We’re back to our usual routine this week, meaning not much happened. We’re mainly occupied with rehearsals, which are getting more serious with our many concerts fast approaching.
We had a rehearsal with Musique en Herbe on Friday, and for once, this schedule was laid out in advance. This was good in that we got through a lot of songs, but it also meant that we didn’t have time to devote to the ones that still need work. We have a similar set-up tonight, this time, concentrating on songs for the dance night in Nontron. They are dancing to seven songs, and we’ll do another seven or eight between the ones they dance to. We’re not happy that people are paying to attend the concert, but hopefully, they’re paying to watch the dancers, and not to listen to us.
We also had a couple of rehearsals with the ladies on Saturday and Wednesday. In fact, Roxanne was ill, so didn’t make the first one, but the rest of us plowed through all our songs and they are coming along. On the second rehearsal, we first concentrated on the songs that needed work, and got through nearly all of them in one take, which was encouraging. We have four more rehearsals before the gig, which should be enough time. I also had choir practice on Tuesday, and was pleased to learn that the two worst singers don’t want to sing at the concert.
Work has been fairly busy for both of us. I finally had time to work on Bud’s site, and got all the data imported. Will has cleaned up the display, so we’ll soon be ready to go live. We also got a Site for Homes job, our first one in two years. This isn’t all that exciting, since we don’t earn much per site, but so far, this site has been cost effective. We had a meeting today with Amanda, the painter who lives near Riberac. She’s a really nice lady, and good company, so the meeting was mostly enjoyable. She wants to pay in instalments, and has given us a cheque for the first one today. I’ve had some small bits of work from various sources, and will soon start another largish project for Abby.
The weather has been terrible for most of May, apart from a few nice days. It’s overcast today, with temps around 17C. We’ve lit the first most nights since the temp ususally drops in the evening. Will completed his annual chore of trimming the hedges, and I mowed the lawn yet again. We’ve started the seedlings for our special crop, and a few have started sprouting, despite the bad weather.
And now, it’s once again time to rehearse.