Pianos and stuff…
- Internet connection back up and running, which is a relief.
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- New inner tube put on bike (yes, the arhaldite didn’t work too well after all). Mind you, at 80p for an inner tube, you can’t go far wrong!
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- Get together Good Friday evening in Ampthill for those who’d like to come and say ‘Hi.’Â Send a message for details of where!
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- Kids all fine. Mads is learning a bit of piano too now.
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- Rob went and had a go on the Kawai grand piano at the Sheraton lastnight – first time he’d played a decent accoustic piano in over a year! It felt very strange and he felt very rusty (even on ‘Autumn Leaves’ and ‘Satin Doll’!!!) Still, good fun to keep up the playing!
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- Lois is reading a book called ‘The piano shop on the left bank.’ It’s for her book club and is about a piano shop in Paris. Here it is:
 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375758623/104-4373881-1302364?v=glance&n=283155
Rob says he wants to read it after her, but – alas – the book club is just women, so he can’t go along! Lois says she’ll take J P Williams’ book ‘The Piano’ along to the next gathering, for reference purposes! That’s a great book, too. Here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0823081516/ref=pd_sim_b_1/104-4373881-1302364?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155
Rob’s Mum & Dad sent it him for Christmas 2004 and he loves the book. John Paul lives in Ampthill and tunes pianos there!
- Rob’s irregular hearbeats seem to have cleared up, which is a relief. It was almost certainly due to the Lariam he was taking. It was scarey at the time, but he’s glad it’s all over.
- No more election news yet – watch this space. Also, if you understand French (or just feel like looking at the pictures!) you can visit:
http://www.quotidienlematinal.com/
which is the website of our local daily newspaper.
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Dinner’s on the table – beef stew with carrots and yams, lovingly cooked by Rose, bless her.
 TTFN
PSÂ Here’s that picture of Mike Webb in the auto-rickshaw (much the same as the one of Rob, but a different person and angle!)