My neighbour has said he'll cut my huge slopey and stupid lawn. with his tractor mower. thank goodness for good old fashioned and kind men who just don't like to see a woman struggle-there should be more of them. if it wasn't for the fact that he'll no doubt predecease me-I'd leave him my precious things-and the fact  that my only precious things are BD costumes and probably neither his size or colour. What a hero though!!

Current Mood: relieved

Note to self don't browse the BHUZ costumes selling threads when tired and enfeebled.Just bought a hardly worn red pharonics costume for the price I would have paid for it in Egypt.Its a lovely style for me-red, bra top with attached sleeves- belt and floaty skirt-the belt being the top part of the skirt.The style is called Samia -so you get the general gist of the look of it. I was tired, my resistance is low.
I did have to come home early last night. I went to see a friend sing bluesy stuff with a jazz band-not really my cup of tea (and they were singing in English so it's not like proper music!!!)but she was excellent and I really enjoyed it.At about 10pm I was wilting and as I had an hours drive home(having to drive through the middle of Leeds too which is not for the fainthearted)so I left-I think this makes me an offical old fart!!

Current Mood: mellow

Spent last weekend and the start of this week gardening and the last 3 days helping husband G move-no easy task, this man does not know the meaning of "chuck it away!!".The grass needs cutting again so I've done that-bloody nature!!!.I'm actually going out to enjoy myself this evening (socially and non dancing-on a Saturday night-put the flags out!!!!)What's the betting I fall asleep. Back to Derby for more moving experiences tomorrow-oh great!!

And why is it my roots always show when I'm tired,busy and have to go out and look glam somewhere.

When am I going to find time to go to work!

Current Mood: drained

ERRRR you know I said no more costumes-ER well the rose fabric cossie from Dahlal  has arrived-it's pretty dam gorgeous-too snug at the mo-on the hips not the bust (amazing!!!)but I'll be in it for Raqs B and PE in June-Love it!!!!
The cheesy Adam Basma CD has arrived. Love the Touba track-nowt else but that one will get some use-intro in restaurant  etc and I can also see a veil poi number too.Does n't  it make  you mad buying an import CD for one blooming track..
I've swopped my pink Pharonics for a very alterable great loop -also Pharonics very practical.What is it about practical costumes that feel so undecadent and ordinary??

Current Mood: bouncy

Well thats that-I've sold my gorgeous but too big Pharonics costume-sigh!!Swopped it for something more practical and adjustable.
No more fancy costumes till I've lost all the weight.
Cheap frocks and adjustable bedlahs and skirts only-till the great Autumn Cairo costume splurge of 2008 which will go down in the history books as the absolute queen of all costume splurges ever!!!!!
till then it's all about staying decent and as glam as possible under the circs.
Got another 7 costumes to sell.

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Current Mood: thoughtful

Oh no,it's raining-no gardening for me today!!!-Shame!!!

*manic laughter*

Current Mood: giddy

Another day in the garden-sigh!!!!Discovering parts of me that have never ached before!!!
looking forward to another day  gardening tomorrow-NOT!!!!!!
tell you what, thank goodness for all the upper body work I've done-Am tired but not cripplingly so.
Hope my costume comes next week from Dahlal-need some kind of a boost.
So glad I wasn't performing this weekend-makes a nice change.Got some good new music too.

Current Mood: tired

I had good yesterday evening.Taught a workshop in Louth.The ladies had seen me dance at the restaurant and asked me to come and teach them.They wanted wings-I pointed out how much space they take up so we did a little taster for the last half hour in relays. The rest of the workshop was basic techniques needed to make your dancing look nice-things you need for dancing anyway and if you've not got them the wings look awful.
 So I hammered home about isolations,posture, arms, standing in a nice shapes (yes, those of you who come to my classes, all the usual stuff I witter on about) and how the same move can have a different feel and look depending on the context of the music (I might develop that and offer it as a workshop sometime-changing the look of a move to make it classical,shaabi, folkloric,happy ,sad, sassy etc-be interesting. I like stuff on interpretation and not a lot of people do that-I mean everybody has a shimmy workshop and a combo workshop etc etc)
Anyway the magic of great posture had its effect and because we had mirrors everyone could see themselves transformed which is so inspiring.I wish all the rooms I teach in had mirrors.I may have to do something about it.
So all in all ,a success they enjoyed it and want me to go back sometime-and I enjoyed teaching them.I do get a lot out of teaching ,workshops particularly.

I tried out the new wings they are gorgeous- with being leopared print on one side and gold on the other the effect is stunning!.They are heavy and take some wafting but they move wonderfully-these are the ones for me.I picked an ordinary pair to demonstrate the different look or different wings and it was like wafting nowt. I am on the look out for a leopard print costume and then I can definately feel a performance piece coming on-better listen out for some suitable music

Tags: workshop
Current Mood: good

Just spent the morning doing some nice spiteful gardening-vicious pruning and fierce weeding-very theraputic!!Feel back to normal calm now!! Ahhh *relaxes*

Tags: spiteful gardening
Current Mood: calm

Aren't computers great when they do what you want!! I downloaded a super dooper upgrade version of my music software and even worked out how to use it -its been working fine BUT on Saturday when I really needed it to burn the CDs  for my show it would not open-at all, wouldn't do owt.So I had to reinstall the old software so I had editing facilities-can't do the show CDs without the edit feature.Any way did that, did the show CDs ad now I've got a bit of time to wrestle with the thing I've spent ages getting nowhere.ARRRRRRGH!!!
Trouble is I really don't know what I'm doing-so I'm stuck with the old software till I get a bit of help from the Technical support.I never had any problems with the old-I suppose the more it can do, the more it can go wrong. Feeling a bit thwarted and fed up with technology.

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Current Mood: frustrated