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Day 138 – February 15th – White Cliffs of Dover

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Rather distant view of Dover Castle

Today was a mixture of practice and sightseeing, as Trevor took us for a spin round Dover and then on to Dungeness for fish and chips.

I would have liked to spend more time exploring Dover, both the castle and the natural park above the white cliffs, but the plan was very much to see things and move on. No time to go hiking unfortunately. As for fish and chips, after last night’s extravaganza I opted instead for a veggie wellington, and was pleased I did! Then we once again took a walk out across the pebbled beach to find the tide was way out and there was still a huge beach of wet sand in front of us! All said, it was nice to get out and see a bit of the countryside.

Flute Studio group selfie at Dungeness!

As for practice…it was a bit of a mixture today. I did an hour before we went out, and was really quite impressed how well I was playing all the technical exercises. They were fast, even and with very few wrong notes. This afternoon, though, was a bit of a different story, and I felt like I’d made reverse progress with Andersen No. 14. I’m hoping it’s because I’m tired after a few late nights in a row, and so really tried to play through things slowly and deliberately a few times before putting the flute away.

 

Day 137 – February 14th – Fish, Chips and Mrs Brown

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I got a bit more done today than yesterday, and enjoyed my practice more, which was a relief. This coming week of classes is thankfully going to be a bit of a break for me. Trevor heard so little of what I’d prepared (not brilliantly) last week that I’ve been able to sit back and consolidate on the same studies over the last few days. Andersen No. 14 is now sounding quite good, which is exciting!

After a short run in the afternoon, I headed over to the Hastingleigh village hall again for fish and chips, and a film. The fish and chips were yummy and top notch, though with not one but two pieces of fish I’m still feeling rather full! Then they showed the film Mrs Brown with Judy Dench and Billy Connolly, which I rather enjoyed. It was lovely to get out, do something a little different, and take a bit of a break from my flute.

Day 84 – December 23rd – Fish, chips and shopping

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I arrived in Grimsby late last night after a long train trip, and am now staying with Grandma and Grandpa.

A trip into Grimsby this morning to finish off my Christmas shopping and get a few warm jumpers (I’ll need them come January), and dinner out at a fish and chip restaurant in Cleethorpes were the main events of the day. I was rather decadent and had double helpings of mushy peas. We also called in at a relative’s (I think she’s a second cousin?!) for coffee and a pre-Christmas catch-up. At 4:20pm it’s dark, and much warmer inside then out. Time for a good book and a relaxing evening I think!

Day 43 – November 12th – Fish, chips and a bit too much to do!

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Today was one of those days where I felt like I tried to do everything and achieved nothing of consequence. Some of it’s my own fault – I was probably a bit ambitious for the Monday lesson, spending all weekend practising studies, and didn’t get round to the week’s repertoire until yesterday. While I’ve played the flute excerpt from Rossini’s Overture to William Tell before, I’m new to Ibert’s Pièce for solo flute. On top of that, Trevor issued us each with a Damase study after playing his Sonata en Concert last week, and has asked to hear some of our flute ensemble repertoire tomorrow!

We also had something of an excursion today – Trevor took us out for fish and chips to a place called The Pilot Inn in Dungeness. It was an excellent lunch, and the fish was great and the mushy peas (yes, English soft spot) were fantastic. I was a little disappointed in the coffee, but hey, I’m still yet to find a really good one here, and a fish and chip place is probably not the best place to be looking! I was a little surprised that nobody else besides me and Trevor seemed to enjoy the fish – clearly the Englishness in me is coming out. After lunch, we wandered over the mass of shingles to walk a little along the steely grey sea.

View out across the shingled beach to sea after our fish and chips.

View out across the shingled beach to sea after our fish and chips.

So I’m probably not particularly well-prepared for tomorrow’s class, but have learned my lesson about the need to plan ahead and spread out my preparation for upcoming classes. Hopefully an early morning for a few more notes before class tomorrow will see me through ok!