I have a book of quotes I like to refer to from time to time.  I do feel the page I opened it to is very relevant to me at the moment.  I feel I am like a dog holding a rope.  They tend to be tenacious and will not let go.  That’s the way I feel to be with what I desire (not a selfish desire).  I just will not let go.  I may not get what I want immediately but I will hold on until I do.
An Arnold H Glasgo said, “Patience is the key to everything, you get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”  It seems weird.  I do not remember reading any of these quotes, but I like so many.
W.B. Prescott said, “in any contest between power and patience, bet on patience.”  I reckon that is so true.  Our society seems to act according to election cycles, while others are content to think long term.  “Maybe not now, maybe not in 50 years, but eventually.”  There is one quote I was not going to include but seems really relevant.  It was said by a Paul Sweeny. “How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners and instant cameras teach patience to its young?”  To me all these things are good, but the question is good too.
Another quote I was not going to include but I reckon contains something valid was said by Abraham Lincoln, “Nothing valuable can be lost by taking time.”  To me haste is a great enemy.  Sometimes quick decisions need to be made, but more often they do not.  I have found that acting in haste un-necessarily leads to disappointment, doing it a way rather than the best way and inefficiency.  Taking time often saves time.  I like what G.K.Chesterton said, “One of the great disadvantages of hurry is that it takes such a long time.
The last quote is not profound but it sure is my lived experience.  Steven Wright said, “there is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.”  Catching fish is a buzz but I have spent a lot of time just standing on the shore….
 

Cornetto
Here we are at dictionary day again and my finger fell randomly on the word “cornetto”
The dictionary defined it as “old wood wind instrument like flageolet.”   Yeah right.  Like for me the word “flageolet” made everything perfectly clear and I could now see it clearly in my mind’s eye.  NOT.  It went on to say “like cornet.”  For me now I feel like I am getting somewhere.
I sorta like what copilot says better, “The cornetto is a wind instrument that dates back to the Renaissance and Baroque periods, primarily used from 1500 to 1650. It is a hybrid instrument that combines features of both woodwind and brass instruments, characterized by its curved shape and cup-shaped mouthpiece. The cornetto typically has six finger holes and a thumb hole, allowing it to produce a vocal-like tone that resembles the human voice. It was popular in both secular and sacred music, often accompanying choral music and playing a significant role in the performance of madrigals and other musical compositions of the time.”
Ok I had to look up what a madrigal was, but I am getting there I think in thinking it is Capella like singing accompanied by a cornetto.
Of course, all that varies greatly from what is seen by me as a cornetto today.  That is a drum stick like ice-cream.  A cornetto is also like a croissant like pastry dish.
One site I looked at an audio of the sound of a cornetto.  I recognise the sound as it accompanies many medieval scenes in movies.  Even the movie Shrek contained a scene featuring the sound of a cornetto.
I must admit if it was not for dictionary day I would have only thought of a cornetto as a really nice drum stick ice cream.   I had no idea it had vied with the violin  “for status as the most virtuosic treble instrument.”  That is until about 1630 (Cornetto
Here we are at dictionary day again and my finger fell randomly on the word “cornetto”
The dictionary defined it as “old wood wind instrument like flageolet.”   Yeah right.  Like for me the word “flageolet” made everything perfectly clear and I could now see it clearly in my mind’s eye.  NOT.  It went on to say “like cornet.”  For me now I feel like I am getting somewhere.
I sorta like what copilot says better, “The cornetto is a wind instrument that dates back to the Renaissance and Baroque periods, primarily used from 1500 to 1650. It is a hybrid instrument that combines features of both woodwind and brass instruments, characterized by its curved shape and cup-shaped mouthpiece. The cornetto typically has six finger holes and a thumb hole, allowing it to produce a vocal-like tone that resembles the human voice. It was popular in both secular and sacred music, often accompanying choral music and playing a significant role in the performance of madrigals and other musical compositions of the time.”
Ok I had to look up what a madrigal was, but I am getting there I think in thinking it is Capella like singing accompanied by a cornetto.
Of course, all that varies greatly from what is seen by me as a cornetto today.  That is a drum stick like ice-cream.  A cornetto is also like a croissant like pastry dish.
One site I looked at an audio of the sound of a cornetto.  I recognise the sound as it accompanies many medieval scenes in movies.  Even the movie Shrek contained a scene featuring the sound of a cornetto.
I must admit if it was not for dictionary day I would have only thought of a cornetto as a really nice drum stick ice cream.   I had no idea it had vied with the violin  “for status as the most virtuosic treble instrument.”  That is until about 1630 (https://caslabs.case.edu/medren/baroque-instruments/cornetto-baroque/) 
That may not be needed information for my survival, but I do feel the richer for knowing it.

That may not be needed information for my survival, but I do feel the richer for knowing it.

We head to Magaret River this morning.
Yesterday was a lunch time cruise on the river.  Never have I known a short activity to take all day and seem so short doing what we were to do.
The cruise was to depart at 11.15 and we were to sign in at the jetty at about 10:55.  We deliberately left the hotel for the jetty at about 8.30 am as we wanted to take in the sights of the city.  I was actually glad we did that. 
We went through a place called London Court which was a court area made to look like a street in London.  It almost seems to me they are prouder of their British heritage than the Brits are.  Anyway nice court made up to look like a street in William Shakespeare’s day.
We checked in to the cruise at the jetty then had a coffee.  It had started to rain and was really blowy.  I was glad to be dressed warm and have an umbrella.  We did a bit of exploring of the foreshore and then it was time to line up for the cruise.
The rain did not last long and the umbrella turned out to be more of a burden for the day.  It was obtained for free from the hotel we were staying at.
We were all a bit late boarding the boat and it actually had to return to the dock to collect food left behind.  That to me seemed so worthwhile as the food was particularly nice on the cruise.
But we were not there to eat alone we wanted to see to river and hear the commentary.  It is to me a beautiful river and while it is lined in places with building much of the foreshore is public space.  We took a number of photo’s on the trip.
I reckon I was probably the only one to see dolphins in the river.  It was very brief and too quick for me to obtain photographic evidence.  Still ,that was only part of the trip. 
One thing is obvious and that is there is a bit of money in Perth.  There were some really nice looking big houses on the foreshore.  But to me the captain summed it up best in his commentary when he said there were some beautiful boats moored but they almost never move.
It reminds me of a guy who told about really enjoying the amenities of someone’s house he would house sit.  The owner just never had time to enjoy what he owned but the mate really did on the occasions he was asked to house sit.
I guess I am a bit that way with this holiday.  Where we stay is like a dream.  I enjoy it but I really enjoy what I have too.  I may not generally live rich, but I reckon I am rich in what matters most.