Author Archives: Ray V.

About Ray V.

Living between Aiken & Nashville, TN, USA, I like to share what I am looking at, thinking about or listening to. I refer to this as the view out my window. Thanks for stopping by.

Sunday Pipes #141

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Ray V.

A new organ  comes to  St. Mary Church in Mokena,IL. While not a “pipe organ” it is still a mighty, versatile instrument.  

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Saturday Thoughts

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Ray V.

It has now been a year and a half that I have been living/working in Nashville and being able to spend very little time back home in SC, where most of my family is.  A few days a month, but … Continue reading →

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Progress?

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Ray V.

In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in high school to teaching remedial English in college. -Joseph Sobran

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The Problem With Johnny

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Ray V.

“The problem isn’t that Johnny can’t read. The problem isn’t even that Johnny can’t think. The problem is that Johnny doesn’t know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling”  – Dr. Thomas Sowell

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Sunday Pipes #140

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Ray V.

It is that time of the year and parts of this piece of music will be played thousands of times across the country as families assemble to see their graduates move on to the next phase of their lives. Pomp … Continue reading →

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Music & Memories

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Ray V.

It has been said that the music you enjoy throughout your adult life is generally the music you were exposed to during your late teens/early 20s. (High school/college years). I am not an exception to that thought. I am  from … Continue reading →

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Monday Wisdom

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Ray V.

Technically speaking, all the money you have spent on food has been flushed down the toilet. -Unknown Philosopher

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Sunday Pipes #139

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Ray V.

XAVER VARNUS PLAYS VIVALDI’S “SPRING” ON THE DEBRECEN PRESBYTERIAN CATHEDRAL ORGAN One of, if not the best version of this timeless piece of music. The video is outstanding also! I’m  finally figuring out how to blog on my iPad, which … Continue reading →

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Urban Gardening

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Ray V.

Last Spring I purchased a Meyer Lemon Bush  for my “balcony garden.”  While there were many fragrant blossoms earlier this year (I kept it inside during the Winter months),  I believe that finally I might have a lemon on the … Continue reading →

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On Sacred Idleness

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Ray V.

Certainly work is not always required of a man. There is such a thing as a sacred idleness, the cultivation of which is now fearfully neglected. -George MacDonald Neglected indeed. 

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