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Misterioso
A great session this afternoon with some other fiddles and boxes in preparation for a ceilidh on Friday. smile.gif
louise1712
QUOTE(lottie @ Dec 28 2011, 03:46 PM) *

My MiL gave me a generous Christmas present to treat myself... so I'm off to surf musicroom.com.... I may be some time!!! biggrin.gif laugh.gif



laugh.gif enjoy lottie biggrin.gif



a trip to local electrical store to pick up my Kindle biggrin.gif

and biggrin.gif at how (relatively) straightforward it was to get started on it (once I switched from Chrome to IE as I've no WiFi where I am)
Pixie*Porsche
Bought another MGB GT V8 - what a fab way to end the year biggrin.gif

All households should own at least three cars with V8 engines ... biggrin.gif
Tenor Viol
QUOTE(Pixie*Porsche @ Dec 28 2011, 11:29 PM) *
Bought another MGB GT V8 - what a fab way to end the year biggrin.gif

All households should own at least three cars with V8 engines ... biggrin.gif


Now that's just greedy tongue.gif
Swell Box
QUOTE(Pixie*Porsche @ Dec 28 2011, 11:29 PM) *

Bought another MGB GT V8 - what a fab way to end the year biggrin.gif

All households should own at least three cars with V8 engines ... biggrin.gif


Hmmm. I'm not sure that I agree. Triples, straight sixes and V12's sound much more musical. smile.gif

SB
barry-clari
Counting Mobys on Never Mind the Buzzcocks laugh.gif
Tenor Viol
Well, took the plunge and turned my cello rental into a cello purchase... rolleyes.gif the downside is I don't think I'll be able to have skiing holiday this year for the first time in a long time... huh.gif
barry-clari
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:07 PM) *

Well, took the plunge and turned my cello rental into a cello purchase... rolleyes.gif the downside is I don't think I'll be able to have skiing holiday this year for the first time in a long time... huh.gif


ooo, you have a 'cello biggrin.gif What make? smile.gif
Tenor Viol
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Dec 29 2011, 10:10 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:07 PM) *

Well, took the plunge and turned my cello rental into a cello purchase... rolleyes.gif the downside is I don't think I'll be able to have skiing holiday this year for the first time in a long time... huh.gif


ooo, you have a 'cello biggrin.gif What make? smile.gif

It's a Jay Haide Montagnana model
barry-clari
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:22 PM) *

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Dec 29 2011, 10:10 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:07 PM) *

Well, took the plunge and turned my cello rental into a cello purchase... rolleyes.gif the downside is I don't think I'll be able to have skiing holiday this year for the first time in a long time... huh.gif


ooo, you have a 'cello biggrin.gif What make? smile.gif

It's a Jay Haide Montagnana model


A not inexpensive bit of kit... Enjoy biggrin.gif :weneedacellosmiley:
Tenor Viol
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Dec 29 2011, 10:32 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:22 PM) *

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Dec 29 2011, 10:10 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:07 PM) *

Well, took the plunge and turned my cello rental into a cello purchase... rolleyes.gif the downside is I don't think I'll be able to have skiing holiday this year for the first time in a long time... huh.gif


ooo, you have a 'cello biggrin.gif What make? smile.gif

It's a Jay Haide Montagnana model


A not inexpensive bit of kit... Enjoy biggrin.gif :weneedacellosmiley:


Couldn't afford the antique finish, which is rather nice. blush.gif :needsabiggerbankbalancesmiley: IPB Image
louise1712
very nasty headache gone yay.gif

no work today so time to play my clari and play with my Kindle biggrin.gif
lottie
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:22 PM) *

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Dec 29 2011, 10:10 PM) *
QUOTE(Tenor Viol @ Dec 29 2011, 10:07 PM) *

Well, took the plunge and turned my cello rental into a cello purchase... rolleyes.gif the downside is I don't think I'll be able to have skiing holiday this year for the first time in a long time... huh.gif


ooo, you have a 'cello biggrin.gif What make? smile.gif

It's a Jay Haide Montagnana model



Ooooh I have a Jay Haide a l'ancienne Viola and I love it!!! wub.gif

Enjoy your cello! biggrin.gif
oldnotes
A successful computer defrag. smile.gif
corenfa
I am less unfit than I thought, I can still run 5km even though it took me 1.5 times as long as it did the last time i did it
dave brum
Booked a piano lesson for next Tuesday, the 3rd. It'll be the first one I've had for over one year! hoping my confidence comes back.
barry-clari
QUOTE(dave brum @ Dec 30 2011, 07:43 PM) *

Booked a piano lesson for next Tuesday, the 3rd. It'll be the first one I've had for over one year! hoping my confidence comes back.


Well done! Do be sure to let us all know how it goes! smile.gif
louise1712
the arrival of holiday brochures biggrin.gif
Pixie*Porsche
2 hours piano practise, lots of progress biggrin.gif
Drove the new MGB GT V8 again smile.gif

On the sad.gif side I have a sore throat. Typical, seen as my sax is back together sad.gif
Aquarelle
My partner who has been ill in bed since the night of the 25th (not over eating or over drinking - just some awful bug) got up today and is definitely on the mend. Phew!
BerkshireMum
QUOTE(Aquarelle @ Dec 30 2011, 11:03 PM) *

My partner who has been ill in bed since the night of the 25th (not over eating or over drinking - just some awful bug) got up today and is definitely on the mend. Phew!

Glad he's feeling better, Aquarelle. Hope you don't catch it!
Violin Hero
Knowing I have 3 days off in a row.
lottie
I love my viola muchly muchly wub.gif
mel2
Very pleased with self as today have managed to:

a) exercise
b) do 90 mins organ practice (proper practice with pedal arpeggios et al!)
c) go food shopping
d) clean the oven (bleurgh!)
e) clean the wooden venetian blinds in the kitchen (most hated job in the world)
f) clean the windows
g) spruce up Xmas wreath on front door with fresh yellow roses

Now just need to vacuum and clean kitchen floor and I can go back to being a slob again.

Happy new year everyone (hic!) smile.gif
nicki_flute
QUOTE(mel2 @ Dec 31 2011, 07:35 PM) *

Very pleased with self as today have managed to:

a) exercise
b) do 90 mins organ practice (proper practice with pedal arpeggios et al!)
c) go food shopping
d) clean the oven (bleurgh!)
e) clean the wooden venetian blinds in the kitchen (most hated job in the world)
f) clean the windows
g) spruce up Xmas wreath on front door with fresh yellow roses

Now just need to vacuum and clean kitchen floor and I can go back to being a slob again.

Happy new year everyone (hic!) smile.gif

That sounds very productive smile.gif
fsharpminor
Yesterday and today, played lots of violin/piano music with daughter. Two Mozart V/P Sonatas, both in B flat inc the best one K454. Beethoven 6th Sonata and some short pieces by Elgar and Shostakovich.
Tenor Viol
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Dec 31 2011, 06:44 PM) *
QUOTE(mel2 @ Dec 31 2011, 07:35 PM) *

Very pleased with self as today have managed to:

a) exercise
b) do 90 mins organ practice (proper practice with pedal arpeggios et al!)
c) go food shopping
d) clean the oven (bleurgh!)
e) clean the wooden venetian blinds in the kitchen (most hated job in the world)
f) clean the windows
g) spruce up Xmas wreath on front door with fresh yellow roses

Now just need to vacuum and clean kitchen floor and I can go back to being a slob again.

Happy new year everyone (hic!) smile.gif

That sounds very productive smile.gif

Has sip of wine.... tries to not feel guilty about chores that have somehow not been done... another sip of wine....IPB ImageIPB ImageIPB Image
lottie
It's a NEW YEAR!!!!!! It's going to be a blast!!!!


(and full of hard work, dieting, exercise, studying, housework and family duties of course...)
TSax
I got up this morning, checked my e-mails, and found out that I had won the Lottery!!!


Of course they don't tell you in the e-mail how much you have won, so after fiddling around remembering passwords etc all the time with "What If?" going through my head. I'm not greedy, it wouldn't need to be the jackpot, something with 4 figures would be very welcome. It was ?10, so not life-changing, but still maybe a nice omen for 2012?
Sunrise
Just had a lovely picnic on the beach for New Years Day. Weather is gorgeous, it was so warm in the sunshine and the boys stripped off to their shorts and went for a swim!

Warm roast chicken, mayonnaised potatoes, coleslaw and crisps, followed by mince pie and clotted cream and other goodies.
Ahh, it was a feast!!
Clari Nicki1
Beautiful sunny day in the Alps! Now relaxing in the chalet whilst the chalet host cooks dinner!
louise1712
Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif
Violin Hero
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 06:51 PM) *

Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif


Spam is certainly not delicious!
corenfa
QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 07:19 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 06:51 PM) *

Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif


Spam is certainly not delicious!


Ooh, I am rather fond of fried spam with mustard glaze, over hot white rice...

laugh.gif but I am a dodgy foreigner and I eat dodgy things.
louise1712
QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 07:19 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 06:51 PM) *

Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif


Spam is certainly not delicious!


oh yes it is tongue.gif

spam fritters yum yum biggrin.gif
Violin Hero
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 07:57 PM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 07:19 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 06:51 PM) *

Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif


Spam is certainly not delicious!


oh yes it is tongue.gif

spam fritters yum yum biggrin.gif


Oh no it's not! tongue.gif tongue.gif
barry-clari
QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 08:30 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 07:57 PM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 07:19 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 06:51 PM) *

Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif


Spam is certainly not delicious!


oh yes it is tongue.gif

spam fritters yum yum biggrin.gif


Oh no it's not! tongue.gif tongue.gif

Panto season laugh.gif

Oh, and oh yes it is biggrin.gif
Sunrise
Dad's coming home today smile.gif
schraeubchen
QUOTE(Sunrise @ Jan 2 2012, 09:51 AM) *

Dad's coming home today smile.gif

Good for you!
louise1712
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 1 2012, 09:07 PM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 08:30 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 07:57 PM) *

QUOTE(Violin Hero @ Jan 1 2012, 07:19 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 1 2012, 06:51 PM) *

Hot spam sandwiches, delicious biggrin.gif


Spam is certainly not delicious!


oh yes it is tongue.gif

spam fritters yum yum biggrin.gif


Oh no it's not! tongue.gif tongue.gif

Panto season laugh.gif

Oh, and oh yes it is biggrin.gif


laugh.gif yay.gif


QUOTE(Sunrise @ Jan 2 2012, 08:51 AM) *

Dad's coming home today smile.gif


That's great news Sunrise yay.gif biggrin.gif
Rach123
I've finally got my clarinet back from it being serviced yay.gif
louise1712
niece no 2 out of hospital biggrin.gif


and new pillows smile.gif laugh.gif
corenfa
went for yoga class and did not fall over even once. this is rare.
dave brum
Why, going for a piano lesson of course.
madbassoonist
Have just scraped an A for my AS Music performance smile.gif
fsharpminor
Hearing that mwl1 and Celeste are engaged of course
lottie
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jan 3 2012, 09:24 PM) *

Hearing that mwl1 and Celeste are engaged of course



WHAT!!! REALLY??? Wow laugh.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif



just read the other thread.... doh!!!! biggrin.gif
Floss
Eeeeeeeeeeee!
BerkshireMum
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Jan 3 2012, 10:04 PM) *

Have just scraped an A for my AS Music performance smile.gif

Well done! hurrah.gif

QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jan 3 2012, 10:24 PM) *

Hearing that mwl1 and Celeste are engaged of course

agree.gif
Halka
Silly little thing to be happy about but..

arrived at the office today to discover I had received a brown paper package tied up with string. That was pretty exciting by itself, but when I opened it I discovered | had been sent a really nice Romanian rug as a New Year's present by a Romanian firm I've sent very occasional work to.

Of course, it will be a source of grief when our pet moths get it..
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