Tuesday 4 September 2012

Back in Devizes.

 
I need no have worried about the journey home, it all went without a hitch, and the plane landed 10 minutes early.  It will take me days to unpack, and remember where to put everything.  One of my first jobs was to update the security on my Dell desktop pc, which did not seem to recognise  me after being left unused for five months.   One of the first emails I received was from J in Querum who has washed poor Brian, and hung him by his left ear to the washing line.  He did need a wash as his pants were grubby, but looks a sorry sight.  Don't worry Brian, I will be back next year to rescue you!
 
Today I'm off to the Geology group to meet friends, talk and drink tea and coffee.  This blog is now at an end until next year, so please read all the Devizes news on: www.devizesdays.blogspot.com
 
 
 
 


Monday 3 September 2012

Flying Back to "Blighty."


This is a map of  "Blighty," the slang name for England, and the country of my birth, which has proved extremely usful, since the whole world seems to want to speak English.  My mother taught me the language from just a few hours old, thank you mummy!
 
Today I fly on the 13.50 CET plane from Hannover, and should arrive at Southampton Airport at 14.45 GMT.   Southampton is near the "New Forest" at the bottom of the map.  I will then take the train to Trowbridge, and then the bus to Devizes, which is near Bath and Stonehenge, both marked on the map to the bottom left.  Friends tell me the sun is shining and it has become a little warmer.  Aufwiedersehen Timmerlah, hello Devizes!

Sunday 2 September 2012

My Last Afternoon of Singing.



 
 
 

We sang in Waggum this afternoon, a small village near Braunschweig Airport.  Five local choirs sang a variety of songs from around the world, some in English but most in German.   To the left our choir dressed in red listens to the Waggum Male Voice Choir, which sounded really lovely.    We sang four songs, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Das Wandern ist das Muellers Lust, Come Back Liza and Wochenende und Sonnenschein.  We sounded really bright and cheerful and the audience gave us a long, enthusiastic applause when we had finished. 
 
It has been a lovely, warm autumn day here, and I'm really hoping that when I get back to England tomorrow, it will be equally as warm.   My friend in Berlin wrote to tell me that she had looked at the weather forecast for Devizes and it mentioned sunshine.  Thank goodness for that, and just hope it doesn't rain.
 
 
Waggum Ladies Choir sang really well, and finished the afternoon's singing with "Lord of the Dance," sung in English with gusto.   It was a really enjoyable afternoon.

Saturday 1 September 2012

Brian and Norbert go to their Winter Quarters in Querum.

 
Mr Edward Bear looks somewhat startled to have both Brian and Norbert the Blue Rabbit sitting on his lap, usually it is only Norbert who stays with him for the winter.  This year I thought it kinder to let the two lads stay together, and on Monday I will fly home without them.  Last year J knitted a really nice new winter hat for Norbert, as the German winter got  a bit chilly around his ears.   This year I hope she is able to knit something warm for Brian, who has recently grown some tufts of hair between his ears.  Oh dear, my visit this year is at an end, and parting from the lads this afternoon proved to be a sad moment.  Never mind, I will be back in 2013 to collect them from Querum, and take them back to their proper home in Timmerlah.

 
An amazing "Blue Moon" shone last night, did anyone else see her?    I awoke at 04.30 with too much on my mind, busily thinking about all the things I must remember to take home.   I had to get up, so I made a cup of moonlight tea, and then photographed the full Blue Moon.  This sight is a rarity, hence the saying, "Once in a Blue Moon."