ooooh sun's out - off to walk the dogs

The ones I have left



Och no, that's morose. Although I still miss my old dogs like mad and keep bubbling like a toddler I have accepted that old-age is nobody's fault and they had fantastic lives. We live in the country and the dogs played in the fields and woods all the time. In the summer they lay in the sun and they ate the best food a dog could wish for and had endless games, treats and toys. Being with us from their first breath (we bred them) to their last I reckon they had pretty amazing doggy lives really and that's a good thing

Actually, I'd like to come back as one of my own dogs....

It is. Still thinking of you, lottie

Thank you Barry. I'm such a soppy old fool But feeling a bit better now.

Bagatelles. Finally decided on 4&5 for a charity concert on 1st April.

Teach the last few pre-exam lessons.

Remind me another time that having approx 33% of students doing an exam at one time is probably not ideal!

Get changed, eat, then go to band

Read a book. Well five books actually. Though only one at a time.

Don't know which one to read first

Take my contacts out, then get started on my new Terry Pratchett book

Do a bit of piano practice before I have to go out for orchestra rehearsal.
Long evening today.

Piano lesson

Orchestra

I'm working tomorrow

More Cello (gawd bless the practice mute), then Orchestra tomorrow.

Work, then to the music shop in town to see about buying new strings for the violin.

Success with the strings, Louise?

I'm going to watch a repeat of Top Gear on BBC2

Yep changed them and retuned it myself too, and didn't break any!

Am going to watch Top Gear too

Well done Louise!

teacher would have done it but I've got to learn sometime so just did it, want another lesson now

Often that's the best way, Louise!

go home, do some violin practice then go to band

Have a run in the sun!

Got to go and play accompanist to my grade 2 clarinet student.

Am in the interesting position (again) of suffering from pretty heavy duty exam stress, even when it's not my exam, and needing to be the person keeping everyone else calm.

Hope it went well, sbhoa

It went well thanks. Just back home as I was taken out to lunch after.
I'm sure I saw the examiner reaching for his hanky while listening to Danny Boy.......

Good to hear it went well sbhoa

He says the aural was easy with the examiner making the first beat of the bar very obvious in the first test.
He thinks he didn't do too well on sight reading but we know about his weakness in that area.

Aw bless I know how he feels

I'm going to have a quick tidy of lounge before piano practise. really needs more than a quick tidy but it can't eat into practise time

Dinner!

Sounds promising, sbhoa

research environmental and conservation policy, and local biodiversity plans

Going to do what will most likely be my entire music practice for the whole weekend.....

Good job I usually work steadily and have teachers who are ok on those occasions when life (or some other musical activity) gets in the way.

go to my clari lesson

Fill in the census form. *Yawn*.


Or should that be 'fill out the census form'? I'll ask the Pendants!

could just put 'complete the census form'

That's far too logical for me, Louise!

Some maths homework-binomial expansion!

violin practice

lose an hour !

I've got to work.... now... at 8am on a Sunday. That's what I'm going to do.

I have a trio of paintings that should have been finished over a week ago but since Mum broke her hip I'm way behind. I have to go and help Dad fill in his census at 11am then other family duties so I probably won't get back to 3pm.

My paint is solidifying on the palette and I can't make more because it's a specific shade so today is it's last malleable day... Then I MUST start the new canvas tonight or my work won't be ready for the July show.


so WHY am I sitting here on the forum??????


*rushes off*


(oh and my biggest ARGGG is that I haven't been able to play my beloved Hannah for over a week )

Try to get to grips with writing an article for 'Music Teacher'... ...although I might go for an ice-cream in the park first...

Go on Cyrilla - icecream, chocolate, glass of wine, nice slice of gateau - anything that will inspire you.

I'm going to fill in those wretched entrance for exams forms. I know the AB ones are nice and easy but I just hate doing it because I am terrified of getting something wrong.

I couldn't sleep last night, and seeing the clock go from 00.59 to 2.00 was very freaky indeed...

Thirteen o' clock!

This morning I will mostly be painting with black


... but first it's coffee time...

back to work , but counting the hours down to band

Last minute cancellation by pupil

Update my website with the paintings I finished yesterday

Mow the lawn. Unless I can procrastinate long enough to leave it until the weekend...