I’ve had a very interesting and happy few days. We’ve been very busy at home with having a floor done. It’s nearly finished, but it’s left lots of other jobs needing doing like decorating. It’s worrying me because I can’t decide on colours.
Today Gareth McLearnon and James Cairns came to lunch ( I wanted to put their photo here, but I can’t work out how to do it, so I’ll post it later). It was really good to see them both and chat about all things flutey. I was really thrilled that James brought me an amazing present – orchids, pictured above. Aren’t they beautiful? But I’m now really, really worried! What a responsibility looking after such a superb plant!! I’m terrified! How often do I water it? Do I feed it? If so, what on? Where should I let it live? I taught Joleigh and Juliet this evening and made them play a tune to it – so if it dies it’s their fault!
Any advice anyone can offer will be gratefully received.
I’ve just had an email from Karen Lonsdale from Australia thanking us for our help in her research project. See comments box below.
Andy worked hard yesterday on a new ‘Events Mini Site’. Check it out – and book to come to some events!
The day event we were planning for Sun 13 January at Ovingdean, Brighton has been changed to Sat 8 March, for many, many reasons which were all beyond my control.
It looks a very exciting few months and I hope to meet you at at least one of them.
Let me know what you think of the site – and if we’ve missed anything out.
This has nothing whatsoever to do with the flute or music ……… I just feel like sharing it.
I find my self constantly saying ‘we live in a mad world’ – we do. I went shopping to the supermarket today. At the checkout there was a well-dressed woman of about 30 with a few things in her basket. The goods came to £6.22. When asked to pay, she asked the cashier to hold out his hand and emptied the contents of her purse into it. There were a good many low denomination coins. She told the cashier she wanted to pay her bill with the coins and whatever was outstanding she would put on a credit card. The cashier counted the money, it took quite some time and came to £4.10. The £2.10 was put on her credit card. Why did she just not put all of it on there? Who knows.
I seem to hear a piece of good news almost every day about our Flutewise members – Jo Matthews emailed me to day to tell me about her Grade 7 result, excellent and I heard from several of you before Christmas, I recall Ellie Ricards was one with her Grade 8. Let me know if you’ve just passed an exam or got into a music school/college/university, you can email me or leave a message in the comments box.
Emma Chevis sent me a text just before Christmas to tell me she has just been offered a place to read music at Oxford and Mair Roberts will be joining her but to read languages. Incredible news girls, very well done. (Let me know if I haven’t got those details right, Christmas can fog up the brain a bit).
James Cairns did the rounds of music college auditions before Christmas and I know he received a number of excellent offers. We’d love to know more James.
Big congratulations need to go to my lovely postman. His wife has just had their first baby, a little girl – called Elizabeth! Now that’s a good name!!!
