Getting home after doing my LTCL

band practice, despite still not feeling 100% I really enjoyed it

Hope it went well, Nicki! I've been wondering all day whether the stiffness in your face had gone away or not.

My happy is getting back from my son's graduation yesterday in Durham. It was a wonderful day, because he and his fellow graduates were all so happy

Taking my two girls to their Grade 1 Violin exams. Watching them go in, all scared and nervous. Hearing them play beautifully. And then seeing two chuffed, smiley girls emerge. Fab! And the treaty KFC supper was OK too.

Another really good driving lesson! Either I'm actually getting better at this driving malarky or drinking Tea beforehand really works as a strange sort of superstition or a bit of both!

Methinks you will need a car for travelling between Hove and Southampton as there are few other viable alternatives. (Sailing might actually be quicker than the train or the A27. )

Enjoy Southampton anyway. Shame the Frog and Frigate is no longer open in Canute Road.

SB

It probably would be (shame I don't sail )!! Both train and A27 take 1h40 and both pass every single West Sussex coastal town! Basically the A27 more or less consists of 1h40 of dual carriageway, roundabout, dual carriageway, roundabout etc and it's always busy!

Aww that's a shame as my halls were just off Canute road! Thanks, I'm really enjoying Southampton!

Hope it all went well!

Getting flowers from a wee girl at the end of her last lesson this term, with a thank you for teaching her.

Best wishes for a good result.

looking forward to a trip to London tomorrow, fingers crossed for decent weather and a nice audience

Thank you. Who knows what I will have got!

Numberwang!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/thatmitchellan...wang/game.shtml

Doing silly things to the MG ready to go drag racing ...
Even though OH will be taking this one.

I'm taking a decidedly more 'classic' looking classic car ...

Very nice, Pixie.


I was walking down the street just now, when a young man at the bus stop accosted me with the words:

"'Ere, 'ow d'ya spell charble?"

"Err...'Charble'?"

"Yeah..charble."

"I don't know what you mean.."

"Yeah ya do...'charble'."

I could see he was sending a text, so I asked him what the sentence was.

"I wanna tell me mate I was in charble wiv the cops las' night." (Followed by an audible tut!)

"Oh..it's t.r.o.u.b.l.e"

"Yeah..that'll do. Ta mate."

LOL primrose!!!

For me - getting through the last week at Guildhall. It's always enormously stressful - tired children, small room becoming increasingly hot and airless as it's stuffed to the gunnels with parents watching classes...no break because of the Y6 Leavers' Concert...spending hours planning the lessons down to the nth degree so that all goes well with parents watching...spending more hours writing individual cards to the leavers, wrapping up tuning forks as leaving presents, cutting up pages of stickers...staggering in with four bottles of wine and two plants for a lovely cello teacher who's leaving...staggering back again with bags of pressies...

I'm just not very good with stress . Less than five hours' sleep didn't help, either..

But I have to say I really enjoyed listening to all the Y6 leavers play - I never usually get the chance and have no idea what they are like on their instrument! They were all fab, with a couple of really outstanding ones. I didn't realise that one boy in my class has Grade 8 distinction (violin) .

The highlight for me was a chamber group playing Dvorak - so sensitive, so mature - amazing, for 10 and 11 year olds.

Seeing Porgy and Bess by the Capetown Opera Company - amazing.

a fabby day in London yesterday and spending time with my eldest niece this morning and seeing her so excited about going camping on Friday

We had no hot water this morning. The plumber has come and fixed it - taking about 10 minutes and not making any charge

My car has been making an odd noise for a few weeks. My car mechanic had a look, took it out for a drive, worked out what the noise was and that it's just an annoying noise and not a sign my engine is about to fall out or anything. As I'm getting a new car in 8 weeks or so, not something to worry about (and I only drive on two days of the week, so that's only 16 drives!) No charge for this consultation

Also, I made the two phone calls that got these things done which is an achievement all of itself at the moment

I just read your above post as "My cat has been making an odd noise for a few weeks"

Though to be honest, my cat has been making a strange noise for a few years (she's been with us nearly five years now, and has an amazing repertoire of vocalisations. Not to mention being a world-champion snorer!)

the thought of band practice tonight

Being invited to hear the improvement in reading of a child I worked with for a few weeks at the start of the school year.

And having a child reply to the question 'What do you like best about working with your Reading Helper?' with 'She is fun'.

I have had a really, really bad day teaching wise, with a head teacher's rudeness reducing me to tears..... but we have just found out DD1 got distinction in her Gr 8 flute- taken on the same day as an English A2- 2 weeks after she told me she didn't want to do the exam as she was going to fail.....


Can't quite believe that.....but i am soooo pleased for her....... Really unexpected.....131.....

...and for the rotten teaching day...

Home-made seafood curry. Hot enough to make my eyes water

Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift.

Tuba playing and viola playing.

The exams are tomorrow. Note to self: must not dance in cheesy tuba jazz piece.

Hope all goes well tomorrow


I've just had the best clari practice I've had for a while

I've just had the best clari practice I've had for a while
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A great feeling when that happens!!

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I've just had the best clari practice I've had for a while
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A great feeling when that happens!!
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been a long time coming but yes it felt great

Go on dance - the examiner might enjoy it.

At least three and half weeks without having to work 'on the dark side'

Went out to dinner with someone who has been involved in motorsport for many years (met through old cars) - even running his own F3000 team at one stage and personally knows Bernie Eccelstone, Ron Dennis, Eddie Jordan, Max Moseley, Richard Branson etc etc

I'm graduating after all!

^^^ congratulations!!!

Thank you ^^

Well done Heslop

Thank You

Knowing that this time tomorrow I will be lying in 30 degrees of heat reading a darned good book.

See you in a week, my chilly forumite friends.

Sun-Bag x

30 degrees far too hot for me, have a fabby time Bagpuss

Work is getting a bit better thankfully

That's good to hear Floss, hope you're well too

I'm actually doing ok now health-wise, now that I've got over having shingles last month! Thanks Louise, hope you are well too.

excellent, I am very well thanks

Aw yay! Good to hear!

No bus strike

Piano syllabus is out

Work has been rather thin on the ground since I returned from Hungary a month ago. I've been disappointed to not be able to find a job, but delighted that I'm able to practice in the mornings and watch Wimbledon with no interruptions in the afternoon and evenings.

However, I had a phone call earlier in the week asking if I could work on Wednesday and Thursday. I said yes, but was sad about missing Wimbledon.

The good news is that there is practically nothing to do and I am permitted to use any unblocked site the internet. So, I have been able to watch Wimbledon online, and get paid to do so.

Result!

I delivered my 1st full length, full class lesson this afternoon. Roll on September when I start my training properly.