AAAAAAARGH! Been kind of busy - apols to anyone thinking since 20th February: "I wonder if he's put up any new posts?"
It's been refurbishing time at St Anthony's - one or two little additions to the fixtures and fittings, including 'Bluebell', my new, 34 string Clarsach Harp, delivered a week ago, via the back seat of Caroline's car, with self and Stella variously seated underneath it.
She's a real beaut, is Bluebell: have been trying to get in a few minutes practise in the morning before heading to Mass and sporadically during the day.
The harp is a very forgiving instrument - even complete beginners can still make a decent noise - rather different to my abortive attempts to learn the violin about 10 years ago... in the end I was thankful to have learnt a scale.
Talking of violin, Regina the nanny at Chez Menuet, (where I teach the three French munchkins), brought her lovely instrument along yesterday and we busked - (sorry!... I busked - she played beautifully and from memory,) the first movement of a Mozart Concerto. What a joy!
Meanwhile HJ-F was jumping from the bookshelf again at the end of his piano lesson - he puts on the automatic song on the keyboard which has a little introduction and as the tune gets going - and you're going to like this - he does a star jump into the air as the piano and orchestra play 'HAllelujah!'
(No comment about the enjoyment of his piano lesson I'm hoping...)
Lulu Britton and Aviary ventured to St Ann's on Sunday - Lu to road test her Faure Requiem Pie Jesu and Aviary to lend support in the choirloft. Lu sang so well, and Kally pulled out all the stops on the Mander - thank you Kally! - 10 in the choir and a lovely sunny day, which meant a drive through Richmond Park and lunch (lite) in the Red Cafe in the area. Then another lovely drive and to Gloucester Road, shopping with Lu.
Ah me!
If anyone's around, I've got a poem or two going on at the Living Room Cafe on Friday 2nd March at Greens Court, Soho, 8pm. Free entry and cafee und kuchen to buy.
There's to be another Literary Lunch very soon: watch this space!
Grazia!
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