A combination of heat, translation work, DAD project planning, meetings and the general sense of a ‘what now’ while a show goes up and comes down has kept me away from the studio for a couple of weeks – oh, and a tummy bug that kept me in bed for a day with a fever.
Went to Midnight Tango at the Marlowe in Canterbury with my mother yesterday. She loves ballroom – especially the men! I enjoyed it – amazing what can be done with just one dance. We had lunch at the theatre – there is a good pre-show menu. Unfortunately we had to send the starter back twice: the crab tart was supposed to be served warm but it came out cold. it was third time lucky but only partially as they forgot the salad dressing! And then the afternoon’s experience got anther knock when I discovered, after having bought the programme for £3.50, that for £4.00, i.e. just 50p extra, I could bought my mother a brochure with nice photos of the performance. Not having been given the option by the programme sales staff cruising through the restaurant this was really annoying. Lesson for the future – don’t confuse your audience…
The weekend has also been spent home-making – I am without my cleaning help and things had got out of hand despite my husband’s best efforts. I managed to only two rooms and some of the stairs; it’s going to be a long haul.
Also worked in the shady part of the garden – mainly clearing a path to the compost bin!
I’ve just ordered some new materials, scoured the jobs and opps section and am fired up with some ideas to get started on tomorrow.
Phew!
