Sunday 4th October - do nothing day. But we did catch the BBC1 Young Chorister of the Year finals for the junior age group. Each chorister sang a well-known hymn with such beauty and conviction... if you didn't see it, do look it up on iplayer.
Here are the junior and senior winners from 2015;
Their voices were such a contrast to the young singers performing a song from Matilda;
The human voice is such a versatile instrument.
Monday 5th October
The plasterer was working hard all day putting the top coat of render on the outside of the extension. We chose 'parchment', and I'm really pleased. He hasn't yet done the left hand corner...
We were up at 6, ready for the builders at 7 and the delivery of the screed at 7.30. This proved to be a large pile of dirty grey cementy looking stuff, tipped out into a heap on a thoughtfully placed plastic sheet.
One lad barrowed it round to the extension and shovelled it through the door. The othe man had the back-breaking job, on his hands and knees, of packing it in and smoothing it down by working a plank over and over the surface. It looked like very hard physical work.
We left them to it, and went out for the day! I did at least make them a cup of tea before I left.
Won't it be fabulous when it is all done!
ReplyDeleteOh yes...... oooohhhhhh yeeeesssss!
DeleteI like the way your addition looks with the coat of parchment coloured render which I am assuming is what we call stucco.
ReplyDeleteI'd be tempted to press those pretty leaves still hanging on your witch hazel.
Thank you, I think the colour is just right 😊 .
DeleteWhat a good idea about the leaf... I shall do that.
Wow! it's looking great now. Must be hard to wait until you can actually use it.
ReplyDeletePatience..... oh Patience. I'm learning to be patient... very slowly
DeleteMy favourite prayer from the book “Prayers for Pagans and Hypocrites” is “God, grant me patience. And I want it NOW”.
DeleteYes please!
DeleteYour extension is looking really good.
ReplyDeleteThe Young Chorister Competition is always good to watch - I enjoyed it and hadn't thought about the comparison between them and the girls singing the song from Matilda which I also watched.
(I wish the adult choir competition that was on TV several times a few years ago would come back)
I'd forgotten about the choir of the year competitions. They were good to watch too.
DeleteThe extension is looking so good, and I am still admiring your strength dealing with all the upheaval.
ReplyDeleteI love hearing choristers, so unearthly sometimes. And then I get caught up in some of the rock songs, and yes, the human voice is amazing. Thank you for sharing these.
😊
DeleteThe young choristers were so good. I always feel sad for the ones that dont win.
ReplyDeleteYes.... that's the big downside of competitions.
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