Wednesday 4th February - Sunshine!

 Sunshine in my heart... the postman has been delivering wonderful things yesterday and today.

A postcard of a favourite NT garden came yesterday; a sunny scene on a rainy day... thank you! 

And today a notebook swap from a friend - must post mine to her tomorrow, and a box of delight from Ang; this is her 2by2 stitching in her own words;

I'm in awe of the blacksmith, and also of Ang's piece. Isn't is beautiful 😍 

I'll post mine tomorrow when I'm sure Ang has received it.

Today we were blessed with a sunny day, the last until bext week if the weather forecast is to ge believed. I stood on the door step and gazed at the blue sky, noticing the leaves of the bulbs appearing, a few crocuses and the last of our snowdrops. Next-door's daphne wax wafting a lovely fragrance over the fence.

This recording of Dinu Lipatti's last recital at the Besançon Festival is so well known to ne. My mother played it all the time when I was little, and later when she was in hospital she just played it through her headphones on repeat. Schubert's Gflat major impromptu,  preceded by sone 'preluding'