Good Morning!

And a late good morning to you too @Appleblossom I hope you're having a lovely day, I'm still waiting on news from my family. They say "No news is good news" so otherwise getting on with my day. What else can I do?

And I find at times like this music and exercise are really good comforts for the soul. Yesterday I went into my little attic and found a book I bought decades ago called "The Fake Book of 1200 Songs" and there are some beauties in it, it's got the Harry Lime theme, the Beatles' songs, all the famous film theme music, modern, jazz, romantic, classocal, traditional and modern folk... I'm having great fun with it!

@PeppyPatti thank you for the opportunity to have a little bit of a laugh. I'm going to acknowledge it here. I'm having one of those tough days today...feeling a bit down. So, I appreciate the laugh..

I have decided to get out and about and went for a wander through the local market. I brought a sketch pad and colouring in book - I find myself inspired to do some drawing. It's been a while.

Oh...and I have coffee!

@Abner It’s hard being in waiting mode for serious news.

Totally agree that exercise and music is good for the soul… and the body…lol…. Fitness and dopamine.

we are fortunate to have good and broad musical foundations. Enjoy the fake book. It can be beneficial for tapping into memories and feelings and be sentimental, passionate, big and little R romantic…. Just so rich…

@TAB your information on how to tag people

And the RSL !

Still laughing about @ENKELI s Grandmother voting liberal.....

@Glisten marinated tofu......yes please !!

First I'll share chocolates with @StuF

No worries @NightFury

Iv been pretty much lying in bed and sending messages to my psychotherapist as I didn't see her past 2 weeks.

When things get tough, I go on quora and ask for cleverest jokes year 2025. I found this one.

I usually lie in bed and do nothing these days. I started to pack for a little holiday.

Eating chocolate.

Yes @Appleblossom and the little r romantic is just as important, there's someone who has mutual feelings for me, and today I was playing the Harlem Nocturne and the Beatles'song "And I Love Her" and thinking one night when I'm with her I'll play them for her, they're beautiful on the trumpet...and I played Gerald Finzi's "Fear no more the heat I'm the sun" on my euphonium, it's sounding quite good, though could be better.

Chocolate always good @PeppyPatti !

Your tastes and your text sounds good to my ears. Yes to all the feelings that can be expressed in music. There is even comedy in composition as well as old silly or sentimental lyrics. Beethoven loved his Scherzi. Remember practice doesn't really make purrfection. Pursuit of excellence is the best we can do... Often ordinary is enough.

I have an ex sister in law with an acquired brain injury. Her son is visiting atm. She says she divorced my brother but not me, and is turning the tide of the defamation I experienced. So yes I have some idea how hard that can be.

We are also waiting on news from a surgery on my niece.

In the meantime...

Let's use our breath mindfully and musically. Was moved from Alto to Bass in Bach Concerto in F major. Recorders are not quite Hunting Horns ...lol.... Also a weird modern suite called In the Nordic Forest... And lots besides. The male cousins were doing music this arvo. I am lucky with so much live music in my life. I barely need to go digital... Except tomorrow I hope the Clavinova works, cos the piano is dreadfully out of tune.

Good morning and good afternoon @MDT @Appleblossom @StuF @PeppyPatti @Glisten @Shaz51 @TAB @Emelia8 @tyme @Jynx @Ru-bee @rav3n @Clawde and all forumites here today. I hope your Monday has gone well for you and you are having a great day!

As for me, today has been very hectic and chaotic with having to go into town to deal with a library card not working - fines, etc, that I never knew about- and then having to take my housemate up to the hospital for treatment. My legs are still recovering from going into the city to watch the Suncorp Super Netball yesterday at John Cain Arena- West Coast Fever vs Melbourne Vixens- which I’m pleased to say the Fever won (my team). Add to this, I’ve got some mental health issues causing me trouble along with my housemate being sick so life is absolutely perfect right now! I think I’ll go and do some knitting to help me relax whilst I watch TV!

Take care and stay safe!

Judi9877☺️🌻🧶