The White Buffalo - Warsaw Klub Niebo (27-08-2026)

What a great evening/atmosphere this was, The White Buffalo at the Klub Niebo in Warsaw.

The White Buffalo offer what I would describe as beefed-up Americana which works brilliantly. 

And what a great coming on tune Story is.

Thoroughly enjoyed all the set, especially Pilot; Problem Solution; and Come Join the Murder (a fantastic singalong tune).

Also really enjoyed Agata Karczewska who opened and joined The White Buffalo on stage towards the end of their set.

Yeah, this was a good, wholesome evening of music, nicely washed down with a couple of beers.

The Garden: A Few Last Shots

 A few last shots from the garden, starting with a healthy-looking compost heap:

The barn:

Greenhouse:

Getting ready for the upcoming eclipse:

And looking over at the neighbour's chicken sheds:

Great Light Meal

 After days of pizza and feeling bloated, it was great to get a light meal:

This roasted sweet potato with feta (and rocket) was fantastic.

The lentil meal below was heavier:

But still very good.

Getting the Garden in Shape

While in the garden, I spent much of my time stopping vine from strangling conifer (and other) trees.

To protect the trees, I also trimmed the branches to stop the trees invading on each other's space:

Through this kind of work, the garden started to take on a much better shape:

The work included getting rid of nettles too, of course:

And protecting fences:

All in all, this was good exercise, what gardening should be.

Apple Pie Making Machine

My fruit picking in the orchard wasn't for nothing, as my wife produced an apple pie with the machine below:

The apple (plus plum and pear) pie was delicious, of course:

 Especially topped with yoghurt.

In the Orchard

Went into the orchard a few times to gather fruit:

Yeah, it's a good season for the plums.

But many of the pears were too high up, out of reach:

But I ended up filling in a hole created by an uprooted tree:

Nice shot of the orchard outhouse below:

Operating the Well

Never imagined just how tiring a well can be, every bucket was like bringing in a big pike.

But still, we got to water the young, struggling conifers:

Our New Friend, Mruczek

 In Eastern Poland, we met Mruczek, who through an illness has a bob tail:

Above everything else, Mruczek likes chicken cream:

Mruczek is third or fourth in a line of Mruczeks who we've known, and, of course, Kotek was curious about him:

Moby - Warsaw Progresja Letnia Scena (4-08-2026)

 Moby was always going to be a cracking concert and so it proved.

Loved every minute right from the word go.

Great tune following great tune (In This World; We Are All Made of Stars; Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad etc.).

Fantastic musicianship all round.

And the singing was awe inspiring (from Nadine above and India too, of course). When Nadine and India sang Flower/Find My Baby, I was mesmerised, the two vocalists work so well together.

A big well done to the sound people and stage crew, I was near the back of the gig, but the sound and visuals travelled really well.

Yeah, this was a thoroughly enjoyable concert.

Chick Pea Curry and Vegetables

Thankfully, my chick pea curry, rice, and vegetables turned out a treat.

Earlier in the week, I'd made chick pea bolognese sauce with rice and vegetables to similar effect:

Beforehand, the vegetables and rice had looked quite plain:

But that was before the chick pea Bolognese sauce, of course (I was more than pleased with this food experiment).

Warsaw: Passing the Jan Twardowski Statue

 Back in Spring, I went to Mass at the Visitationist church on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw and came upon this wonderful monument to the late Polish priest and poet, Jan Twardowski:

I felt obliged to get a shot of the monument from all angles:

Have just read that Father Twardowski served the Visitationist church between 1959 and 2004, and the church very much pays honour to his service, both outside and inside:

The Visitationist church, itself, is stunning inside:

It's well worth a visit and honours another famous Polish clergyman:

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński (1901-1981) who valiantly stood up to the communist regime, of course.

Happy Drinking Holba Again

 Really happy to be drinking Holba again, both the 4.7% version above, plus the 4.2% one below:

Have just read that the Holba brewery is based in the town of Hanušovice in the Olomouc district of the Czech Republic and dates back to 1874.