Friday - found out there is a Long Tall Sally in House of Fraser. ( all the shopping )
Went to visit
flannelcat and
penguin_worship, excellent hosts as always, with lovely lovely
pfy. Had beer. I'm not really a beer drinker so I don't know if it was any good. The garden is nice. Saturday - walked around Brighton a lot. ( Yo, ho, blow the man down )
Forgot to bring Food For Free and so couldn't identify which seaweed to eat. There was sand but it was imported from Holland for the festival thingum. Brighton Beach is mostly rocks. And slipper limpet shells, whelk egg sacs, and cuttlefish bones. And wind. Did I mention the wind? I like the wind.
Came back, saw
pfy to t'underground, had dinner with
karen2205 and friends, went home, tired but happy. Had nightmares about giant mice. There is something in the chimney that vibrates in the wind and I always have a hell of a time convincing myself it isn't a mouse, even though it sounds nothing like a mouse.
Sunday - teaching, but a few students away for the Bank Holiday, so I went to Camden. ( It's surprising I have any money left at all with all this shopping... ) Then more teaching. Last student of the day is really starting to notice things in music and her legato playing has improved so much in a week. Youngest student is very small and managed to pay attention for the entire half hour lesson. I think she has her brother's concentration skills but is actually smarter than he is, she picks things up more quickly than he did at a year older. Supportive parents too. W00t.
Came up to Enfield since
hairyears has been away all weekend and got back last night. The trains were absolutely fucked but I made it. If I'd realised I might have just gone home, but I'm glad I got here.
Pyrogi for supper, lovely sleep, Kedgeree for breakfast, and soon I'll be up and about and doing gardening. Yes. Really. Gardening and practising and tidying are the order of the day. I need a bath but I'll wait until after the gardening since I'm going to get absolutely filthy.
Went to visit
Forgot to bring Food For Free and so couldn't identify which seaweed to eat. There was sand but it was imported from Holland for the festival thingum. Brighton Beach is mostly rocks. And slipper limpet shells, whelk egg sacs, and cuttlefish bones. And wind. Did I mention the wind? I like the wind.
Came back, saw
Sunday - teaching, but a few students away for the Bank Holiday, so I went to Camden. ( It's surprising I have any money left at all with all this shopping... ) Then more teaching. Last student of the day is really starting to notice things in music and her legato playing has improved so much in a week. Youngest student is very small and managed to pay attention for the entire half hour lesson. I think she has her brother's concentration skills but is actually smarter than he is, she picks things up more quickly than he did at a year older. Supportive parents too. W00t.
Came up to Enfield since
Pyrogi for supper, lovely sleep, Kedgeree for breakfast, and soon I'll be up and about and doing gardening. Yes. Really. Gardening and practising and tidying are the order of the day. I need a bath but I'll wait until after the gardening since I'm going to get absolutely filthy.