Off to work...

Back to work now, and it's a bit more exciting as I now have a post with additional responsibility - more money (hopefully) but also more hours. I have yet to see the contract, but it looks like after years of obscurity in Africa I may have gained some recognition at last. Still, I wouldn't have it any differently. We played marimbas in the park last week at a church social. Next summer we may go on tour - the Von Merrow-Smith Family Players .... or is it the Van Merrow-Smiths? After all we will need to get a Ford Transit by then.

Here is my school web site, though it's out of date and rather boring. You don't have to go there, I was just playing with the buttons that I couldn't get when I was using Safari. Steve's recent blog got me interested in searching around for how I could do the links. I say's to myself, I could do that...gissajob.

Regarding Glyndebourne, Ruth, we think that Mozart on the 12th is a good first choice (though we won't get to Ronnie Scotts too) and 2nd choice would be Puccini on 14th. We won't need two seats as I have lost so much weight cycling that we can now fit on the same chair ... still, perhaps as we will have farmed the children out two seats would be more comfortable after all. Does that sound possible? We are really excited about making it there, as the last time we both went to the theatre together was to a 60s Review in Jo'burg about 6 years ago, when we saw actors singing famous songs (Beatles and such) or reciting Roger McGough poems ... not that we're old enough to remember the real thing! I do recall hearing "O bla di, O bla da" on one of our holidays ... was it the New Forest, or the "this way for the speedboat, lovely on the water!" holiday? "Where's your mama gone" also brings back vague and distant memories. Jan says she remembers "Penny Lane" on the hospital radio when she had her tonsils out, but she was probably delirious at the time.

Sorry to hear about the arm Will. I broke a finger nail playing cricket today. Something must be going round. Maybe you'll find time to do some blogging? Get well soon, chap.

Time for bed said Zebedee ... I've got a 20km cycle ride in the morning and the alarm is set for 6.00 am.

Goodnight John-Boy, goodnight Jim-Bob, goodnight Mary Ellen etc...