Hello there!
Hope all is well with you!
Thank you for your recent comments. I can't wait till the holiday when I can have a good catch up!
CBC is ok but he's still very scratched and bruised with big nasty scabs and gashes all over him- a particularly nasty one on his shoulder which has gone a bit yellowy- he's now got antibiotics.
One thing I forgot to mention the other day was I had the most lovely opportunity and message (want to document it here so I remember). on Sunday. The lovely 1st flautist from the East-London based orchestra I recently played for, asked me if I was free to come to Minehead for a week next week (expenses, accommodation, food etc) to play flute with the Minehead Festival Orchestra with rehearsals and concerts (but free time too!) with him and another amazing flautist as the regular other player is having surgery and can't do it. I was SO amazed, honoured and touched to be asked. I knew I couldn't do it as I was going to our Music camp on the penultimate day of this week but I couldn't bear to answer no straight away as it's the only time I'll get asked. Still, I will remember the chance.If only I wasn't going to camp, then I would have been free to do it!
So, here's the dungarees I bought the other day to see what you lot think.
They are lilac and made of 55% linen and 45% viscose. Most dungarees I've ever tried made me look plump and saggy but these fitted quite well! CBC was not convinced at all (he's not seen them on me in real life, only these pics) and that made me doubt them a bit. What do you think? They are totally different from anything else I have and I really liked the ruffles but will I wear them if I am not 100% convinced they are 'me'?
How did you get on with the heat this week? I found it utterly awful as I am sure you did. It was so hard to function and sleep. I am SO grateful for my house and pity anyone in badly insulated flats etc. I feel awful for all those experiencing wild fires. If these aren't enough to convince the government to work renewables and to work on emissions etc, God help us all.
I've been collecting the shower water in the buckets in the showers- CBC has been dutifully showering with the bucket, provided I put it in there for him (he empties it himself now) for the garden.
School was dreadful in the heat but thank the Lord our local authority said that children could stay home and have an authorized absence so only 10-16 kids were in most classrooms which reduced the body heat. I took in my water spray bottle (usually for my germinating seeds) and spent a lot of the time spraying children (and teachers and parents). They absolutely loved it!
Getting home was a little bit problematic. On the Monday, they cancelled every other train at my interchange station so I ended having to sit on the hot platform for 40minutes, having just missed one.
On the Tuesday, I arrived at the end of my first train discovering my 2nd train was cancelled and there was a 20minute wait for the next one and thought to myself, "Ah, why don't I just stay on this nice airconditioned train for a few minutes before I go to the platform. I even checked the monitor which seemed to suggest I had 10minutes grace.
Alas not.
Literally minute later, the train I was on suddenly started moving and went back towards the previous station.
"NOooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" I shrieked and started stampeding towards the front of the train (I was at the very back...the next stop entrance was at the other end). I wondered if I could get train BACK to the terminus in time for my next train.
Alas not.
The next few trains were ALL cancelled and delayed and there wouldn't be any trains back for at least 40minutes!
I legged it as fast as I could along the platform, ran up the stairs and went to the cab office which was thankfully by the station. Perhaps I could get a taxi back in time?
Alas not.
There was a 30minute delay on taxis. Not enough drivers and many requests.
BUT, hearing my story, they took pity and realised a driver was doing a drop off near by and they could squeeze me in on the way to the next pick up.
I got in the taxi and the driver did his best to get me back to my original station.
I arrived with only 30seconds to spare but a 2minute journey into the station.
Would I make it?
God was looking out for me as the train was now 5 minutes delayed and I madeit!
£7.50 poorer, a lot sweatier and definitely more stressed!
But I made it!
Wednesday resulted in 3 nice Year 5 lessons (except for having to deal with stubborn, annoying boy.) and a lovelyYear 6 final lesson. I went out to dinner with my 2 colleagues.
Today, my final lessons were with Year 4 who did some lovely variations on Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and Year 6 leavers assembly plus lots of tidying up. After school I headed up to London for a Gamelan rehearsal. I am heading to the Indonesian Ambassador's residence on Sunday (in very posh East Finchley) to perform for the Anglo-Indonesian society picnic. That was fun. I also managed to foist a box of chocolates onto the others at my rehearsal.
Tomorrow is the last day. Time to say goodbye to my Year 6's who were so awful 4 years ago and have come a very long way. Lockdown saved us all.
Hope all is well with you.
Your opinion on the dungarees please!
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