Great Night Out

Well that was a fantastic evening....what incredible music! Pure, raw jazz! I haven't got the photos here but will post them when I do. Daniel Romeo plays the bass guitar...no! He makes love with his bass guitar! I've never seen anything like it. He has a saxophonist, trumpetist, trombonist, drummer, keyboard player and rock guitarist in his group. The drummer normally plays for Maurane...a phenomenal Belgian singer...and the guitarist has played for her too. These are real professionals. My friend in the group is the guitarist and he just adores playing with this bunch of geniuses! Daniel writes all his own stuff and will be bringing out a DVD next month...bring it on!! They play every Tuesday night in the same place and it's always packed...with men! Plenty of pickings for those of us in heat!!! I'll be back!

Busy days

Isn't it strange that some days are completely mad and others pass by without any activity at all. I can spend days without any news from anyone or have any particular activity going on, and then others when I just don't stop from morning until night! I suppose the quiet days are for recuperating. And I certainly need those days otherwise I'd be completely pooped 24/7! This evening I've been invited to a concert in Brussels where a friend is playing in the group. He's a professional guitarist and has had plenty of success. A group of us from the town are going up to see him play and then have a "do" afterwards before coming home, probably very late! Bring it on. But then tomorrow morning I've got to be up early to go for my weekly swim with another friend...I can't let her down, cos it's the only real exercise I get. I think it'll be a relaxed swim this week, but at least I'll be using my muscles. Here's to a great night out on the town.

Being a mum

It's great to be a mum and when the kids become teenagers we realise that it's not an easy task. But it was our choice to have them. My son and I have a rocky relationship but I've discovered that the honesty I have always practiced with him is a very worthwhile investment. If I hadn't been honest with him when he was younger, my dishonesty would be biting me in the bottom now. It means that he can be honest with me (about important matters) and neither of us ever feel really let down by each other. Saying sorry to our kids is also something very important: when we should. Feeling unjustly treated is very demoralising for anyone, especially for our kids when they totally trust our judgement and decisions. Letting them make their own mistakes is very difficult sometimes but necessary. It gives them the practice for when the decisions become more important as they grow older. Seeing the consequences of their decisions will help them to be more confident about making the right ones. All I do as a mum, is the training for my son to become a responsible and respectable man. He will always need my love and if he knows that my love is always there for him, he will feel confident to love himself and others in turn. I may not love everything he does, but I will always love my child. He has to know this, at every moment, every day.

Todays Affirmations

People love to be with me and I love to be with people......

Love, joy, peace and gratitude are always within me and just a breath away......

It is my birthright to share in the abundance and prosperity of this world......

I am deeply grateful for everything I have.....

All the wisdom of the universe resides within me......

Positive Thinking

I had a chance meeting with a friend the other weekend who introduced me to the group of people she was with. One of them has a little "tea room" in the town which has only been open for a couple of months. Unlike other similar establishments, they are interested in promoting holistic and alternative therapies...and why not, I hear you say! Whilst drinking my delicious jasmine tea, the owner proferred me a book written by an American woman called Louise L. Hay. She is mad about self-imposed positive affirmations which can turn your life around. Apparently, according to Louise, every ailment is caused by our negative emotions...fear, guilt, anger, jealousy, hate, etc... So what we have to do is tell ourselves, over and over, an affirmation opposite this negative emotion..."I forgive myself"...."I can do it"....etc. She even cured herself of cancer by doing this. She's in her eighties now! Every day, on her website, she gives an affirmation, and these are worth collecting, and repeating to ourselves...even if they don't touch our own personal weakness. Anything positive in our lives can only do good. You should try it! Her site is www.louisehay.com. Here's to a better more positive life!

London Visit

I was very lucky to be invited to London to visit a friend for a couple of days after Easter. It was great to get the Eurotunnel and be there in only three and a half hours from leaving home. We went to see the show "Dancing in the streets" in the West End - it was really great and had us up dancing in the very old theatre. We went to some lovely restaurants and as usual, I ate too much. I stayed in a nice hotel on Finchley Road and the breakfasts were super!
I had the opportunity to meet another friend I used to work with and we went for a walk in Hyde Park. These are photos of me in the park and on the Serpentine - the lake in the middle of the park. We hired a pedalo and used up some calories by peddling up and down, fighting against the currents. It was a lovely day and it was great to see a friend I hadn't seen for over 10 years!

One thing I was really suprised about...after one day walking around the city, my hair, skin and clothes were filthy. Thank goodness there was a great shower in the hotel room. Unfortunately the hairdrier wasn't up to much, but hey! That's life. I look forward to my next trip.

Birthday Blues

Another year has come and gone and I've not got that much to show for it..apart from a fantastic trip to NZ. In fact, my birthday was also a bit of a flop...probably my fault as I didn't actually tell anyone about it until it was too late. Even my baby forgot, so I wasn't treated any differently than any other normal day. Maybe at my age I should really start to realise that it's not that important. But it's the only day in the year that's special to me. I have to wait another 5 years until the BIG one and I probably won't have any energy to do anything then. But at least a select few remembered and sent me cards, which were very, very much appreciated. Maybe I'll leave them up until next year!!! That'd be sad, wouldn't it! Hopefully, this year will be a bit more upbeat. But that'll be up to me, I guess. Off my butt and out there "doing it" myself!! Hey ho!!