I know the odds are fairly small - but if any of my pupils move to your patch, I'd be recommending that you teach them.

A blueberry scone!

I didn't know such a thing existed and it was sooooo NOM NOM



(Actually it was blueberry and apple and didn't need jam because the blueberries were so sweet )

As somebody who writes quite a lot for a living, I can tell you there is nothing like an imminent deadline to focus the mind. Was it not Murphy's Law which said that any project will expand to fit available time, just as we can fill any available space when moving to a larger house? I don't think it is a case of laziness or over ambition at all.

When I have plenty of time to write an article or report I find it difficult to get motivated, as there are always one hundred and one other, more important things to do first, including tidying my desk, replying to outstanding e-mails and a dozen other things. It is only when the deadline is getting near that I can put my mind to it, and more to the point, give it my best attention.

SB

Hmm, the trouble is, its quite easy to do lots of programing, do lots of calculations and create lots of graphs... only to realise its now going to take you about 4 days to write something about them all.

And in those 4 days, I need to do the mechanical vessel design, create some technical drawings, design a control system etcetcetc....

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh!

Opps, this is the wrong thread for this, right? Sorry! Right, happy things... Erm, my supervisor seems fairly happy with how things are going...

After 3 weeks of being on a diet, the cat's podge is noticeably reduced. I've also started feeding her fresh stuff instead of biscuits and tinned food. ?1 worth of kidneys lasts a whole week and it doesn't cost that much more than catfood.

Thank you so much Barry, Thats a really lovely compliment I will certainly return the favour if any of mine ever move to London.

I do hope to see you at an event sometime!

This was the other day but anyway....we went to a theme park and went on a ride with little boats on a flume thing. There was a sign on each boat in Italian which said "Non dondolare la barca" (Don't rock the boat) and the English (mis)translation underneath said: "Don't skip the beat".

Had a surprise visit from some friends who moved to Canada last year. We knew they were coming to stay on Sunday for a week, but the husband (my husband's best friend) and girl (my daughter's friend), turned up yesterday evening. It was lovely to catch up and a real surprise!

Fingers crossed! Have put my Prom list down now on the events forum : if you are free, it'd be great to see you then!

my clari practice, first run through of new pieces and overall, pleased with how it went. Will be doing some more later

you can do it, just tick them off one by one. Oh and you dont need sleep, do you?

It finished yesterday, but I've just spent a fantastic 4 days in Berlin on a school trip.

Oh, wow.

green with envy.

A very simple thing. I was in rhe garden just now and a beautiful brown and orange butterfly perched on my shirt sleeve.

I now have 7kg of curry

I'm on my way...

Just wondering whether to go for a take away to sooth my bruised ego after this afternoon's exam.
Not sure I can really afford it but....

LOL if you were closer I would say come over!

That's why I learnt to cook curry.... so I can make piles of it to freeze, and not have to buy them. But I only know how to make three sorts.

had a lovely meal out with my husband for our wedding anniversary and am now a home watching Britain's Got Talent with my 3 kids! It makes me laugh`!

Another lovely sunny day Hope the glorious weather holds

NOT teaching for once and therefore being able to watch a Grand Prix from lights to flag with NO interruptions other than demands for food from Kipper (neurotic-toothless-incontinent-cat) & Felix (too-fat-to-fit-through-the-catflap-cat)....

Red-Bull-Bag x

A nice day out to a farm with the family.

Yesterday's rehearsal with pcf

Went well then ? What did you play? Anything other than the Stanford?

Did the whole programme. Very happy with both the Stanford and the first movement of the Bernstein. The Brahms needs more work, first movement in particular, and the 2nd movement of the Bernstein, well...

Think I may have missed your programme details .... if indeed it has been posted Is it on here somewhere?

Brahms Sonata no. 1, movements 1 and 2, Stanford Three Intermezzi, Bernstein Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.

Son Airman got back to Sendai today...and far from scenes of devastation (apart from his room, that is..), he reports that he rushed straight to the flower shop and to get some marigolds and violas to plant at his dorm before dark.

The cherry blossoms have not yet opened in Sendai, but here's hoping that spring brings flowers and blue skies to Sendai!

In a rather perverse way:

We received a fancy brochure through the letterbox this morning from a ladies hairdresser that has recently set up in Wynyard Village, called Hooker & Young. I daresay it will prove popular with the footballer's wives who live around there, but it seemed a rather unwise choice of name for a business.

SB

More what is GOING to make me happy, but taking a night off work to go out for dinner and then go to see the fabulous Tim Minchin live with his orchestra at the SECC with my OH. SO excited!!!!!!!!!

Visited the library. I had such a simple plan: Enter library, return book in library lobby, turn around, exit library.

Turns out, it's impossible. Entered library, returned book, walked beyond the lobby and in to the room of books, picked up two more books

At least they aren't serious reading books, as I need to 1) get my final OU assignment done; and 2) then move on to doing something about the 100-ish books on my 'waiting to be read' shelf which seems to never get reduced! Both books I picked up were cooking books, one all about bread and one all about potatoes

Then walked back towards the office along the riverside, stopping at a bench to eat my sandwich. Where several ducks and geese glared at me for having bread in my hand that was going in to my mouth, not theirs!

Teamwork.

... and finally getting my spring term results.. : D

Hearing some lovely French-style accordion music from a busker in Leeds city centre at lunchtime. What with that and the sunshine, it felt more like Paris (provided you closed your eyes!!)

Logging in and seeing I passed with distinction my Grade 6 Saxophone exam :-)

to the forums, and many congratulations!

A lot of things today ... Culminating in a fantastic band rehearsal and ...... finding out I can have a lesson on Thursday

I really enjoyed it too even Clarinet Candy

Enjoy your lesson DawnF, I'm looking forward to Thursday too

For very different reasons ....

I'm really looking forward to Thursday...

Looking at harleys on the internet this morning, will be going for lunch with my mum - shopping woooo don't do it very often!!

Signed up for my first ever summer music course.

Up early - a very rare event - taking no 1 son to the station!

Managing to start work at 9am when I was still up working on the DPOD (Design Project of DOOM) at 2am...

I think its getting there now though. At least, it had better be, considering DD (Doom Day, Deadline Day, etc, depending on the current frame of mind) is tomorrow...

My grade 6 clarinet result which was better than expected.
Some examiners are really creative with marks and comments.

Are you going to comment more elsewhere?

I've posted the result in the session A exams thread on the Adult learners board.
Not planning on going into details publicly as it's done now and been fully discussed with my teacher.
If you'd like to know more I'm happy to PM.

ah - not being an exam taker I quite often forget to look in there.
Glad you're happy anyhow!

I had a great time in Packers today. I took some pupils there to try mouthpieces and claris and I'm always amazed at how different they all sound! I did come away with a mouthpiece! The man dealing with us was soooo patient!

Safely home after a fantastic tour to New York. Everyone played really well and the audience at the Lincoln Center were so responsive - I've never been in a concert where the silence at the end of a piece was shattered with someone exclaiming 'WOW!'

Nearly there then - just hang on! All the very best for tomorrow.


Sounds wonderful. Glad to hear you had such a great tour.