Christmas Island Visit

Sorry for the delay Mum and Dad in replying but, unfortunately we won't be with you for Christmas Day but would love to come and see you on the Monday 27th of December for a few days.
Gemma and Clive have made arrangements for Xmas Eve and so have agreed to cook Christmas Day lunch at Hertford Street. On Boxing Day morning I'll pop across to Essex and see the in-laws and new baby, and then back to Oxford on Sunday night and bring everyone over on the Monday in time for tea I expect. As yet we haven't spoken to Will but hope that he will be able to join us for all or some part of the holiday.

Just had some news from Fay who is due to go into hospital on the 11th December for an operation on her neck. It sounds dreadful what she's got to have done: a Cervical Post Foraminotomy. She's got pinched nerves in her neck giving her muscle wastage and pain and tingling in her right shoulder and arm so the channels in the vertibrae that the nerves sit in need to be widened using a sort of dentists drill. ouch!

Anyway I said we wish her the best of luck and hope she gets back to her normal self after a speedy recovery and we will be thinking of her on the 11th.

That's the day I dip my toe back into the music scene with a performance in Reading of John Rutter's "Gloria" (not Stuart). I'm very excited as I'm having the music sent to me so I can brush up on my scales!
I'm feeling all inspired as I've been watching "Musicallity" on the tv as 5 amateurs get the chance to play in 'Chicago' on the West End stage. Well it's not quite the same but in my little world it is!
love from Steve