that's a lot for one evening.

Tut tut

Is this a case of practising the stuff that comes easier??

That's my practice over the past 3/4 weeks or so...

That makes more sense.

I'm quite pleased with myself because I managed to play the 2nd flute part for Carmina Burana all on my own and didn't get lost despite all the changes of metre and tempo. I normally switch between 1st and 2nd flute depending on who turns up, but this piece had 3 flute parts. The other 2 firsts wanted to play the 1st part and all of the seconds insisted on doing the 3rd flute part, which left me on my own.

Well done Flossie! I've sung the tenor line of that before, and it wasn't easy...

still very impressive do you not sleep??

- 'some' covers all manner of different timescales...

ah, ok. was worried. keeping any form of proficiency in two instruments feels enough like a full-time job!

Without question, I'd describe myself as a clarinettist who plays other things!

Look forward to hearing you at some point. I love listening to the clarinet If Saturday successful maybe I could even accompany an early grade clarinet piece at a later event please please please

I'm sure we can arrange that Juniper : would be good working with you!

Went in the garden this morning.
I was happy to see a ladybird. I hadn't seen one for quite some time. But then I spotted another one..and another one. They're everywhere!!! I never saw so many together!!! What is going on? Are we suddenly being invaded by ladybirds??!!

Yes indeed it was reported in the press about a month ago that some areas have been inundated with them this year.

I wish I had read about it. I made the mistake of opening the windows this morning before I noticed and spent the last 1/2 hour getting rid of all the ones that came indoors!!! It is so strange. They are everywhere..on the windows, on the doors. I'll keep the windows closed for the rest of the day!!!

Are they looking for over-wintering places? We had a few wasps in a couple of weeks ago for that reason. There was a ladybird on my bedroom curtains last night - but I'm still no good at telling whether they're the not-so-welcome harlequin ones or not.

I haven't seen a single ladybird this year. Thinking about it, I'm not sure that I saw any ladybirds last year either, or the year before...

What are harlequin ones CM?

That's because they're all around my place!!!



I'm just reading about it as in the space of a few hours they have become a real pain.
I've found these 2 articles:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...ecies-risk.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...descend-UK.html

I'm just hoping they're not here to stay and that they will eventually move on....hopefully today!!!!!

I've never seen anything like that.

Please keep them in the South.

Sorry Flossie, I missed your question, but missypiano answered it as well as I could've done (or better )

This is also a good site http://www.harlequin-survey.org/recognitio...distinction.htm. The ones I think I keep seeing are the succinea, from the photos, and it's the harlequins that want to come indoors apparently, as well as the native 2-spot.

http://www.melissasuestanley.net/pages/Soft_Sculpture.htm

Wow... I want one.

In fact, I'm toying with buying one but need to sleep on it rather than just making a crazy impulsive purchase..

I've just finished writing up my linear algebra notes, now on to analysis...what a thrilling Friday evening this is!

Well, if you would choose to do a Maths degree, what did you expect?

How's life in sunny Durham?

Being a Daily Mail link, I was expecting a "Ladybirds cause cancer" headline!

Lol, I guess I asked for it. Although, right now, I do feel like if I never saw another limit again, I probably wouldn't mind too much.

Life in sunny Durham is a bit cloudy wet and dark at the moment, but pretty good. Right now, I'm trying to locate the wine gums that my friend has hidden strategically around my room. (I can tell I'm going to discovering them gradually over the next couple of months. )

In the ringing chamber at one of my towers, instead of opening a window to get them out, the tower captain hoovered them all up. He had to empty a very large dyson three times.

That's just nasty! Poor things..

Did he empty the dyson in my garden yesterday morning?
Thankfully this morning is a bit safer to be outside. Probably because it is raining. hmmm...I'm wondering where they are all hiding??!!


I always thought they were so cute too....until yesterday!!!! I was under attack!!!

They appear to be out in their millions for some reason
I'd assume he emptied them somewhere in the church yard, due to the large swarm of them near one of the trees!

How likely are shops around here to accept a scottish fiver or would I be better off going to a bank to change it for a 'proper' one?

Much more likely to be accepted than down in London

A new sort of rhubarb?

I successfully spent a Northern Irish fiver in London back in August...

Hmm, I'll probably try feeding it back to the Tesco self service machine that spat it out at me, failing that, I'll try looking for a shop with someone friendly-looking on the till.

You need Michael Mcintyre...

<Scottish Accent>
"Excuse me pal, but I think you'll find that's legal tenderrrr!"
</Scottish Accent>

<geordie accent>
"I think you'll find it's actually not."
</geordie accent>

Do you reckon you'll pick up an accent in your time up there, Sarah?

I'd have thought Scottish money would be a lot more common up there so they'd just accept it. While it's not actually "legal tender" I think there is a general agreement between the central banks that implies it should be accepted

Perhaps the Scots should start turning down English money to teach us not to be so obstructive!

I'm hoping I don't pick up the accent, but then I don't spend that much time around actual local people, so I think I'm much more likely to pick up a mixture of welsh/general northern/london accents than geordie.

Sarah wants a proper tenor recorder.

Yup - Didn't you know it's a result of cross-pollination between a rhubarb plant and a tomato plant. So make sure you don't grow yours in close proximity. (Serious face ....... but not for long....)

Where did I post this???

By 'proper' I presume you're thinking 'wooden'...

That's the one. The nice ones are sooo expensive.

I've never had a problem using Scottish fivers here.

Are you anywhere close to acquiring one Sarah?

Flossie : generally I have no difficulty spending Northern Irish and Scottish notes in England, though once I tried to spend a Scottish fiver in a service area in Northern England, and was told that 'attempting to spend a Scottish fiver in England was illegal '

Erm, well it depends which way you look at it really. I probably could just about afford a decentish one, but that wouldn't really be a sensible idea. I haven't really been planning to get one as such as I don't really need one, I would just quite like one, and I guess I might actually play some tenor music if I had a nicer instrument. Also, there's the fact that I've spent a ridiculous amount on various recorders over the last year and a half. And then there's the 'if I did decide to get another recorder, a renaissance descant is probably higher up the wish list' but they're even more expensive.

So I guess the answer is I don't know.



Well that's downright wrong! They're not legal tender, so a shop (even in Scotland) doesn't have to accept them as payment if they don't want to, but there's definitely nothing wrong with using them.

Hmm, I'm looking through photos and selecting ones to get printed off with truprint, to make a scrapbook with, or a hanging wall thing, or an album.

But I'm also considering making a scrapbook for a close friend's birthday because most of the photos are of us (because we're the most eccentric, willing to jump around in front of a camera, go to every event if it kills us people of the group ). But why should I make one for her, when I could for everyone else too? And if I do make one for her, should I make two, and one for myself too?

Argh, sorry, just thinking aloud.

Oh yes, I knew it was wrong, but I decided discretion was the better part of valour, and used an English fiver instead...

Why do we keep getting spammers in the Gazes Zone. It's not the most obvious sub-forum to find.

Silly 24 page long readings about statistics from schools in sub-Saharan Africa and silly northern sounding people outside my window!! Meh. (Floss, not in a good mood!!)

Hope you're feeling happier again soon.

I see the spam there has now gone : thank you moderating team!