Saturday
6th April
Birthdays!
Firstly – Angus Wakefield is
eleven today. And a most wonderful
eleven year old he is. I think this is a
splendid age to be, full of the joys of childhood and the confidence of having
lots of abilities and competence but not too many adult/teenage
responsibilities. Angus is happy,
cheerful, very VERY funny, and extremely intelligent. We all very much enjoy his company and his
quirky conversation.
Next – Will Harmsen is eighteen
today. He is handsome, charming, much
loved and an extremely talented swimmer.
And I also think he will be very grateful that I am not completely on
top of loading photos onto this blog because I happen to have, in my
collection, a lovely photo of him, taken only last weekend, wearing a large
grey onesie and pink bunny ears…
And again – Nicole Headlam
Darcey is forty one today and no I can’t believe it was only a year ago we went
to her resplendent fortieth birthday party in Launceston…She is still
beautiful, admirable and brave, raising her darling daughters, working
alongside her darling husband, and raising many $$$$s for breast cancer
research.
And last on the list because he
will NOT want to have his birthday acknowledged is Allan, long-term Registrar
at the Industrial Commission. Happy birthday
Allan - your birthday is now celebrated in cyberspace!
No
news today from 2XS – I imagine they are sailing at high speed towards the 100
Magical Miles of the Whitsundays…
I am getting just a bit
more prepared for my own magical miles…
Yesterday afternoon I had
my first ukulele lesson. My lovely new
friend Tanya arrived, in a glorious bright yellow Hillman Minx, highly
decorated, to show me four chords (C, C7, G and F,), with which, she says, I
will be able to play many songs. So
far…I can plod along very slowly through You
Are My Sunshine. Well... I can do it
while she is sitting patiently at my side singing and playing,
You are my C, C
My only C7, C7
You make me F, F…
etc…
She says I just need to
practise ten minutes a day to perfect changeovers from these four chords and
then…build on my success! How lucky am I
to have met Tanya, just last week, and in the nick of time!
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