just another morning here

At least it’s been quite a nice one, busy as usual but with added Steve For once he wasn’t working, so was around to pick up the pieces at home, so that helped!
Saturday was orchestra as usual; while I stayed on duty for Chamber, Steve brought the younger two home for lunch and to get ready as they were due at the Cathedral for a rehearsal at 2pm. They picked Anna and I (plus a hitchhiker from orchestra ) up and we all headed into town.
We shopped while they rehearsed, which was nice, haven’t done that for ages! I had book tokens and a bit of birthday money to spend, and Steve was in a generous mood too so we all benefited from that, I think!

We ended up back at the Cathedral for a concert involving five school choirs as well as the county junior choir, plus the Cathedral choristers as well. It was lovely, each choir did a piece on their own, as well as some they’d rehearsed together. We sat on one side which was nice because we could see, although in retrospect I wish we’d sat where the sound was better, but never mind.

The kids really enjoyed themselves. I was moved to tears by one school; during their performance they stopped singing and signed for a whole verse, which for some reason got to me!
My sisters and brother in law came to watch too (madness!) and we all went out for dinner afterwards, at a lovely little veggie restaurant, then back to our house for a film too. Fab end to the day

Sunday has been busy too, catching up on homework, housework, etc. Some of us went to church, Steve only just remembered that he had to work in the morning!
After lunch I went to the annual memorial service for miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death (harrowing as ever, not sure why I do it but they keep asking me to participate and I feel obliged. It’s a nice service, if such a service can be nice. Plus I meet and catch up with people who’ve been to the support group in the past, which is good. Plus in some perverse way it’s quite nice to remember, even if it is painful. One hour a year won’t kill me).
Then later on Anna and I popped out to have a quick rehearsal with an accompanist that we’d not met before. Very amused to find red phone box and pillar box in his front garden!

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