tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post4324613974604348532..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: How can I keep from singingRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-43406781366124161682013-03-18T06:36:28.515+00:002013-03-18T06:36:28.515+00:00Thanks Perpetua. I'm glad one of us has a wor...Thanks Perpetua. I'm glad one of us has a working brain.<br />It really is a lovely thing isn't it?Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-6743975571069464862013-03-17T22:19:23.320+00:002013-03-17T22:19:23.320+00:00I know 'Drop, drop, slow tears.' It's ...I know 'Drop, drop, slow tears.' It's wonderful!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-78098363723561409562013-03-17T19:58:01.091+00:002013-03-17T19:58:01.091+00:00Thankyou Perpetua. I suppose it is necessary to m...Thankyou Perpetua. I suppose it is necessary to mark in some small way the relentless march of time.<br />I received three separate gifts of flowers and some lovely cards which are helping to dispel the gloom created by the weather.<br />I too use beconase for 9 months of the year and am not looking forward to starting it any day now.<br />It does, over a period of years totally change the 'echo chamber' in the head and makes for unequal and sometimes unpredictable tone quality.<br />Today's anthem was "Drop, drop (sorry, senior moment) the rest of the title escapes me, but it is by Orlando Gibbons and is really beautiful.<br />We had quite a few compliments afterwards.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-52506411250761663222013-03-17T15:07:16.271+00:002013-03-17T15:07:16.271+00:00Belated birthday greetings, Ray, and i think you w...Belated birthday greetings, Ray, and i think you were very wise to spend it at home in that weather. Singing is one of the most enjoyable activities I know, even though my decent singing voice has been wrecked by inhaled steroids and I now have gaps in my register. There has been plenty of research proving all the benefits of regular singing, so keep it up. :-) I wish I could hear the final results of all your hard work.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-7379283786926669092013-03-16T18:51:17.751+00:002013-03-16T18:51:17.751+00:00Thankyou for the good wishes Broad. It is good to...Thankyou for the good wishes Broad. It is good to be able to sing at my great age, but I have no illusions about the quality of that sound these days.<br />Like everything else physical, it ain't what it was.<br />It is still pouring outside so this seems like a good place to spend the evening.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-49537649932953846912013-03-16T18:00:27.812+00:002013-03-16T18:00:27.812+00:00glad it worked! xxxxglad it worked! xxxxJane D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02571647840432446028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-49302850572675602082013-03-16T17:06:37.423+00:002013-03-16T17:06:37.423+00:00Best wishes for a very Happy Birthday! I so envy y...Best wishes for a very Happy Birthday! I so envy your ability to sing and to be part of the music of Easter! I expect your performances will be wonderful. Hope you have a lovely evening...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-43295923762046279102013-03-16T16:02:39.763+00:002013-03-16T16:02:39.763+00:00Thanks Suem. It is nice to be good at something, ...Thanks Suem. It is nice to be good at something, anything, or at least good enough to be able to indulge in a hobby without embarrassment.<br />It will be interesting to hear what people think at Easter.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-87459600180493851652013-03-16T14:36:54.874+00:002013-03-16T14:36:54.874+00:00Happy Birthday Ray. How lovely to be good at singi...Happy Birthday Ray. How lovely to be good at singing. I am sure your Easter audience will appreciate your hard work and talent.Suemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128736092253293640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-36666125900090160492013-03-16T12:40:20.364+00:002013-03-16T12:40:20.364+00:00Many thanks Doorkeeper. Yes it is good to have a ...Many thanks Doorkeeper. Yes it is good to have a warm comfortable (if not overly clean) house. I could of course clean the house from top to bottom, but not only is the flesh weak, but the spirit is conspicuous by its absence.<br /><br />There is no danger of my starving though fresh fruit and greenstuff is dwindling. Monday will be soon enough.<br /><br />I tried TESCO on line but had such difficulty making sense of their order form that I gave up.<br /><br />Nice to hear from you.<br />Blessings.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-33713934973495861212013-03-16T12:34:57.721+00:002013-03-16T12:34:57.721+00:00Hi Jane. Thanks for the birthday wishes and yes, ...Hi Jane. Thanks for the birthday wishes and yes, it would appear you can blow sunshine. At least some did come and look at me briefly (I cut back a rose), before being replaced by the mixture as before.<br />Singing news is pretty much all the news I have these days, so no doubt there will be more in due course!Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-80140357670540137472013-03-16T12:07:44.322+00:002013-03-16T12:07:44.322+00:00Happy birthday, Ray. What a lovely way to celebrat...Happy birthday, Ray. What a lovely way to celebrate to stay indoors in your own warm comfy house doing what you want to do and ignoring the raging tempest outside.<br /><br />You're quite right, singing is very good for you, especially whilst the tempest is raging but you are practising all that lovely Easter stuff (ditto Christmas).<br /><br />As for the shopping list - well don't starve of course, but unless the fairies come & do it, it will still be there in the morning (or failing that there is always Tesco.com!)<br /><br />Have a good day.Doorkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833186676034988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-20148273714538518802013-03-16T11:37:50.353+00:002013-03-16T11:37:50.353+00:00Happy Birthday Ray, we have just had a glimpse of ...Happy Birthday Ray, we have just had a glimpse of Sunshine and so I am trying to blow it over in your direction (can you blow sunshine???). Love hearing your singing news x.Jane D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02571647840432446028noreply@blogger.com