Saturday

new growth on the euonymus
The school holiday has started so there wasn't a band practice this morning but four of us went in to start the maintenance of the instrument stock. We had no idea how long it would take but I'm pleased with the progress made today as all of the cornet stock has been oiled and greased and is now ready for issue in September, or before if required. The next session will be to photograph and advertise the tubas and trombones currently stored in my garage, and then it'll take another 4 or 5 sessions to check the remainder of the instruments although I doubt that'll be done before the next intake in September. We then need to put a rolling schedule in place so we keep on top of the maintenance ... it'll save money in the long term.

We were working on this for just over two hours this morning, after which I did a bit of shopping and then had lunch ... spicy chicken pasta. This afternoon I'm updating the records for the instruments that have been checked and then I'll be relaxing, just reading and maybe watching TV if there is anything decent on. K said she might call round tonight and if she does, we'll probably have a takeaway, switch the TV off and put the world to rights (although the Brexit topic is banned because she gets too angry about it!!).

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  1. Sounds like a nice Saturday, Eileen. I watch the BBC America newscast most weekdays in the evening and have been following the Brexit drama to a certain extent. Our own news is too full of our own domestic dramas, these days, to focus much on what's going on in the rest of the world!

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    1. I stopped watching the news programmes for a while because it was so depressing but Brexit is such a big topic for everyone here that I started paying attention again.

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  2. What a lovely day - busy and worthwhile. I agree - regular maintainence will definitely pay off in the longer term.
    xx

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    1. We just need to persuade some of the parents to help and then it is achievable ... but, getting that help is the challenge!

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