Full Version: What's Made You Happy Today.... ?
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two working days to the bank holiday weekend
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Aug 25 2010, 08:14 PM) 
two working days to the bank holiday weekend
...and the weather forecast looks very promising...
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Aug 25 2010, 08:24 PM)
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Aug 25 2010, 08:14 PM)
two working days to the bank holiday weekend
...and the weather forecast looks very promising...
A great walk with some friends before the rain set in
More what will make me happy tomorrow, but going on a wee outing to Blair Castle Horse Trials!! Not been to a horsey event in years, and not been out anywhere for months due to my DVT so very excited!!!!!
One more working day to the bank holiday
Sorry clavi, pinching your countdown thingy
Sorry clavi, pinching your countdown thingy
Baking with a 2 year old.
QUOTE(Celeste @ Aug 26 2010, 09:48 PM)
Baking with a 2 year old.
With a miniature vacuum cleaner???
Haha! That's my Henry mug - used it to make 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake!
QUOTE(Celeste @ Aug 26 2010, 09:48 PM)
Baking with a 2 year old.
She is just gorgeous!! I love the mug, too
Thank you Fran - I love her soooo much! (Can't wait to 'officially' become her God mother 
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)
QUOTE(Celeste @ Aug 26 2010, 09:51 PM)
Haha! That's my Henry mug - used it to make 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake!
Excellent!
My happy for the day was that my violin teacher lent me a book of studies for practicing second and third position!
the thought of a whole bank holiday weekend spent doing lovely things with lovely people
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Aug 27 2010, 07:18 PM)
the thought of a whole bank holiday weekend spent doing lovely things with lovely people
Was just about to post something similar
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Aug 27 2010, 07:20 PM)
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Aug 27 2010, 07:18 PM)
the thought of a whole bank holiday weekend spent doing lovely things with lovely people
Was just about to post something similar
Having a lovely clean shiny oven. Well worth every single penny it cost to have it professionally cleaned.
just life in general
Sunshiine (at last!), Test Match Special and the Guardian Bank Holiday Prize Crossword!
(Alas, these have kept me away from the piano keyboard - so far .....)
(Alas, these have kept me away from the piano keyboard - so far .....)
My lawn mower works again.
what the day has in store
My greengage jam has set nicely!!
Considering the fruit was harvested from a lonely little tree in the corner of a council car park in the village, it will taste even better. This was my third visit to the tree - nobody else seems to bother, and last year, the fruit just went to waste.
I plucked up courage this year and no-one has complained about me!!
Considering the fruit was harvested from a lonely little tree in the corner of a council car park in the village, it will taste even better. This was my third visit to the tree - nobody else seems to bother, and last year, the fruit just went to waste.
I plucked up courage this year and no-one has complained about me!!
I have become a member of the Ton-Up Club courtesy of my first ever(!) trip on the back of Bertha, Alpha Male Jazz Cat's beloved 1800cc cruiser.....
I suppose when it felt like my head was going to fall off I guessed we were going Quite Fast. If I had known at the time HOW fast...well....I'd never have made it to the litter box. Talk about initiation!!!!!!
Akshully, any excuse to hang on to AMJC most firmly is pleasing and good for my chi.
Biker-Bag xx
I suppose when it felt like my head was going to fall off I guessed we were going Quite Fast. If I had known at the time HOW fast...well....I'd never have made it to the litter box. Talk about initiation!!!!!!
Akshully, any excuse to hang on to AMJC most firmly is pleasing and good for my chi.
Biker-Bag xx
QUOTE(Bagpuss @ Aug 29 2010, 05:35 PM)
I have become a member of the Ton-Up Club courtesy of my first ever(!) trip on the back of Bertha, Alpha Male Jazz Cat's beloved 1800cc cruiser.....
I suppose when it felt like my head was going to fall off I guessed we were going Quite Fast. If I had known at the time HOW fast...well....I'd never have made it to the litter box. Talk about initiation!!!!!!
Akshully, any excuse to hang on to AMJC most firmly is pleasing and good for my chi.
Biker-Bag xx
You DO make me smile, sis!
Something a friend said (really vague, sorry!)
No work today
My last day at work, before I head to Hungary to study full time at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét.
QUOTE(JudithJ @ Aug 30 2010, 07:30 AM)
My last day at work, before I head to Hungary to study full time at the Kodály Institute in Kecskemét.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You did it!!!!!
I am SO pea-green I can't tell you - but SOOOOO delighted that it has worked out OK at last.
'Last day at work' has SUCH a delicious ring to it...
You must be getting very excited now..!
WOOOOOO again!
And, just for good measure...
(Can you tell, I'm pleased???)
Good luck, and enjoy, JudithJ
Thanks Barry.
I'm actually feeling rather anxious about it, but I'm sure that I'll calm down once I'm there.
QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Aug 30 2010, 09:58 AM)
(Can you tell, I'm pleased???)
Nope. I wonder if you could make your feelings a little clearer...I'm actually feeling rather anxious about it, but I'm sure that I'll calm down once I'm there.
QUOTE(JudithJ @ Aug 30 2010, 01:44 PM)
QUOTE(Cyrilla @ Aug 30 2010, 09:58 AM)
(Can you tell, I'm pleased???)
Nope. I wonder if you could make your feelings a little clearer... Feeling anxious is understandable - but you're right, things will be much better once you actually get there and settled in and start the course.
Hopefully there's a bit of excitement mixed in with the apprehension..
And I'll see you there in October!!!
Go Judith!
Special hugs,
Da Bagster x
Special hugs,
Da Bagster x
wow - Cyrilla is not the only one green with envy!
Best of luck Judith - hope you have the most amazing time !
Best of luck Judith - hope you have the most amazing time !
A celebratory barbeque with my family and boyfriend
QUOTE(Fran*Piano @ Aug 30 2010, 10:16 PM)
A celebratory barbeque with my family and boyfriend
Sounds fun Fran!!! It was a lovely day up here, so hope you had good weather for it!!! I LOVE BBQ's!!!
Alovely long walk along the canal here in Newbury, in the company of good friends. Weather was super and it was such fun watching the barges going through the locks. Just my kind of day!
QUOTE(muzikalbadger @ Aug 30 2010, 10:19 PM)
QUOTE(Fran*Piano @ Aug 30 2010, 10:16 PM)
A celebratory barbeque with my family and boyfriend
Sounds fun Fran!!! It was a lovely day up here, so hope you had good weather for it!!! I LOVE BBQ's!!!
The weather was actually bizarrely nice, for once
I'm certainly not complaining! I'm quite fond of a good barbeque too
Seeing the Chetham's contingent back on the forum again Life's back to normal, all's well with the world
(although not with PianoNotes by the sound of it - hope it's nothing serious and that you soon get back to full health, PianoNotes
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Life's back to normal, all's well with the world (although not with PianoNotes by the sound of it - hope it's nothing serious and that you soon get back to full health, PianoNotes
)
QUOTE(skylark @ Aug 31 2010, 01:11 AM)
Seeing the Chetham's contingent back on the forum again
Life's back to normal ...
No it isn't. Nine days at the Chetham's summer school was life-changing.
memories of a great weekend
band practice and music lessons starting up this week
the Cardiff event is now just around the corner and
band practice and music lessons starting up this week
the Cardiff event is now just around the corner
and
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Aug 31 2010, 07:08 AM)
memories of a great weekend
band practice and music lessons starting up this week
the Cardiff event is now just around the corner
and I can say much the same!
Hope iona is impressed tomorrow...
My new iPod is finally working properly (my parents don't want to have to use credit cards on iTunes though, so I have to either get gift cards or copy off existing CDs in the house 
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(my parents don't want to have to use credit cards on iTunes though, so I have to either get gift cards or copy off existing CDs in the house )
I think my left ear is very nearly unblocked! Hurrah!
The kids have gone back to school
Can you hear that.........?
Me neither - peace and quiet for the first time in 6 weeks. Bliss!!
Can you hear that.........?
Me neither - peace and quiet for the first time in 6 weeks. Bliss!!
QUOTE(Brynfan @ Sep 2 2010, 01:13 PM)
The kids have gone back to school
Can you hear that.........?
Me neither - peace and quiet for the first time in 6 weeks. Bliss!!
I have to wait until Monday - I think I can just about hold on
1. All my class lessons are prepared until Christmas.
2. I have finished washing, disinfecting and greasing 45 plastic descant recorders.
3. I have discovered Starland Music Ltd who look as if they are going to be very helpful.
4. I think - only think but it's a start - I have solved my car insurance problem.
5. The first junior school staff meeting of the year was a pleasant and relaxed affair.
6. The garden, after a torpid summer, is showing the first beautiful signs of autumn.
I'm happy today - I even want to go back to school tomorrow!!
2. I have finished washing, disinfecting and greasing 45 plastic descant recorders.
3. I have discovered Starland Music Ltd who look as if they are going to be very helpful.
4. I think - only think but it's a start - I have solved my car insurance problem.
5. The first junior school staff meeting of the year was a pleasant and relaxed affair.
6. The garden, after a torpid summer, is showing the first beautiful signs of autumn.
I'm happy today - I even want to go back to school tomorrow!!
QUOTE(Brynfan @ Sep 2 2010, 01:13 PM)
The kids have gone back to school
Can you hear that.........?
Me neither - peace and quiet for the first time in 6 weeks. Bliss!!
Similarly, from a teacher's point of view, it wasn't until I went back for the Autumn term that I would hear again the particular level and pitch of noise that accompanies Secondary School kids en masse - their chatter!
No wonder the birds get up early to have their say; otherwise they wouldn't get a chirrup in sideways!
Thinking about my Dads 90th birthday on Saturday. He's in great form, playing competitve (crown green) bowls and gardening still .
A beautiful day, and we walked the only section of the disused Scarborough to Whitby railway line that we had not previously covered - Ravenscar to Robin Hood's Bay, 2 hours. In August we did the rest of the way to Whitby (in two stages), and in previous times have done the Scarborough to Ravenscar section. Mission accomplished! 
After a tense wait caused by a very infectious bug I'm glad to say the cat I've adopted moved in today. She is domestic long hair tabby and white and over a year old. She settling in fast...ate all her dinner and rolled around to let me groom her. Im almost regretting booking for my orchestra's away weekend leaving tomorrow. I'm sure I'll have great fun though and Mr B can have a chance to bond with her.
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