so by posting once a week, i evidently meant once a month. my bad.

i have only just returned from the violinmakers shop where i have purchased "stradella"- my new violin, translated from irish as "another strad(ivarius)". funny being that it is the most generic chinese factory-made violin that you can buy, and a stradivarius is king of violins, but it plays and i'm happy.

i was almost more entertained by paul, the balding, portly violinmaker who spent all manner of time regaling me with his disgust at the fact that his favorite pub had turned into a strip club. 

"i stopped going to the pub when they replaced the musicians with semi-clad girls dancing on poles", he told me.

after spending the past week living on the floor of my living room, i have moved flats. i now live in a loft by the river with hardwood floors, porthole windows, and nothing but the sound of nature to lull me to sleep on my fabulous futon. it's very nearly paradise i reckon.

last weekend we got out to enjoy the fabulous blip of sunshine by going to a barn dance! it was complete with a caller and proper plucky banjo band. yeehaw! spent the day and night dancing till we had blisters- never knew doe-see-doe could be so darn fun!

monday i head off to london, so i'll make sure to give the queen a little wave from all of you.

how's things your way? my inbox is feeling empty these days. no i don't want your pity... i want emails! haha.

love to all, peace

becki

ps. i went to church on sunday and i wished someone would take me in and invite me to lunch. let's look after each other. invite someone to lunch!

pps. don't worry, i had lunch with my friend fiona :)