Going to the new parents' meeting at the school my daughter is going to in September.
I don't want to go because -
a) It's pouring with rain
b) It's not the school I wanted for her
c) I am far too young to have a child going to secondary school (in my head - not according to my birth certificate)

Band rehearsal

I am going down to the river bank where an English couple have a delightful tea place and I am going to indulge in an English cream tea - home made scones, jam, cream and all. Then I am going to indulge in self pitying homesickness and after I have got over it I shall tell myself I am extremely lucky to have the best of both worlds. This is all because we have a much loved English friend staying with us for a few days. Only the English would travel the length and breadth of France looking for an English cream tea.

I shall, of course, regret the calories, but not the occasion!!

Aww, enjoy, Aquarelle!!

Me - sleep - up at 5.45am for the last of my long and extremely stressful days tomorrow...I cannot WAIT for it to be over..

Was going to watch Cyrilla in her cave today...a hacking cough has put paid to that

I shall go in September instead...

Is this the programme I used to watch years ago with Zoe Wanamaker and the dopey dentist husband?

The very same...

Drive to Birmingham for a rehearsal and concert this evening.

Off to Southwell Minster to sing evensong as an invited choir.

Off to the optician to sort out a pair of specs for reading organ music. I've given up trying to tilt my chin to get my varifocals at the right angle. Took 'em off and it was clearer! (Just not quite clear enough. )

I figure it should be cheaper to have a separate pair for this - I won't be paying extra for non-scratch coating, polished edges etc that I would be beguiled into having for my 24/7 pair.

Good old Vision Express; I hope to be bringing the specs home with me later. OH is happy to wait a fortnight for his-that would drive me crazy.

I am going to make yet another desperate attempt to discipline myself to tidy my study and at least make a list of everything I actually have to do before September. Then I am going to try to find the strength of mind (and body) to make an effort to start on doing some of it.

Watch some Tour de France coverage

In view of the filthy weather here today, I'm going to spend the entire afternoon watching today's stage live. Should be a cracker.

Off for a picnic at the pool and to sunbathe with my lyrics!!

It's on ITV4 now

I'm jealous!

Don't know what it's like chez vous, but sunbathing certainly isn't going to happen here today!

Attempt to do some sewing. This may turn out very badly!

LOL sorry guys, it's the joys of living in Spain/Gibraltar! I'm sure they all think I'm crazy, though, I ended up doing air-violin practice to learn my fingerings instead of lyrics. Singing teacher is going to wonder what's happened this week when I haven't done enough practice!!

Just in from work, and going to order a wee chinese for dinner to cheer myself up!! Really could do with something good happening, or some good news sometime soon!!!

Aw. Hope either the good happening, or the good news comes your way soon

I hope so too!! I'm sure things will improve soon... Its been a tough few months after a pretty awful year really, but I am very lucky in so many ways... I hope you are doing well too Barry!!

Things are pretty good here, thanks I can imagine next term being very busy and potentially stressful though...

I can imagine!! Hope things are going well with the dip. prep!! You looking forward to all your proms coming up soon??

I am, thanks : the Minchin one should be particularly good!

The household accounts. Then no doubt I will have a depression - like the weather.

I can relate... we're going to the bank this afternoon. *shudder*

Better than the last time I logged off. We are going to see the last Harry Potter film. I think I had better take a box of paper hankies - no more Harry, no more Hermione and no more Ron. To say nothing of Neville for whom I always had a soft spot and Luna too. Oh well, all good things come to an end I suppose.

Oil my oboe.

Putting off the evil moment by hanging around here.

Probably ...or maybe some knitting instead

Ahh, my childhood will be ending on Wednesday evening when I go and see it

A colleague of mine just said that going to the last HP movie "en famille" was a really emotional, symbolic family event ... eldest son is just off to uni so for them this really was an end-of-childhood rite of passage, with the family - who grew up together on HP books - parting company for the first time. Apparently they were also in need of hankies!

I wonder if this is a widespread phenomenon?

Watch Top of the Pops 1976

pretend I'm not hungry..

Sadly, I'm off to the front garden to bury one of our chickens (Lucille) who expired in the night.

Sorry 'bout the deceased chicken - they are such Top Birds.

I'm off to teach - the LAST pupil before September.

So roll on economy baked beans heated up over a candle for the next 3 weeks

Bean-Bag (haw haw haw) x

Sorry to hear about Lucille, Stetenorve

I'm off to the garden too, to try and defeat the bindweed.

We're off to choir practice.

We don't meet in August.

Enjoy!! But take it easy...

I'm going out with the family for a meal to celebrate my musical new life and finally celebrate Kate's theory result...a friend playing Jazz flute with a couple of others to entertain us whilst we eat too. Really looking forward to it.

pack a bag for tomorrow, going to the Proms, very excited

Write the bills for my pupils for the first time. I'm a bit nervous as I've never had to do this myself before.
Can't make up my mind whether I should email them of give the kids hard copies to take home this week and warn the parents by mail that I have done so.

Eat grilled chicken

hopefully sleep

Hopefully avoid falling satellite fragments.

Watch the X Factor

I will be doing the same. Then possibly the Million Pound Drop.

Gotta love cheesy TV programmes

watch Dads Army then look through some music

No X Factor for you then, Louise?

well I have nothing more productive planned. I like nice quiet weekends, makes a nice change to last weekend for me.

Ermmm, no Hope you enjoy it though