Sunday, February 06, 2011

Next up...

And with a leap and a bound we're into February. In other news, during January, the whining dishwasher was repaired by the nice man with the new inlet valve. I miss the double act between the Wailing Hotpoint and Taz wanting her breakfast that provided the stereo high frequency start to my mornings.

Much work done - despite apparent evidence to the contrary. Lots of online stuff and a couple of trips down to London - once for CIWEM work and the other to give a Masterclass to a conference about the 'transition to a sustainable NHS'. They have their work cut out with that one. If you know me you may wonder how ever I came to be invited to present a masterclass on that topic...a thought that occurred to me more than once on the train on the way down too. Still, all seemed well...no mass exodus, 100 happy(ish) participants at the end of it and my scars are beginning to heal.

Lovely January music from Paul Carrack and the resheduled pre-Christmas Jools Holland gig. I also went to see the European Union Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jerome Akoka and featuring some astoundingly good violin playing by Nicola Benedetti and the brilliant flautist Daniela Koch.

Off to Finland today for a few days work and play and then the outside chance of a short trip [aka business opportunity] to Dubai to do some environmental/watery stuff there in mid-Feb. Good time of year to go...leastways, it is from the cool, grey, windy mid-Feb. UK perspective. That is unless you like cool, grey and windy of course. It'll make an interesting contrast to Helsinki that's for sure.


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