Drinks on the lawn

We did our third gig on Saturday, another good one, the best so far in some ways. We were in a village hall (a decent sized one) out in the lake district, a place called Hawkshead. You’ve probably never heard of The Hawkshead Relish Company but that’s about the extent of the village’s fame (they make a great Cumberland sauce). I’ve no pics this time cos there were no friends there to take any, the first time I’d been without my own personal roadie too, but I managed to get through it without breaking any nails or feeling too lonely. The sound was the best we’ve ever had, surprising really as "village hall" is usually synonymous with "bad sound". No, we are starting to sound like a proper band, all gelling together, I was really pleased with it, not to mention the hundred quid at the end of the night, woo-hoo!

I actually went a week without touching a keyboard in between the last 2 gigs, well, I deserve a break; it having taken over my life for the last 3 months or so, but now we have another couple of songs to learn, still trying to improve our set, so I’d better get to work on them pretty soon.

I’ve heard that there is another TS living not too far from me, in stealth, so she doesn’t mix with my other TS friends, but wonders never cease. How many more are there that I don’t know about? I managed to catch up with one of my friends, Sue, yesterday. We met for a coffee at the local arts centre and sat in the garden, glorious sunshine, lovely, simple pleasures… then later that evening we met again at an "acoustic jam night" at the pub I played the other week. It was great to see her again and catch up on gossip, I’ve hardly been out since I started with the band, but now we’re more settled and the weather continues to improve I’m looking forward to doing some more socialising. I ought to do some gardening too, so I can invite people round to sit on my lawn sipping Pimms and G&T’s, or in my case a chilled glass of Chardonnay, maybe a few cucumber sandwiches too. I did mow the lawn the other day, but I have some serious weeding to do as the garden hasn’t been touched since last year. If I was rich I’d employ a gardener. And a personal roadie, stylist, maid…

I’ll keep playing the lottery, a girl can dream can’t she?

xx