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Yes, we're still alive. Sorry to all who check this blog regularly! The days have not been long enough to allow time to make diary entries. I wish there were time, because life is so full of wonderful things. Edie is growing and talking and bright as a button.  | ||
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A quick entry before bed, because a short note is better than no note at all! We're into a period in which Zan is very busy (full-time student, and incredibly busy with rehearsals and concerts too), and I'm practically a full-time child-carer. I'm enjoying it -- challenging though it is, it's also hugely rewarding. I do have some concerts coming up, and I'm doing only tiny bits of preparation for them. That's a little bit scary. We'll see how it goes. No time to stop at the moment. It gets better after this summer. Zan will have finished her course. Then we'll be entering a new phase..... Edie is thriving. We're ok, but tired.   | ||
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Well, better late than never. Since the last month went by, we had a long succession of house guests, followed by a six-day trip to Suffolk, Norfolk, and Leicestershire. The first of the guests were my mother and sister, who came to see how Edie was progressing. Edie loved having them around -- all that attention! They were followed immediately by Zan's mother. Again, Edie was in heaven. And finally, Jane was with us for a short time. We then headed off to a village east of Norwich, where are friends Hannah and Adrian live with their three children. We hadn't seen Hannah or the kids for four years! Adrian stays with us every now and then when he has business in London. It was a delight to spend time with this lovely family again. The main excuse for being in that neck of the woods in the first place was Zan's concert with the Dufay Collective at Snape Maltings on Easter Saturday. After a few very pleasant days with them, we moved on to Leicestershire, to see Zan's mother and to collect our new (used) car. Getting around will be considerably simpler now that we've got a car with more space. Very exciting! I'm practising a little bit every day, getting ready for a short recital this Saturday. Here are some of the best pictures of March and April.            | ||
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| I've never known the days to be so full. I only realize in retrospect how leisurely the pace used to be, before Edie! Today, for instance, Zan went off to the training course at 0745, and I looked after Edie and managed to do quite a few chores at the same time. Then Edie and I went to playgroup (where she plays with other kids from 10-12 every Wednesday morning). It's at a local Baptist church, and it's great for Edie to spend time with other kids. We parents sit on the sidelines and get involved occasionally. Then straight to the training course, for the Wednesday Alexander group that I'm part of once a week (recent graduates from the training course working together under Karen's supervision -- great!). Then home for a quick lunch, an Alexander lesson to teach, a quick trip to the supermarket (with Edie) to do the shopping (while Zan teaches), a lute lesson to teach, half an hour to practice for Friday's concert, another Alexander lesson to teach (while Zan gets Edie to bed), and, at 8 pm, supper to cook and more chores. It's 10 pm and I've been on the go non-stop since 6.30 this morning! And so it goes more or less every day. And yet it's very rewarding in many ways. Edie is a complete delight. She's talking a mile a minute, and full of joy and energy (and occasionally rage). | ||
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Another entry in pictures -- the best of February....               | ||
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This is a picture entry, to catch readers up with the best pictures of the last month or so. These range from Christmastime to now. The less familiar looking people are my brother Noah, his wife Elizabeth, and their son Eli, who is seven and a half weeks younger than Edie. This month they met for the first time, and had a wonderful time together. And wonderful it was to see Noah and Elizabeth again too!
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