I'll almost certainly be there : that will be getting dangerously close to my ATCL, so it's highly unlikely I'll do the RNCM saxophone day this year - will be staying local as much as possible (don't worry lois - your concert in November is the exception to that rule )

Cool .... Remind me to ask you about interpretation of some of that on Monday. I'd be interested in what your teacher's said re the ornaments.

Not today but yesterday MissF took part in her first "pupils concert" at her school.

She played a non-straightforward (sort of syncopated) piece and pulled it off well. She skipped a couple of bars at one point, realised but kept going and teacher eventually compensated in the accompaniment. I doubt anyone else will have noticed. Got a lot of positive comments from other parents and showed my teacher the video today and he was impressed too

========>>>> PROUD MUM <<<<<<========!!

She and one other girl (a flute beginner) from her class were the youngest in the concert.

And so you should be proud, Dawn

Well done to miss F.

Excellent, well done MissF

Will try to remember to remind you Dawn about the Lefevre


I've had a really good band practice tonight

Today I managed to go on a 3 mile walk with my dog. HUGE achievement for me. I just know I'm going to be in pain tomorrow though, because I topped that off with 90 minutes of Just Dance on the wii.

Awww bless! Well done MissF!!

For me, having a 2 hour singing lesson tonight!! Actually got through half my dip program in one lesson....

Beer.

Only five days at work left then a lovely week off

It's Friday!!!

Have sorted a fairly long term computer issue by switching web browser.

Bye bye, IE. Hello Chrome

...Friday, gotta get down on Friday....

cheers

The fundamental philosophical question, which requires much thought and possibly serious debate is: Which seat do I take?

The one with the cushion on it. Always.

mmm I did that just last week, it's sorted all my problems. Welcome to the world of Chrome!!

thanks!

Biggest issue of several was being unable to download a number of trusted email attachments. I can now

My netbook would be fine, and then grind to a halt. IE would crash and then restart. Chrome is great!!

The only thing that annoys me about Chrome is the print preview functions (or lack of them).

Firstly , Ive had a haircut.
Second , I've picked up some new glasses so I can now read the piano music. I hadnt practised properly for about a month.
Still no sign of grandchild ariving though.

Looking at the news these days, I'm not so sure if I'd be in a hurry to come out into the big, wide world, either!

I'm still waiting of news of my niece/nephew arriving....was due over a week ago. I think my brother wanted the birth to be before the census. Now I'm hoping for mother's day - if nothing else it may give me time to finish sewing together the blanket I've knitted.

Yeah, the poor little things will have to wait 10 years to be counted !
Mrs has just tried to ring daughter in law, and cant get a reply! Something may be happening.

I'm about to go out : wonder if anything will have happened by the time I get back?...

Ahhhhh.

Swell Box Junior arrived several days late, and nothing much has changed since. Indeed, if he were Spanish, I doubt that he would have a word as urgent as 'manana' in his vocabulary.

Swell Box Juniorette, on the other hand, arrived bang on time, and during Coronation Street. She doesn't change much either, and likes everything to be done now, if not before.

SB

No nothing's happenening, we're in touch with her now !

I'm back!

It appears nothing's happened...

Getting home from a night out before midnight and getting straight into bed.

I'm such an old lady...

Actually managing 1.5 hours flute practice followed by 1 hr string quartet rehearsal this morning....tired now!!

I was two weeks late and I reckon I just couldn't be bothered to get out of that nice warm place...and I'm still the same...

Bagpuss, on the other hand, was two weeks early (arrived on my mum's 43rd birthday!) and has always been the energetic mover of the two of us!

Ha... all my children were late (so was I). I was induced with 2 of them. My son is still laid back... but child no. 3 who was also induced has never stopped! She wasn't a good sleeper when born and does excessive amounts of gymnastics and does a fair amount of other sport and music and still doesn't sleep. She is now 12- I would say she is the opposite of laid back! Maybe she just didn't want to come out to meet her siblings!

Went to Cambridge for an OU tutorial. Then took myself out to lunch at a rather nice pub/bar/food place. Then wandered round some shops...went to Brian Jordan Music and found a book about ornamentation by Monteclair. Went to Heffers Sound and came out with a Pamela Thorby CD and a The Sixteen CD. Then went to the chocolate shop and bought my mum a box of chocs. Ooooh, good point, she'll be here in under an hour, better go and scribble in the card.

Had a fun day of orchestra rehearsals - bassoon sectionals involved lots of talking and laughing but not much playing!

Cricket: 1.2 billion people have good cause to celebrate... and OH is there to join in with the party (so make that 1.2 billion and 1).

Hard luck, Sri Lanka, your day will come.

Orchestra as usual was good fun, but I also had a choir rehearsal this afternoon (we're project-based, so it was the first for about 6 months), which was one of the best afternoons I've had in a while.

The bassoon section at our orchestra always seems to be in fits of giggles during the pieces!!

Finally completed, to her satisfaction, a 70 minute CD of piano music for my grandaughter's wedding. Civil ceremony, so it had to be non-religeous music. 50% new-age romantic chosen by herself and the rest a variety of pieces I already had under my fingers. She is happy with it, hope the guests like it on the day.

First week off Guildhall which meant that a 6am get-out-of-bed became a 10am get-out-of-bed...

Spending my first day in Auckland, with sun and it being 23 degrees

Sounds lovely. Hope you have a great time down under.

One of my dogs is trained to carry things from one person to another by name. It's quite useful if we're at opposite ends of the house: she always brings me hubby's sandwich box when he gets home from work

This morning she came trotting into the room and presented me with a Mother's Day card from herself and the other dogs!!!! (I don't have kids).


It was only slightly slobbered on ..

Awww!


I'm happy because it's now less than a week to the Glasgow event

Same! The bonus being that it also means I'll finally be reunited with Matthew.

Larks ascending in the fields beyond our house. Spring is really here.

I'm having a lovely mother's day with my family! Been to Lyme Regis and it was mostly beautiful!
Fish and Chips on the beach and a browse in an amazing 2nd hand book shop......

I understand completely Celeste.....

What, you want to be reunited with Matthew?

I don't think Celeste would be too happy about that!

Want to be reunited with you