My AS performance is out of the way.

Also, I finally got my act together and emailed a recorder-maker for advice. (I've been trying to work out what to say for the last couple of weeks!)

Yay! Well done! Hope it turns out to be just the place for you.


How did you feel it went, Sarah?

I *think* it went better than last time. I'd be surprised if it was worse anyway. My piano piece was almost perfect (two notes didn't sound at the end when I tried to play them quietly ), so that mark's pretty much down to whether my teacher liked my interpretation or not. The recorder piece went pretty well: a slight hesitation and my finger clipped a hole when it wasn't meant to because my hands were shaking, but otherwise it was good. I'm slightly annoyed that I missed out one of my 'flashy' ornaments, but that wasn't marked in the score, so they don't know i didn't play it. So... overall I think it was ok. The main thing is that it's over!

Another busy day outside in the sunshine with my little one.

Far too shattered to practise my clarinet though now.

YAY! I'll be seeing you around lots next year then?! *Celebrates*
You know where to come if you need a campus tour, though I'm still not entirely sure where everything is yet.

Pleased for you about your news Bev

And as for your news Flossy - fantastic!!!!





What's made me very happy today is some nice things being said to me by my favourite client

Finally getting my AS composition finished. I sure used the time - it had to be handed in by 1630 today, at which point I was printing it...

Lovely news for all really. Well done Floss.
Have you been practising your flirting Skylark???

Sounds just like my daughter

I'm pleased you're feeling a bit better about your step-dad. Thank you too Bev for the support you've given me over the last 36 hours or so.



Wonderful news Floss - many congratulations!

See barry-clari on the forums just now

Thinking of you old chap

"hug" from soppy old geezer!

on second thoughts, not T H A T old

and another from me, Barry. Have wondered today how you were doing.

Wonderful news, Flossie - well done indeed !

thank you both

Can anyone join in this group hug???

Why not - first one I've had today

Aw.
Bet Carol will be in here soon if she sees a group hug

Nah, I'm a one-to-one girl

Ooooh yes, forgot to say

J and I are popping a cork or two at the weekend

Today was the LAST MORTGAGE PAYMENT on the house - 27 years of mortgage- FINITO

Hugs are just what I need at the moment...





Wooo! Wonderful to hear diapason!

Thanks b-c

It has just sort of ticked over in the background for the last 27 x 12 months and I don't think we have quite realised the impact it will make on our finances now that it is all over.

Haven't thought about what to spend it on yet.................well......just a passing thought or two

I'm really pleased for you Floss.

Glad to see you on here, Barry. Here's another for you.

I reserve hugs for good friends, Barry, but I'd like to think you fall into that category even though we've never met. Thinking of you.

I'm happy because today is the first day I don't have horrendous nausea from my stomach virus


*goes off to raid the fridge*




.. although I do still feel delicate and the thought of coffee does not make me feel good - think I'll have an egg custard... oops

The last day of term! Much as I love my work I have found this term a long one and really need a break to recharge my batteries.

Glad that you are feeling better again Lottie.

Going home tomorrow after being here for 2 weeks (of my holiday!) having to write a 6000 word essay.

It's my Wedding Anniversary - 44 years with the same Mrs Gerald

Nothing so far.

Many Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Gerald! xx

Apparently, the gift for 44 years is.....groceries!

Enjoy..

Congratulations to both you and Mrs Gerald

Aww I bet she deserves a gold medal for that...
(just kidding!)

What has made me happy is replacing my excellent pacman pie chart photo with one of me looking kinda cute (not for flirting purposes obviously, because I never flirt )

Nearly the end of the day, nearly the end of term, nearly orchestra camp...
Just double maths to get through now

Same here!
It's even better now that I've broken up for Easter AND that this year the exam board abolished maths coursework so for the first time EVER I don't have to wade through thirty pieces of work all of which have to come to the exact same conclusions! (It has always seemed very pointless that every student has to spend three weeks of class and homework time in order to come to the conclusion that "T=6x + 4g +4" through their own independent investigation... ) so yay! Easter with NO COURSEWORK TO MARK!!

Many congratulations to you and your wife, gedall40. Hope you have many more happy years together.

You soppy old romantic you!


Congratulations to you both, hope you enjoy your celebrations


I can almost feel the relief!!! Enjoy your Easter!

Actually it was yesterday but it is still making me happy today: my teacher saying 'gosh you've worked hard on that!' because something sounded much better (I was extra-chuffed because I'd actually had a rubbish week, practice-wise; must have used the limited time well!)

It's the first day of the holidays! No more school for two weeks!

Anticipating a trip to the theatre this afternoon - always a joy.

A parcel from the postman containing all the music I have been waiting for. Best part was that I hadn't been emailed to say it had been despatched, so I wasn't expecting it!

I came second in a decorated egg competition!!!!

AND

My daughter came first in her category!!!!

Unfortunately my son didn't win but he won a small duck on a game stall so that kept him happy too

AND.....


I've always wanted to have a reason to use this smiley !!!!!!!

Thank you BM - much appreciated.

Well done on the egg success Dawn!

Thomas Weelkes, Henry Purcell and R Vaughan-Williams

I now have a nice clean and tidy conservatory!!!!


It's only taken myself and my husband (and a large amount of hinderance and interruption from the kids) most of the day to sort it


We had work done in the house starting in the Autumn and running up to Christmas so it got full of all sorts of things in boxes. It then accumulated a large amount of other stuff and we ignored it for the winter months as it's not used much then anyway.

Well today was sort-out day and what a mammoth task it was!!!!!! I now feel and but also , and as it's finally done.

Not making too much of a mess of playing the organ in a service. I managed not to fall off the stool or play too many verses of any of the hymns.
Also we had banana fritters for supper.

Did you manage not to play too few verses as well?

One of our organists recently cut 'The head that once was crowned with thorns' short by a verse and the expressions on the faces in the congregation were priceless. The mistake was very obvious because I'd just picked my flute up and breathed in ready to start the last verse (I add flute to hymns as and when it suits the mood and words, as well as playing for the music group songs) and the vocalists were very obviously just about to come in - and then the organ just stopped! There was a brief stunned silence and then the leader did the blessing as if it was intended all along.

When that happens in our church the congregation just sing anyway - the organist can catch up if she likes, otherwise there's an unaccompanied last verse! Nothing stops Methodists from singing!

And long may it continue!

Apart from Methodist churches closing in droves....

Mine is still open...

Good! But I understand that the Methodist church is really going through troublous times at present.

Congregation numbers have fallen in general. But ours is still fairly well supported. (At the moment anyway).