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louise1712
Jan 27 2011, 10:31 PM
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 27 2011, 10:26 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 27 2011, 10:25 PM) *

that's a good question katyjay, maybe eventually will never come.... laugh.gif


I'll never be able to walk down the fruit aisle of the supermarket again with you tongue.gif laugh.gif


I'm sure you will biggrin.gif
barry-clari
Jan 27 2011, 10:32 PM
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 27 2011, 10:31 PM) *

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 27 2011, 10:26 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Jan 27 2011, 10:25 PM) *

that's a good question katyjay, maybe eventually will never come.... laugh.gif


I'll never be able to walk down the fruit aisle of the supermarket again with you tongue.gif laugh.gif


I'm sure you will biggrin.gif


We'll ask if they sell grapes first laugh.gif
corenfa
Jan 27 2011, 10:33 PM
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Jan 27 2011, 09:57 PM) *

PT (Physical training) at cadets - I managed to beat a number of the boys at sit ups and press ups*! biggrin.gif

*all right, I did the girl version on knees, but still...


Due to a freak of nature I can do 20 press ups (the non girl version) -- my arms are horribly thin and weedy, but I have hardly any upper body to support with them so that sort of makes up for it.
muzikalbadger
Jan 27 2011, 10:49 PM
QUOTE(Juniper @ Jan 27 2011, 10:28 PM) *

QUOTE(muzikalbadger @ Jan 27 2011, 09:49 PM) *

An OUTSTANDING concert by my pupils... I LOVE teaching!!


Great to hear biggrin.gif Well done to you and team muzikalbadger hurrah.gif


Thanks Juniper!!!
Clari Nicki1
Jan 28 2011, 08:58 AM
QUOTE(corenfa @ Jan 27 2011, 10:33 PM) *
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Jan 27 2011, 09:57 PM) *

PT (Physical training) at cadets - I managed to beat a number of the boys at sit ups and press ups*! biggrin.gif

*all right, I did the girl version on knees, but still...


Due to a freak of nature I can do 20 press ups (the non girl version) -- my arms are horribly thin and weedy, but I have hardly any upper body to support with them so that sort of makes up for it.



HAHAHA.... my 12 year old daughter can do many. many boys press ups but she is a gymnast and trains a lot! We were discussing this on the way to school today , how unusual it is for girls to have good upper body strength- but she has to lift another gymnast above her head and carry her (she does the 'Spellbound" type of gymnastics and is a 'base'- ie she lifts others!). I suppose lifting a violin must give you some arm muscles too.....
cgw1
Jan 28 2011, 04:12 PM
Did a search of the bottom of my handbag in search of spare change (pay day not until next week) and found a total of ?13.00 that had fallen through a hole in the material. Takeaway night I think.
Geranium
Jan 28 2011, 04:39 PM
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It's the end of the week, and OFSTED has left the building!!!

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mornincoffee.gif
corenfa
Jan 28 2011, 05:40 PM
QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Jan 28 2011, 08:58 AM) *

QUOTE(corenfa @ Jan 27 2011, 10:33 PM) *
QUOTE(madbassoonist @ Jan 27 2011, 09:57 PM) *

PT (Physical training) at cadets - I managed to beat a number of the boys at sit ups and press ups*! biggrin.gif

*all right, I did the girl version on knees, but still...


Due to a freak of nature I can do 20 press ups (the non girl version) -- my arms are horribly thin and weedy, but I have hardly any upper body to support with them so that sort of makes up for it.



HAHAHA.... my 12 year old daughter can do many. many boys press ups but she is a gymnast and trains a lot! We were discussing this on the way to school today , how unusual it is for girls to have good upper body strength- but she has to lift another gymnast above her head and carry her (she does the 'Spellbound" type of gymnastics and is a 'base'- ie she lifts others!). I suppose lifting a violin must give you some arm muscles too.....


Spending several hours with arms raised playing an instrument does make a difference - I used to have a lot more arm strength when I was a horn player, and a horn isn't that heavy. Stopping playing the horn has contributed greatly to my arm-weediness..
StradiVarious
Jan 28 2011, 08:36 PM
This evening I had a violin club get together and we played and then ate pancakes and not one of them stuck to the pan. That made me very happy indeed.
willobie
Jan 28 2011, 08:42 PM
QUOTE(Geranium @ Jan 28 2011, 04:39 PM) *

woot.gif

It's the end of the week, and OFSTED has left the building!!!

yay.gif

mornincoffee.gif

hurrah.gif

Glad it's over!

W biggrin.gif
BerkshireMum
Jan 28 2011, 08:44 PM
QUOTE(Geranium @ Jan 28 2011, 05:39 PM) *

woot.gif

It's the end of the week, and OFSTED has left the building!!!

yay.gif

mornincoffee.gif

biggrin.gif Great news! Enjoy your weekend!
nicki_flute
Jan 28 2011, 08:48 PM
The thought of sleep, having done my diploma.

Not looking forward to catching up on everything though.
Stephie
Jan 29 2011, 03:34 PM
Knowing that I have no more exams until summer!
louise1712
Jan 29 2011, 06:32 PM
meeting some lovely people at YLSS this morning and having a go on a cello smile.gif

my clarinet.gif lesson went really well biggrin.gif

and a very productive flute practice biggrin.gif

TSax
Jan 29 2011, 07:15 PM
A saxophone lesson.

It was targeted not only at where I am technically in my playing, but also at my current emotional /psychological/motivational state. It took a degree of planning and preparation from my teacher, but I feel SO much better for it!
Fran*Piano
Jan 29 2011, 10:55 PM
Being at dancing with the best bunch of girls I know smile.gif
oldnotes
Jan 30 2011, 07:00 PM
A really good recital in Driffield Church by Cosima Yu & Anna Peletsis. They played;

Finzi, the 5 bagatelles
Rachmaninov, two moments musicaux Op 16 (piano solo)
Brahms, No 2 clarinet sonata
Stravinsky, three pieces for solo clarinet
Schumann, three Fantasiestucke Op 73
Poulenc, Sonata Op 186

All in all, a good money's worth

smile.gif
BerkshireMum
Jan 30 2011, 11:27 PM
Sounds lovely, oldnotes. smile.gif Wish I'd been there!
barry-clari
Jan 31 2011, 07:44 AM
QUOTE(oldnotes @ Jan 30 2011, 07:00 PM) *

A really good recital in Driffield Church by Cosima Yu & Anna Peletsis. They played;

Finzi, the 5 bagatelles
Rachmaninov, two moments musicaux Op 16 (piano solo)
Brahms, No 2 clarinet sonata
Stravinsky, three pieces for solo clarinet
Schumann, three Fantasiestucke Op 73
Poulenc, Sonata Op 186

All in all, a good money's worth

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Cosima is definitely up and coming smile.gif Glad you had fun, oldnotes!
Maizie
Jan 31 2011, 09:37 AM
An extremely understanding nurse.

Mind you, getting your uncomfortable/painful procedures out of the way first thing on a Monday morning does mean the week can only get better biggrin.gif
Blackbird77
Jan 31 2011, 12:43 PM
A lovely walk to the post office this morning and the postmen making a fuss of my dog. Then stopping off at a new park for a game of ball, realising I'd managed to get us lost only for my dog to find the right path that took us back home. She's now fast asleep in her toy box.
fsharpminor
Jan 31 2011, 01:44 PM
QUOTE(Blackbird77 @ Jan 31 2011, 12:43 PM) *

and the postmen making a fuss of my dog.


Oh I though they ran a mile when they saw one ! biggrin.gif
Tequila
Jan 31 2011, 02:12 PM
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 31 2011, 07:44 AM) *

QUOTE(oldnotes @ Jan 30 2011, 07:00 PM) *

A really good recital in Driffield Church by Cosima Yu & Anna Peletsis. They played;

Finzi, the 5 bagatelles
Rachmaninov, two moments musicaux Op 16 (piano solo)
Brahms, No 2 clarinet sonata
Stravinsky, three pieces for solo clarinet
Schumann, three Fantasiestucke Op 73
Poulenc, Sonata Op 186

All in all, a good money's worth

smile.gif


Cosima is definitely up and coming smile.gif Glad you had fun, oldnotes!



She was very good and very nice too smile.gif
Appassionata
Jan 31 2011, 04:55 PM
Having the heating working again! smile.gif
Crotchetymum
Jan 31 2011, 05:02 PM
Successfully filing my tax return on-line hours before the deadline biggrin.gif
Swell Box
Jan 31 2011, 05:14 PM
QUOTE(Crotchetymum @ Jan 31 2011, 05:02 PM) *

Successfully filing my tax return on-line hours before the deadline biggrin.gif


Me too. biggrin.gif

Every year I say I'm going to do my tax return early, and every year I end up doing it on 31st January!

I really didn't think I would make it this year, but I'm sure one day I will slip up and it will cost me ?100. sad.gif

SB
madbassoonist
Jan 31 2011, 05:45 PM
Physics exam wasn't too bad *touch wood*
No more exams now until May biggrin.gif
piano*singing*lover
Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM
I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif
barry-clari
Jan 31 2011, 07:56 PM
QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *

I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif


Excellent : well done PSL! yay.gif
piano*singing*lover
Jan 31 2011, 07:58 PM
QUOTE(barry-clari @ Jan 31 2011, 09:56 PM) *

QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *

I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif


Excellent : well done PSL! yay.gif

LOL thank you! You probably seen it splattered all over my facebook too haha! tongue.gif
Flossie
Jan 31 2011, 08:51 PM
QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *

I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif

That's excellent news. party1.gif You've worked hard and have kept going when many others would have given up, and I think you really deserve it. smile.gif
Fran*Piano
Jan 31 2011, 08:56 PM
QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *

I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif


That's EXCELLENT, PSL, well done you!! biggrin.gif party1.gif
Clari Nicki1
Jan 31 2011, 09:09 PM
QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *
I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif



well done PSL!!!!


I had a very nice, if cold, time in Lyme Regis with my husband!
muzikalbadger
Jan 31 2011, 10:33 PM
QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *

I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif


Very well done!!! You deserve it sooo much!!! All that hard work paid off!!!
maggiemay
Feb 1 2011, 12:52 PM
Congratulations PSL! Very happy for you.

Found a new yarn shop this morning. smile.gif smile.gif
Juniper
Feb 1 2011, 03:01 PM
Well done PSL party1.gif

For me it's that my career appears to finally be moving in the right direction biggrin.gif
Cyrilla
Feb 1 2011, 03:50 PM
QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *

I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif


woot.gif clap.gif woot.gif
flobiano
Feb 1 2011, 06:04 PM
Well done PSL! party1.gif

I've FINALLY got around to ringing the piano tuner and he is coming around next week.

I've been putting it off for ages as I have been planning on redecorating the lounge for the last year and thought I may as well wait till all the piano moving around was done. But didn't get around to the decorating and the piano sounds truly awful.

Can't wait to have it sounding lovely (or at least slightly better) again! biggrin.gif
barry-clari
Feb 1 2011, 07:24 PM
QUOTE(Juniper @ Feb 1 2011, 03:01 PM) *

For me it's that my career appears to finally be moving in the right direction biggrin.gif


Excellent news biggrin.gif
nicki_flute
Feb 1 2011, 09:18 PM
QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Jan 31 2011, 10:09 PM) *

QUOTE(piano*singing*lover @ Jan 31 2011, 07:48 PM) *
I got an unconditional to go to Aberdeen and study BMus with education! biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
VERY very happy PSL tongue.gif



well done PSL!!!!


I had a very nice, if cold, time in Lyme Regis with my husband!

Lyme Regis is nice smile.gif
Devil_Fiddler
Feb 2 2011, 04:00 PM
Well it was really yesterday, but a (very!) last minute decision to come home for the night after an awful couple of days - saw my parents and best friend and went to see my favourite band, plus some sound advice from one of my heroes, the fiddler in said band. All in all, very good for the soul and I'm in a much better place emotionally and mentally smile.gif smile.gif
nicki_flute
Feb 2 2011, 04:12 PM
QUOTE(Devil_Fiddler @ Feb 2 2011, 05:00 PM) *

Well it was really yesterday, but a (very!) last minute decision to come home for the night after an awful couple of days - saw my parents and best friend and went to see my favourite band, plus some sound advice from one of my heroes, the fiddler in said band. All in all, very good for the soul and I'm in a much better place emotionally and mentally smile.gif smile.gif

Hope you're ok smile.gif Let me know if I can help.
Fran*Piano
Feb 2 2011, 05:00 PM
A VERY productive piano practice smile.gif
louise1712
Feb 3 2011, 06:52 AM
It's band practice tonight biggrin.gif
louise1712
Feb 3 2011, 09:33 PM
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Feb 3 2011, 06:52 AM) *

It's band practice tonight biggrin.gif



Band practice went really well and the conductor was very happy with 2nd clari's yay.gif
Sunrise
Feb 4 2011, 05:47 AM
QUOTE(louise1712 @ Feb 3 2011, 10:33 PM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Feb 3 2011, 06:52 AM) *

It's band practice tonight biggrin.gif



Band practice went really well and the conductor was very happy with 2nd clari's yay.gif


I had a good one too....all new music, including Riverdance, Orpheus, Cabaret, Gershwin and Festival Overture. Difficult...but fun!
louise1712
Feb 4 2011, 08:23 AM
QUOTE(Dawnmc71 @ Feb 4 2011, 05:47 AM) *

QUOTE(louise1712 @ Feb 3 2011, 10:33 PM) *


Band practice went really well and the conductor was very happy with 2nd clari's yay.gif


I had a good one too....all new music, including Riverdance, Orpheus, Cabaret, Gershwin and Festival Overture. Difficult...but fun!


Excellent, well done Dawn smile.gif

I'm happy today as it's my last day at work before a whole week off yay.gif
nicki_flute
Feb 4 2011, 01:55 PM
Finishing something sooner than I expected - what to do with my afternoon? Might even flootle! unsure.gif
Maizie
Feb 4 2011, 01:58 PM
At 13.54, my program ran without a fatal error.

Now I can start work smile.gif
Swell Box
Feb 4 2011, 02:10 PM
Just enjoyed a very nice lunch on the IOM ferry, with very plenteous portions. biggrin.gif

For some reason there was only one other passenger taking lunch, and he left very suddenly. ill.gif

SB
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