March began with appalling
singing and ended with joyous singing!
Our lovely twitter group had
a Tweet Up at The Gallipoli Club Karaoke night. I’ve been singing on and off all
my life, so I was kinda excited. But Karaoke is a much difference experience to
real singing and coupled with my usual nerves, I was pretty bad. Yet, refusing to
be defeated, I gave it three shots and improved marginally as the night
progressed. But I guess the whole thing about Karaoke is, it’s not meant to be
pretty. Having said that, there were some great performers within our group, and
it was such a fun night.
I have been looking for an
appropriate for me choir for years now and mid month one finally turned up. A
great mix of popular, gospel, and world music with an emphasis on fun, and being
casual, this was just what I was looking for. Also a lovely group of singers. It
is a great leveller, beautiful for the soul, and just simply the most joyous
thing I do!
I also attended my first
Civic Theatre subscription for , the superb production of Jasper Jones. Having
recently read the book, some of the more impacting scenes lost their edge a
little, but it was still great storytelling and acting. The staging was simple
but clever and worked so very much for this complex story.
At work I was flat chat and
enjoying the cooler weather, I spent the month finalising recruitment for two
new staff, and inducting and training them. A full team for the first time in
ages, yes! We held the ever popular Cavalcade of Fashion, this time bridal gowns
from 1880-1930. We were inundated with lovely seniors and these glorious gowns
and accessories. I also commenced a TAFE based Leadership course, which I have
found wonderful.
And I hosted Share the Story
with Carol Duncan and Rosemarie Milsom at Toronto Library. What a great morning
with fabulous women discussing intelligent and interesting
topics.
My bestie returned after
being away for 6 weeks, and it was so lovely to give her a hug and make sure she
was ok. I headed up to
my sister’s property for dinner, and met their new pets, two cute little
piglets, Doris and Dottie. And I even fitted a date
in mid month!!
On the health front, I felt
really on top of the usual things that dog me, but I was super tired and
exhausted, putting it down to the earlier months heat and lack of exercise I
soldiered on until I found out I had anaemia! Back on the red meat and iron tabs
I am getting there, slowly but surely!
I also had the extreme
pleasure of seeing Martha Wainwright at Lizottes later in the month and a great
literary adaptation of Dracula at the Civic Theatre.
I ended the month visiting
lovely friends, T and J, in their new house, for dinner. What a great evening we
had.
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