mahler destroy all your enemies this Christmas. #ClassicalMusic #WienerPhilharmoniker
Going for whistle notes in Happy Birthday is a boss move. 😂https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYTqO9Ig4eU
December 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Going for whistle notes in Happy Birthday is a boss move. 😂https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYTqO9Ig4eU
My space heater just caught fire. FFS. I'm fine. I think the cord was damaged. Well, if it wasn't, it is now, seeing as it has literally burned through.
December 9, 2024 at 2:49 PM
My space heater just caught fire. FFS. I'm fine. I think the cord was damaged. Well, if it wasn't, it is now, seeing as it has literally burned through.
I had a song of mine sung at a Christmas memorial service today on the 5th anniversary of my first ever choral piece being premiered at the same venue. It has made me realise that death and Christmas have been the two driving forces of my musical creativity.
December 8, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I had a song of mine sung at a Christmas memorial service today on the 5th anniversary of my first ever choral piece being premiered at the same venue. It has made me realise that death and Christmas have been the two driving forces of my musical creativity.
The France24 coverage (in English) of the reopening ceremony of #NotreDame Cathedral is available via Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSRE...
REPLAY - Notre-Dame de Paris: follow the reopening ceremony with FRANCE 24 English
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December 8, 2024 at 8:09 PM
The France24 coverage (in English) of the reopening ceremony of #NotreDame Cathedral is available via Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSRE...
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Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
December 7, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.
GP told me today - and it was her TONE more than the content that has riled me - that "60% of symptoms are unexplainable and we may never find out what is wrong with you". What am I supposed to do with that? 'Do no harm' is their pledge, yet I feel worse now than before this encounter!
December 6, 2024 at 8:21 PM
GP told me today - and it was her TONE more than the content that has riled me - that "60% of symptoms are unexplainable and we may never find out what is wrong with you". What am I supposed to do with that? 'Do no harm' is their pledge, yet I feel worse now than before this encounter!
What the world needs now is a musical based on 'The Martian' (2015). Who can make this happen please?
December 5, 2024 at 9:53 AM
What the world needs now is a musical based on 'The Martian' (2015). Who can make this happen please?
Just put together a short playlist of "Chill songs that remind me of friends and family". Oxytocin levels are rising. It's a sonic hug.
November 27, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Just put together a short playlist of "Chill songs that remind me of friends and family". Oxytocin levels are rising. It's a sonic hug.
90s kids, you need to head to YouTube and type in #RoundTheTwist musical, because it now exists. #HaveYouEverEverFeltLikeThis .
November 26, 2024 at 5:58 PM
90s kids, you need to head to YouTube and type in #RoundTheTwist musical, because it now exists. #HaveYouEverEverFeltLikeThis .
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Santa, Baby, could you slip these under the tree for me?
Noise canceling headphones.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.
Fear canceling goggles.
Emotion canceling ice cream.
November 23, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Santa, Baby, could you slip these under the tree for me?
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If you go to a Wicked showing and start singing they should be allowed to beat you with popcorn bags. Them babies came to hear Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro, not Pam from the community theater troupe. GROW UP.
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM
If you go to a Wicked showing and start singing they should be allowed to beat you with popcorn bags. Them babies came to hear Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro, not Pam from the community theater troupe. GROW UP.
Planning my choir conducting outfit for Christmas. I'm jumping on the Bridgerton bandwagon. The waistcoat is in the basket, so help me.
November 21, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Planning my choir conducting outfit for Christmas. I'm jumping on the Bridgerton bandwagon. The waistcoat is in the basket, so help me.
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Statement from former US vice-president Al Gore:
November 21, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Statement from former US vice-president Al Gore:
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Word of the Day is ‘gwenders’, from old Cornish dialect: a disagreeable tingling in the extremities (or no sensation at all) due to extreme cold.
November 20, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Word of the Day is ‘gwenders’, from old Cornish dialect: a disagreeable tingling in the extremities (or no sensation at all) due to extreme cold.
Convinced we could end #FoodWaste if people just learned how to make pastry. Bake those scrappy veggies and fruit into a tart, folks! Delia's shortcrust recipe is what I use: 25g butter, 25g lard rubbed into 110g flour. Bring together with 2-3tbsp water until doughball cleans the bowl.
November 18, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Convinced we could end #FoodWaste if people just learned how to make pastry. Bake those scrappy veggies and fruit into a tart, folks! Delia's shortcrust recipe is what I use: 25g butter, 25g lard rubbed into 110g flour. Bring together with 2-3tbsp water until doughball cleans the bowl.
I'm crying youtube.com/shorts/wbL1O...
Are kids different these days? #education #kids #educationalvideo #rhymes #school #schoollife
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November 16, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I'm crying youtube.com/shorts/wbL1O...