tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post4214025250130105736..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: A glimpse of the sun….Perpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-29726537226989495022013-03-24T15:31:27.601+00:002013-03-24T15:31:27.601+00:00Thanks so much for coming back to say this, Dee. I...Thanks so much for coming back to say this, Dee. It was such a relief when my ear suddenly popped and I could hear again. It was obviously wax that had caused the problem and I'm now due to have my ears syringed once the snow has gone and we can get out again. I'm so sorry that for you the loss has been permanent and can understand so much better now the difficulties that loss causes you.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-25027627628249306852013-03-24T01:19:27.592+00:002013-03-24T01:19:27.592+00:00Dear Perpetua, I'm so relieved to learn that y...Dear Perpetua, I'm so relieved to learn that your hearing has returned. I've lost all the hearing in my left ear because of Meniere's and loss of hearing changes many things in our lives, such as eating out in noisy restaurants, engaging in conversations with few or many people, trying to decipher the dialogue on television. So I'm just so happy for you that all is well. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-81874231876801908062013-03-20T23:08:18.705+00:002013-03-20T23:08:18.705+00:00Yes, tulips are very much your style, Annie. :-) I...Yes, tulips are very much your style, Annie. :-) I love them too, but they don't do well up here - too exposed, so they flop very quickly. <br /><br />Another saxophone fan! It's a great instrument, with far more variety of sound than I used to think before DD introduced me to classical saxophone, which is what she plays most nowadays.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-35692947959617601312013-03-20T22:04:19.209+00:002013-03-20T22:04:19.209+00:00I'm not the biggest fan of daffs - I'd far...I'm not the biggest fan of daffs - I'd far rather have tulips - but the sound of the saxophone, on the other hand, I adore :) Hugest congrats to your daughter!Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-4535712905361646642013-03-20T16:54:22.562+00:002013-03-20T16:54:22.562+00:00The first daffs of the year are always a treat and...The first daffs of the year are always a treat and I've had to wait for these this year. As for the saxophone, perhaps you could save it for when you're at the finca. I think saxophone practice in a flat in Gibraltar might be stretching neighbourly toleration a bit far. A sax is definitely loud in an enclosed space. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-80877936649635570212013-03-20T12:19:52.930+00:002013-03-20T12:19:52.930+00:00Two of my loves. Daffs are always beautiful and sa...Two of my loves. Daffs are always beautiful and saxophones are equally so. I got as far as buying a book and frequenting the local shop, but never got around to buying one. Rather worried about offending the neighbours with my practising. So very well done to DD.roughseasinthemedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362795583263821176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-79234325728834540402013-03-19T23:01:00.654+00:002013-03-19T23:01:00.654+00:00Aren't they gorgeous? I'm starting to wish...Aren't they gorgeous? I'm starting to wish we hadn't had snow this winter, as it doesn't seem to know when to stop. It certainly doesn't feel as though it's the first day of spring on Thursday.<br /><br />I'm sorry you're being so plagued with spam. Your wonderfully illustrated posts must be a real magnet for spammers, so you don't really have any alternative if you're to keep them off your blog.<br /><br />Both I and the house are getting better, thanks, though the knitting has continued unabated throughout. Congratulations on your forthcoming granddaughter. How lovely to have such a happy reason to knit. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-39211529043324246662013-03-19T22:28:38.164+00:002013-03-19T22:28:38.164+00:00You daffodils in the sun look so springy! We neve...You daffodils in the sun look so springy! We never did get snow in Georgia this year but I saw some, barely, in Nashville one morning. Spam is getting bad – I get a minimum of 70 spam messages per day so that is why I have had to go back to comment moderation. I hope your house and your health are returning to “normal” so you can get back to your knitting. I need to start a baby blanket for the baby girl my daughter is expecting in a couple of months. I don’t make them fancy, so the knitting goes pretty fast.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-73364409888627188552013-03-19T20:02:12.286+00:002013-03-19T20:02:12.286+00:00Thanks, PolkaDot. Your concerts sound very interes...Thanks, PolkaDot. Your concerts sound very interesting and I know DD would have loved the Sax Quartet. she's accumulating a fascinating collection of saxophone CDs and broadens my musical experience every time we visit.<br /><br />The daffs are just starting to fade, but they've been wonderfully cheerful to see, especially now it's so grey and sleety again outside. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-73075560642587232702013-03-19T19:58:47.087+00:002013-03-19T19:58:47.087+00:00Thanks, Dee, I shall definitely tell her and am gl...Thanks, Dee, I shall definitely tell her and am glad you enjoyed the clip of classical saxophone playing. <br /><br />As for my hearing, I'll do a quick post tomorrow, but you can be the first to know that it returned today as suddenly as it disappeared. I'm SO relieved.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-22195647508436133712013-03-19T19:56:27.138+00:002013-03-19T19:56:27.138+00:00It's great to see her hard work rewarded, not ...It's great to see her hard work rewarded, not only with the enjoyment she finds, but also with this recognition. I'm very proud of her and know I could never have done the same.<br /><br />Don't talk to me about weather! There was snow on the ground again this morning and it's been sleeting all day. Yet a blogger friend in Los Angeles says that they've been having record-breaking March temperatures of 90F or more, which echo your recent weather experiences. It's as though someone's taken all the world's weather,shaken it up in a bag and scattered it randomly across the planet. Sigh.... Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-36955676864127563172013-03-19T19:49:34.966+00:002013-03-19T19:49:34.966+00:00Thanks, Patricia. Late blooming is much to be reco...Thanks, Patricia. Late blooming is much to be recommended, as I know so many of them in different fields - academia, music, mid-life career change, etc. Myn experience is that adults make wonderful students because they are so totally motivated, even if learning doesn't come as easily as it did in childhood.<br /><br />Daffodils and our other spring flowers are things I would miss enormously if I lived where they won't grow, though looking at the photos on your blog, there are compensations in the tropics. :-) Enjoy your Canada trip, including the daffodils.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-67406000890542252302013-03-19T19:44:56.296+00:002013-03-19T19:44:56.296+00:00Sadly it's taken the relative warmth of the ho...Sadly it's taken the relative warmth of the house to make the daffs open. The ones in the garden are still hiding all trace of colour. I do hope you manage to find some bulbs for your new garden.<br /><br />I shall make sure DD read this post and all the kind comments, so that she can follow your links. She loves all things saxophone, even to her coffee mug. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-80483555826017854812013-03-19T15:25:15.767+00:002013-03-19T15:25:15.767+00:00Congratulations to my talented niece! We go to a s...Congratulations to my talented niece! We go to a series of Contemporary Classical Music Concerts locally in the winter and in December we saw a Sax Quartet - very interesting.<br /><br />Glad that your daffodils are adding some sunshine to your life!PolkaDothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753780150155246671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-4174887495030989232013-03-19T14:56:39.917+00:002013-03-19T14:56:39.917+00:00Dear Perpetua, your daughter's learning to pla...Dear Perpetua, your daughter's learning to play the saxophone with such success and veer is so inspiring. Please congratulate her for me and tell her how much I enjoyed listening. And....what about your hearing????Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-81751839068945569422013-03-19T14:28:26.340+00:002013-03-19T14:28:26.340+00:00Delighted for your daughter...not only taking up t...Delighted for your daughter...not only taking up the instryument, but having such success. I do envy her energy and dedication.<br /><br />Weird weather everywhere....we had rain, unheard of at this point in the dry season - though I suspect that this was due to the visit of a friend whose rain making powers make it essential that she stays indoors on St. Swithin's Day - and high winds resuting in damage to roofs...and now back to the sun at 35 degrees...which is about 7 degrees above the average.Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-74787265771747289992013-03-19T11:43:07.534+00:002013-03-19T11:43:07.534+00:00Congratulations to DD on Grade 6 Saxophones - tota...Congratulations to DD on Grade 6 Saxophones - totally brilliant. I am a huge fan of late bloomers, having made it to University only in my 50th year! My sister started learning violin in her mid-50s. We refuse to be considered too old for anything. Gorgeous daffodils, and the world would be the poorer without their lovely yellow trumpets. It is too hot to grow them here, but they do appear on sale these days. I'm looking forward to seeing them in their natural habitat in Canada in May. Goody! xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-48734638004154822412013-03-19T10:43:25.854+00:002013-03-19T10:43:25.854+00:00http://youtu.be/iP1LNCbLIBo - this is a YouTube li...http://youtu.be/iP1LNCbLIBo - this is a YouTube link to a performance of saxophones. Jenny is on the right with a short red bob and big sax! It's a French one and she wanted a name for it - I was rather pleased with my suggestion - Bari Antoinette! <br />They are very good.<br />AxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-44143967199984639812013-03-19T10:36:08.259+00:002013-03-19T10:36:08.259+00:00Your daffodils in the sunlight look so very reassu...Your daffodils in the sunlight look so very reassuring that Spring is getting closer - I am trying to find daffodil bulbs here in Spain; they're sort of essential when you have a garden!<br /><br />And very well done to DD! That's a great achievement. My friend is a saxophonist (and a specialist neonatal nurse...!) here's a link that your daughter might be interested in for more information on saxophones and playing.<br /><br />http://www.saxtetpublications.com/composers/composer.php?composer=jashley<br /><br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-67586398683460085322013-03-19T10:22:33.849+00:002013-03-19T10:22:33.849+00:00You too? I read somewhere that statistically Brita...You too? I read somewhere that statistically Britain has a greater chance of having a white Easter in any year than a white Christmas, and it looks like this may apply to the Czech Republic too this year. :-)<br /><br />The domestic problems are gradually being dealt with, but the hearing has stalled and I've now been told by the doctor to apply a couple of drops of olive oil twice a day for the next week until my appointment on Monday. Interestingly the advice now is NOT to use cotton wool as it absorbs the oil too soon. We live and learn......Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-56701874441505427432013-03-19T10:11:56.293+00:002013-03-19T10:11:56.293+00:00Nice to see you back, Linda. Your presence has bee...Nice to see you back, Linda. Your presence has been missed. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed the clip. DH and I do indeed get enormous pleasure from listening to various family members doing their musical thing, whether at home or in one of the concerts they take part in.<br /><br />The doctor warned me that with the drops my hearing would actually get worse before my ears are syringed, so I'm expecting to have a muffled week. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-17187896067171368342013-03-19T10:06:53.631+00:002013-03-19T10:06:53.631+00:00Thanks, MM. I only made it as far as Grade 4 with ...Thanks, MM. I only made it as far as Grade 4 with the violin before O and A Levels intervened, and that was hard enough. Aren't daffodils wonderful at lifting the spirits? I can't look at a vase of daffs without smiling, even on a day as grey as this. As you guessed, I've bounced back to my normal glass-half-full approach to life. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-11479132629078108302013-03-19T10:01:30.641+00:002013-03-19T10:01:30.641+00:00Thanks, Penny. It makes a lovely change to hear fa...Thanks, Penny. It makes a lovely change to hear familiar music played on an unexpected instrument. As usual, YouTube came up trumps with a suitable clip until I can get a recording of DD herself. :-) Yes, she has had talent and determination in spades from being a very little girl. We had a scattering of snow again this morning, but one day winter will HAVE to let go. :-) <br /><br />The hearing is still bad, but the doctor wants me to have my ears syringed next week, so I'm crossing my fingers this will do the trick.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-39227326237346292452013-03-19T09:56:32.783+00:002013-03-19T09:56:32.783+00:00We've lost our sunshine here too. I came home ...We've lost our sunshine here too. I came home from a Consular Services reception at the British Embassy yesterday evening with snowflakes falling & this morning we have fresh snow lying everywhere. Rather than singing 'I'm dreaming of a white Easter', it's looking increasingly like being a reality! <br /><br />I do hope you now have a functioning septic tank, that your central heating is behaving itself and that your hearing continues to improve. However, if you're having your ears syringed, you usually have to have drops + cotton wool in them for a couple of days beforehand which makes your hearing even worse during that time :-(chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-29047930654665876212013-03-19T09:16:20.622+00:002013-03-19T09:16:20.622+00:00Catching up with blog visits this morning and enjo...Catching up with blog visits this morning and enjoyed the music played on the saxophone, good news about your daughter's achievement and satisfaction at passing Grade six. It must give you a lot of pleasure to have such a musical family. Hope your hearing improves with syringing and more 'sunny days' will follow. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.com