Firstly, let me just wish my beautiful daughter, Hope, a H-A-P-P-Y B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y for today! She's all grown up at 7 now...
馃構
We set off from the Surrey Delta up North (ah....I love the North!) to Newcastle to meet up with Kaz's mum & dad...we'd not seen in 3D for many a month....spend some time together, picking up the tent, and doing the Camping thing (mine and Hope's first time, but Kaz used to go when she was a kid)...
Putting it up was easy....fairly nice weather too.....a few showers over the week but blessed in general....
Nice neighbours.....but they SNORE!
*Sigh* So.....good fun with the fam, either going for walks, me running whilst Kaz and Hope are on their bikes, or swimming....and we even tried a little archery!
Did the whole camping stove cooking, which I absolutely loved - I was chief cook for the week - and plenty of fun and games. Even went to the nearby pub for a meal and drinks a few times....
...but whilst everyone else slept soundly, little Sammy Jo did not! Not because of any creepy crawlies..a little because of the heat....but mostly that I could hear nearby people on the site snoring!
Saw the in-laws today, early, who gave out Hope's presents - which she loved! - and then drove back down....must have been a bit boring for Kaz, me being the co-pilot, as I slept a little (hurrah!) against the window...
Back home....home to Mulder (our cat, who has behaved himself with our cat sitter, i'm delighted to say), cup of coffee...a quick covid check for Hope (school tomorrow), which came up negative....and then we presented her with her present from us...
An electric guitar and amplifier!
Her screams gave me a headache! Lol! Suffice to say she's chuffed (British for very happy!) and, more so, that Kaz (who has been getting lessons) is able to teach her!
So....well on the way to being Steve Vai? Maybe...
Meanwhile...I thought that I'd say hi and maybe go for a quite lie down....
馃槝
SJD x
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Yeah, she heard me play some Steve Vai last year and has just gone potty over his music - isn't that cool for a, then, 6 year old? And, as I was stating to a friend earlier, after less than a week she's getting Barre Chords and Open Chords down really well....
@SammyJo That's several achievements in one, I still cant play in spite of several months trying, I am hampered by those silly things called "fingers", they just wont go where I tell them. As for being a fan of your choice of artist, how more cool could the lass be.
I am presently saying with a wonderful "step" daughter and her 10 year old daughter, so much fun to be around, before going into the forests of Poland in three weeks time.
Wishing you a happy future with lovely memories and an amazing young woman, my best regards and respect.
@Uncfred Well, she has small fingers too....and, on Monday, she was a little tearful over sore fingers...so, we talked about callouses and perseverance - shown her a youtube thing - and she sucked it all up! I was impressed. Her fingers are less sore now.
Steve Vai is just one of many artists that get played in the Duponte-Durose household....but nice to know she's not drawn to the super commercial throwaway-type music that some kids are....
Nice to hang around younger people....oh, and enjoy those forests!
