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Finally found a night at home to watch Rolando Villazon singing in the L'Elisir d'Amore which Dad had lent us on disc. I have to say that the whole thing was absolutely enthralling and I loved every minute of it. What a great opera: a really simple, perhaps even simpleton plot but great fun and beautifully over the top in its delivery. I reckon it is comic enough for COS to have done back in our time, hey Dad? Anyway, thanks for the lend and hopefully I will get it back to you soon - maybe even today. Tomorrow might have been good but for the Grand Prix which will make driving around Silverstone a bit difficult. That is the area....not the track. The track should be pretty easy to get round...but not in a Fiat Multipla on race day perhaps...

Lord Williams Festival Chorus are doing African Sanctus tonight at the Thame Leisure Centre so we hope to get to this. 7.30pm kick off and I understand it will have lots of sound effects, although we have not been invited to take the Marimbas...

Spoke to Jess via a Skype video link this morning. She is really enjoying her time in the Phillipines but is now looking longingly towards coming home and being with the family for the summer before going off to Lancaster in October.

Beth is in Ilfracombe staying with the Pinks and has wangled a job serving breakfast at one of the bigger hotels. She starts tomorrow, I think, but we had to send proof of identity and her P45 down to her today so she won't get them until at least Monday, so I hope there will not be a problem.

All is well with everyone else as we slowly wind down towards the end of term. Bees are fine but need some attention next time the sun comes out. Busy, busy, busy!!