Sunshine.

Can I have some please? The weather here is revolting...

Ratty blows some Anglesey weather over to Batty's place.

It may take a while to arrive Batty. We had the revolting weather last night. Storms and gales.

Yuck... At least it's only unremitting greyness and drizzle here...

I shall await your sunshine

Fabby news, C! *hugs*

Thanks Floss! I'm still frustrated by the amount of time it's taking me to recover, though, and to feel 'normal' again...

It knocks you for six sometimes, doesn't it? I hope it doesn't take toooo much longer.

Would just like to second that and say don't work too hard too soon Cyrilla.

Another thing that made me happy today. A mother took the trouble to come in and say how nice it was to hear her children playing the piano. She said it added a touch of gaiety to the house - even with a few wrong notes!

Thanks, Floss and Aquarelle .

Luckily Bagpuss finished teaching a bit earlier than usual today and was able to go and get me soup and Ribena from Sainsbury's (my diet at the moment!) and bring it round .

As for the work thing - unfortunately I've got to work every day Mon-Sat (except Tues) this week, even though I don't feel anywhere near ready...

It sounds like you have been quite seriously ill and are in no fit state to embark on a week's work starting the day after tomorrow - you can't go from not having got dressed or left the house for over a week straight back to full-time work! Could you not take the Monday off and start again on Wednesday?

My mum soldiered on when she had shingles and ended up off work for weeks.

It does sound as if you're trying to do too much too soon, Cyrilla. I think you need more time off if you say you don't feel anywhere near ready.

Singing in a concert with the Newbury Choral Society - my first concert for ages! We sang lots of opera choruses and heard some very good soloists too.

Well, it's not all day on Monday - one private student during the day and then my group in the evening (unfortunately I have someone who wants to come and observe and I've already put them off a couple of times so I really can't again...)




Well, I'll see how I feel tomorrow!

Thanks guys.

If you're not feeling up to it C, yes you can put them off again. We don't want you making yourself more ill. *puts stern teacher-y face on*

I don't know whether they are observing in order to assess you or simply to pick up some tips, but either way I'm sure it would be better for both parties if you're 100%.

Happy today knowing that tomorrow I'm off to London to meet Viggo Mortensen.

It's someone who is writing a dissertation about Kodály and other music education approaches..I will probably be ok..I'm getting a bit better each day!

Ooo...Barry with stern teachery face...

That's good - but please don't push yourself too hard Cyrilla.

I'm sure he can't keep it up for more than about 30 seconds before he gets the giggles...

A really rather lovely comment from someone at church... It came just when I could use a bit of lifting up.

Playing Berceuse by Vierne before the service and it sounding nice.

F1 back on the Beeb where it belongs - FAB FAB FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBB!!!!!!!

Brawn-Bag x

Oooh, lucky you! You wouldn't like to take along a "friend", I suppose?

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks , am also meeting up with a friend who I haven't seen for two years and (hopefully) Jason Isaacs who I also haven't seen for a couple of years. Mainly I'm looking forward to the trip down from Derby as it will make a nice change to my usual Monday drudgery.


I think Viggo Mortensen will be on The One Show tomorrow night also, just before I meet him, hopefully.

What has made me happy today is setting out a very rigorous diet plan to shift the freshman fifteen that have taken residence on my tummy and thighs. I may not exactly stick to it, but at least I feel like I'm being proactive.

Realising again why I love him...
(Sorry if that's really soppy )

Sometimes soppy is good!

Am very happy today as its my wedding anniversary, and just reflecting on times we've had.

Congratulations Moonpig!

I'm happy as OH as bought tickets for us to hear Joanna McGregor in concert - do you think if I ask nicely she might play my grade 6 pieces?

I am happy because of two letters from patients thanking my team for looking after their respective children - very touching.

I'm happy in a kind of roundabout way coz OH's 'food poisoning' from last week has turned out to be a really nasty stomach virus which is doing the rounds... and, unfortunately, he's passed it on to me and I feel really gross and oh sooooooo tired and lifeless and sick

But he's still ill too and has now been signed off work for another week so I'm happy because...

1) He can look after me and make me ginger tea and stoke the stove with fuel and sympathise when I'm sick..

2) I can look after him and make him ginger tea and things and sympathise while he's sick.. and..

3) ..we can curl up on our sofas, drinking ginger tea, cuddling dogs and watching old films together...



So I think my default on all that is ?

?? Why not each other ??

You romantic soppy one

visit to the music shop - AND they had everything on my list.

The smell of coffee...

Just before my step-father passed away in February, it was his wish that we asked for donations to our local Hospice instead of flowers.

My mum heard today that we have raised £375.00!

He was a lovely man, DaisyChain, and it's a great tribute to him that so many people wanted to show their respects in that way. May he rest in peace, and peace to your family too, and the families of all the other bereaved forumites lately.

What a wonderful sum to raise. Your stepfather must have been very well-loved outside the family as well as among you, and I'm sure many people will remember him with full hearts.

I hope that's helped your Mum feel better, and that you're all coping OK.

Thanks very much, skylark xxx Yes, my thoughts are with all the bereaved of late xx



Yes he was, thank you. Mum is thrilled..as are we. And the Hospice did a fantastic job in regards to his care. Sadly (as per usual!) they are desperate for funding. Hopefully this will help in some small way.

Hmmm ...

Handsome, athletic, talented, rich ...

(adds to hate list )

I am happy that I can finally play Ravel's Fugue from Tombeau de Couperin accurately and fluently - with two and a half weeks to spare before the concert! The fingering and phrasing seemed so complicated when I first tried it that I thought I'd never master it in time.

But 2 hours a day for 3 weeks works miracles. Daily repetition is a powerful thing. You have to have a bit of faith in yourself sometimes.

Now I just have to finish memorizing it!

A bowl of soup.

An e-mail received this morning!!

A lunchtime concert in the Library, which I have just left.

A superb clarinetist - Matthew Dunn - with Vincent Billington on piano.

They played; 3rd movement from Mozart's clarinet concerto, 6 Bartok dances, 3rd movement from Brahms Sonata No. 1 and Carnival of Venice theme and variations. I have never heard the latter played better.

Still on a high from the pleasure of listening.

My Step-Dad has turned a corner, and is mentally much better ,( but very very ill physically.)
They have transfered him to Mum's local hospital for his GP to care for his medical needs, and he can see all his community nurses again
It will cut out the 70 mile round trip for me to take Mum to the big hospital
I am so so tired, emotionally, but feel much better now he is his old self to talk to. He has been a Dad to me since I was 20.
Bev

Don't fret, Tom - you've caught your fish! Yes, Viggo does seem to have those attributes, but I think the extra attraction (for me at least) is that he's quite enigmatic. There's always a pull when a man has an air of mystery about him!

Still waiting agog to hear how Ms Fiddle got on with him.


So pleased to hear this, Bev. It's almost scary when people aren't themselves, because you feel you've lost them already. I'm sure your mum's even more relieved than you are, and it will be great to have him closer to home.

And the same from me too, Bev.

*hugs* to Bev.

My news seems trivial in comparison but... I got into York!!

Wooohooo! Congratulations, Miss Ross

It's sunny! Quite a silly reason, but it makes me happy!

WELL DONE MISS ROSS!!!!!!

I'm happy today because I played my violin for the first time in two weeks after being sick with a virus. I'm feeling better today but still very wobbly so I only managed an hour .... but it felt gooooooood!!!