Orchid Lady tell your sons that music will always mean they have joy in their lives, I played piano in Naafi's Sergeants messes and even in hospital then convalescent camp, sleeping under the piano stool after a long night and a piano top filled with drink was not abnormal. My accordion provided entertainment at many Christmas and New years Eve parties. All happy memories as they say "if music be the food of life then play on" not sure who said it but true it is.
Frank and O.L. I too love music, but my thing is singing; I'm a member of the local church choir, which is tiny, we are lucky if 6 or 8 people turn up for practice. But I've had this wretched cold since about 3rd of March, so couldn't sing. But today I found my voice again what joy! So hoovering the g/h while seedlings were outside sunbathing I was singing away from Handel to the Eagles.
I stand corrected Shakespeare was never my writer of choice, nor the poetry of John Dunne people rave about, Sir Walter Scott, Alexander Dumas, Wordsworth and other lyricists driven into me by Miss English my English Teacher for five years who saw something in the rebellious boy who asked questions and would not stand down when told "I am the teacher and it is because I say so", what they did not know my Mother bought me the complete set of Arthur Mee's Encyclopaedias which I read avidly. I knew they were wrong and too idle to look it up.
Every word I write now for the Local History library at one time a researcher in History for the BBC, the family history I am writing and on this forum comes down to that wonderful Lady, who I did not bless at the time, she sowed the seed. Life has some strange twists and turns.
i would never ever play music so anyone can hear next door, if i have it on in the kitchen while i'm outside i know neighbours are out at work or away for weekend, there are builders a few doors up doing a roof and playing some horrendous local commercial radio i can hear even inside with door open it's just rude, i do love just the sound of birds too, depends what mood i'm in, though yesterday don henley 'boys of summer' came on radio i love that song so much it makes me cry!!
rosemummy, I know what you mean about music on building sites; I worked on building sites for nearly 40 years and it has given me a loathing of most pop music; the worst time was in the US Virgin Isles, with 2 huge ghetto blasters, one each side of me, one playing Country and the other playing Rap!
What a nightmare Artjak, fortunately the builders we had in doing various work liked with absolute 60s, absolute 80s or radio 2, all of which I listen to depending in my mood
Rosemummy, today Glorious sunshine and in the garden only bird song and insects.
My Rhododendrons in full bloom, Primroses still smiling at me. Tulips coming the Daf's going and fresh life everywhere, in my head "Roses of Spring" in my ears nature, what a wonderful sound.
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Orchid Lady tell your sons that music will always mean they have joy in their lives, I played piano in Naafi's Sergeants messes and even in hospital then convalescent camp, sleeping under the piano stool after a long night and a piano top filled with drink was not abnormal. My accordion provided entertainment at many Christmas and New years Eve parties. All happy memories as they say "if music be the food of life then play on" not sure who said it but true it is.
Frank.
It was out of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare, but is actually "If music be the food of love", I think it got adapted over the years
Frank and O.L. I too love music, but my thing is singing; I'm a member of the local church choir, which is tiny, we are lucky if 6 or 8 people turn up for practice. But I've had this wretched cold since about 3rd of March, so couldn't sing. But today I found my voice again
what joy! So hoovering the g/h while seedlings were outside sunbathing I was singing away from Handel to the Eagles.
I stand corrected Shakespeare was never my writer of choice, nor the poetry of John Dunne people rave about, Sir Walter Scott, Alexander Dumas, Wordsworth and other lyricists driven into me by Miss English my English Teacher for five years who saw something in the rebellious boy who asked questions and would not stand down when told "I am the teacher and it is because I say so", what they did not know my Mother bought me the complete set of Arthur Mee's Encyclopaedias which I read avidly. I knew they were wrong and too idle to look it up.
Every word I write now for the Local History library at one time a researcher in History for the BBC, the family history I am writing and on this forum comes down to that wonderful Lady, who I did not bless at the time, she sowed the seed. Life has some strange twists and turns.
Frank.
i would never ever play music so anyone can hear next door, if i have it on in the kitchen while i'm outside i know neighbours are out at work or away for weekend, there are builders a few doors up doing a roof and playing some horrendous local commercial radio i can hear even inside with door open it's just rude, i do love just the sound of birds too, depends what mood i'm in, though yesterday don henley 'boys of summer' came on radio i love that song so much it makes me cry!!
rosemummy, I know what you mean about music on building sites; I worked on building sites for nearly 40 years and it has given me a loathing of most pop music; the worst time was in the US Virgin Isles, with 2 huge ghetto blasters, one each side of me, one playing Country and the other playing Rap!
What a nightmare Artjak, fortunately the builders we had in doing various work liked with absolute 60s, absolute 80s or radio 2, all of which I listen to depending in my mood
Rosemummy, today Glorious sunshine and in the garden only bird song and insects.
My Rhododendrons in full bloom, Primroses still smiling at me. Tulips coming the Daf's going and fresh life everywhere, in my head "Roses of Spring" in my ears nature, what a wonderful sound.
The neighbours must be Easter Shopping.
Frank.
My Rhododendrons don't want to flower, they have buds but I don't remember it flowering last year either
Orchid Lady, could be leaf hopper which in turn can cause bud blast disease.
What the modern treatment is I do not know my cure is now banned H&S, good job they cannot see what I have hidden.
You can prune them down a bit although that will set them back a year or so.
Frank.