LOL!

Are you coming to the gig, Baz??? Seeing as you know 'George Harrison' too...

Depends when it is, C. There's an email in your inbox...

(sorry for the private conversation, forum! )

My happy for today is buying a new clari case. my old one is getting completely destroyed. My new case cost me ?35

Early morning music practising! I have a late meeting this evening, so I went in to work a bit later (at the local site) in order to make up for that.
We live in a semi, and I practise in a room on the opposite side of the house to the party wall. The people next door are a man and his son and daughter. Man and daughter are currently away (back in Hong Kong, where wife/mother of the family lives!) Son is on his own, and I think in the gap between school and university (the daughter is slightly older but still of university age; as far as we can gather - having not directly asked - they moved over here for the secondary/tertiary education of the children). Anyway, there I was getting ready for work, and I spied the son from next door leaving the house to go to work. So, I knew the adjoining house was empty. Result - despite it being prior to 8am, I felt OK to tootle, meaning I don't lose out on today's practice because of the stupid late meeting
I don't think 8am and the French violin clef work together though... (why is it so hard? It's just the same as bass clef and so should be straightforward; it just isn't!)

And yesterday, just as I was driving home, my car radio stopped working - all FM stations just died. I have discovered online that this is fairly simple - the aerial cable has basically wobbled out (fits entirely - I'd just gone over a speed bump when it all died!) Easy to fix, if I did but have the devices for getting the radio out of the dashboard...well, I just phoned my mechanic and he's going to take a look tomorrow lunchtime for me (he's probably nearer to me than a shop that can sell me the devices!)

Finding that I have three new Year 7 pupils this year rather than just the one I expected.

Just had my viola (Hannah) back to the luthier for her 'check-up' after her repairs and she is sounding brilliant!!

New 'A' string fitted too so some playing in to do.

getting to leave work at 5.30 after too many late nights.

4 nice messages from parents of new pupils this week (9 down, 10 to go!)

I like my new job!

Just been to see Midori.

Had a pupil play excellently today, there has been so much progress and I'll be entering him for his grade 1 this winter

Yesterday I played my first 'thing' from memory!!! Every since I was a child memory has been a major issue for me so I struggled through with scales but could never memorise pieces.

Now as an adult-learner on a new instrument I'm about the same - struggling with scales but everything else is hopeless.


HOWEVER... I had my viola at the luthier for a check-up and played the first half of the Ashokan Farewell from memory!!!


There's hope for me yet

Just got the lid of my piano (or the 'volume control' as Mrs Mole refers to it) delivered back from the re-furbishers.

It needed refurbishing as it had not been properly furbished when I bought the piano!

EEEK. Just in time, too!

Holding my grandson who was born about 6 this evening.
Third grandchild, the first boy.

Congratulations to all in the sbhoa family!

After my first rehearsal with Morley Swing Band, I know I'm going to enjoy it!

Lovely news. You are lucky to have three grandchildren; they are such a blessing.

Yeay! We have a candidate for Best Profile Picture 2012!
Congratulations sbhoa.

Congratulations, sbhoa

Congratulations sbhoa! Hope we'll get to see a picture at some point!

Im looking forward to my daughters Lay Reader licensing service tomorrow at her parish church. And she is preaching at Eucharist on Sunday morning.

OH is back from his Epic Bike Ride. And all in one piece!

I bet that's cheered you up! Have a great weekend together.

Congratulations, sbhoa and family

Congratulations

My happy is from yesterday, playing first clari at band for the foreseeable

Sitting here in a darkened room listening to the most beautiful piano playing ever.....

Deep sigh.....

Mellow-Bag x

Thanks for letting me play on your piano Bagpuss!

Good news from someone we know and love.

I've just had some lovely news in what has been a rather awful week


But it was also a bit of a kick up the backside!!!

Strictly Ballroom on BBC2 today. I don't know why, but I just love this film

*edit* - well, one of the reasons might be Paul Mercurio. And another might be his dancing

A wonderful film. "Show me this Paso Doble".

An enormous clump of deep purple asters in my garden with a little long haired ack and white cat sitting underneath them to shelter from the sun.

The sun's out and it's a beautiful Autumn day


I'm just KICKING my lazy proverbial for not getting out there with the camera while the dew and the morning mist was still on the ground DOH!!!!

Still, might get some shots of the colours in the woods later...

Taking my car to garage......ok the end of the trip my turn to today's scream as it is MoT day but I took the back roads route which in this mornings glorious sunshine helped remind me why I love living here.

The sun shining and teaching a new student - a rather cool bass player!

Got back safely from our trip to the dental clinic. Actually managed to find the motorway to come home on. Last time we missed it - I mean how can you not find a motoway ???

Feeling a bit less happy, however about the fact that we have to go back again next week and the bill is going to be 1500 euros!

Commiserations regarding the bill!

Remembering I am joining a new orchestra as of tonight. I like new things.

Even more commiserations for having to go back to the Dentist!

(I have that joy to look forward to on 15th November. )

SB

Sax-and-piano stuff with my clarinet teacher who is an ace accompanist

Having my Aunt's friend (who is a clari teacher) over and having a rather sudden clarinet lesson and learned rather a lot as I'm self taught (and apparently doing well! Who DOESN'T get slightly happy when they hear that!)
Then after that, walking the dogs in the autumnal park and clothes shopping for uni with my mum
and this is all despite having been awake since 4:30AM!!

Having a timetable change forced on me which has the knock-on effect of giving me a break in my horrendous non-stop Monday afternoon/evening.

No homework!

My end of module assignment is now 19 words under the limit - it was 1500 over when I started editing it this morning. Just need a final proof read tomorrow then tidy up the layout a little, assemble the zip file and submit. It will even be early (but only because the OU moved the deadline)

Got two whole hours of quality time with the piano. First time in weeks that I've had the concentration to do so.

Just feel good Only practised for an hour but it was very productive


And.... got a fabby couple of days away from home coming up.. and meeting up with a forum member

I can't wait to meet up with a forum member in only 2 SLEEPS!!!!
Will be great to FINALLY meet you Lottie!!

I parked my car twice today, and both times when I got out and walked around it, it was roughly in the centre of the space.

Little things, huh?

I even parallel parked it the other day...

I had a day of reading the weekly classic car mags and generally chilling out after a hectic day yesterday. Not felt too well but have had a total "day out" of the "real" world.

No pupils or music practise, no work on cars, no stress of any kind.

Been out to see a Spitfire which wasn't very good and took a few deliveries and generally been out on a drive in the Stag.

Misti - you are an intelligent person from what I can tell (far more than I) so parking will be no trouble for you with a little experience You learn to DRIVE once you've PASSED the test after all.

One more sleep 'till my holiday!!!

I can't wait Can't wait to meet Muzikalbadger too


(pity my holiday is only 36 hours long )



Oh well - better than nothing

Have fun, you two!