Apple cake, music, apple cake, talking about my favourite subject, music, Rugby cake, country drive, and rounding off with tea and cake.
On Friday, after a delicious lunch of homemade soup, apple cake and cups of tea, Ian Rees and Becky Lynch entertained us with a lovely mix of old favourites and less well known piano and flute pieces. We left feeling refreshed and restored in both mind and body.
In the evening at the Norman Lockyer Observatory, I gave a talk about the Lockyer telescope…including snippets about Sir Norman of course…to members. I was heartened that two people wanted to know more about him afterwards. It was hard, but I did stay on topic, which was to explain the journey from lens in a homemade telescope, to here at the Observatory in Sir Norman’s telescope. I am keen to keep this telescope at the forefront of people’s minds as we go into the business plan stage of taking over ownership from the local council.
Saturday saw us enjoying more music. This time with Roy’s son as a belated birthday treat. And what a glorious treat! Iryna is certainly changing the face of the Exeter music scene. Iryna headed this journey into another world with her unique voice and performance, complemented by the lovely Melanie Mehta, and Ian Spackman, someone new to me, who blew us away with his amazing baritone voice. Tim Laurence-Othen again worked hard accompanying all the songs, with some solos which showcased his talent: it was otherworldly to be in a room full of people humming along to the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, realising that it was not just one of my favourites but that of many others.
Back on the ball with my cake making…bit of a challenge but I tried my best…
Karen Hedges 