A Bracing Walk

Yestereday, on the spur of the moment, we drove up to Castleton in Derbyshire to go for a walk with Chris, Sian and a couple of their friends. It was quite windy... apologies for the blurriness of the photo, but the wind was blowing/gusting so much I couldn't hold the camera still - and no one was too keen to stand on the hill top any longer and try again!

It was lovely to get out on the hill tops again, though, and we finished up the day in a tea shop eating home made cakes. We really should be spontaneous more often!

(Seen on the way down the hill back into Castleton...)

One man and his tuba

On Friday night Tim played in a concert with his brass band. This wasn't just any old playing though - he got to do a solo! And very good it was too. He got the biggest round of applause of the evening, and all the practice he's been putting in really paid off. I don't have any recent photos of Tim + tuba, so I've put this one up again. Well, the outfit and the tuba haven't changed...

Tim's friend Emily, an Australian, came along to the concert and enjoyed what must be one of the most British things she's ever seen. The evening ended with us all standing while the band played the National Anthem - she loved every minute of it!

Musical miscellany

Much excitiement in the Mosedale household this weekend, as a trip into town revealed that Fopp will soon be opening its doors in Bedford! Not very good for our bank balance, admittedly, but very good for our music collection. One of the things we have in common is a taste for slightly unusual music (latest purchase is the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain), and Fopp has always been a good place to browse. Seeing as most CD's cost 3 or 5 pounds, you feel you can justify buying slightly more unusual items!

Mind you, this weekend I popped into (currently) the only CD store in town and bought the best of Girls Aloud (for Tim) and the best of Aerosmith (for me). So we go for cheesy music as well sometimes!