We survived our first country music festival

But only just......we were out every night until after midnight. It was worth it though, because the ♪music♪ we heard was great.

We ventured downtown to the main street one day to hear the buskers......what can I say.......while we expected to find many using microphones and amplifiers we were very surprised at how many were using a backing tape, playing along with their guitar and singing to a recording. Now I don't know how you all feel, but to me that's not giving an honest performance - it's karaoke. There were a few exceptions and we enjoyed their performances because they were genuine, just the musicians and their instruments, but come on folks, if you are not good enough or confident enough to sing by yourself with your own accompaniment then stay home. It wasn't only solo singers, it was even bands - one three-piece band had a backing tape! The buskers we enjoyed most were four young blokes who were a bit rough round the edges but their music was fun and they were enjoying themselves......so the audience enjoyed them too.

Didn't put any pics in this post because I believe blogger is having some issues with pictures. Over the past ten days we were out late, so we slept in, so that left less time in the days to do things including wasting spending time on the computer. And when we were here I was a bit too tired to do much. But things are getting back to what passes for normal in this household.

One thing I did start doing (because it didn't require much brainpower) was sorting my quilting and sewing magazines. They were already in shelf boxes but were in no order whatsoever. Now they are, and the boxes are even labelled. Still have to do the books. When we unpacked last year Kevin did the books while I did my sewing stuff, and while he put all the books on shelves they are not in much semblance of order. I am at the stage where I need them organised because it is difficult to find what I am looking for, and as an ex-library assistant of many years' standing I know how to do that. Just have to be in the mood........

According to the forecast we are in for a few very hot days, Wednesday is supposed to be 41deg C (about 106degF). That's a bit warm for this little black duck. But as we now live inland the humidity level won't be as high as when we lived in Sydney, so hopefully the heat won't be as unbearable. It's the difference between an oven and a sauna. So you folks on the other wide of the world complaining about the cold, just think of us melting here in sunny Oz.

Tomorrow I will be attending a funeral, a woman I have known since we were teenagers, to whom I am related by marriage as my brother married her sister. The funeral notice in the local paper advised that bright coloured clothing was to be worn, perhaps that may make what is usually a sombre occasion a little less so.

"The saddest of all ceremonies is that attendant upon the death of relatives and friends, and it becomes us to show, in every possible way, the utmost consideration for the feelings of the bereaved, and the deepest respect for the melancholy occasion. Of late the forms of ostentation at funerals are gradually diminishing, and by some people of intelligence even mourning habiliments are rejected in whole or in part."

So there you have it, I am a person of intelligence.

Enjoy your days!