Friday 20 April 2012

Cirque Du Soleil Alegria...

Magical, awe-inspiring, daring, rhythmic, energetic, impressive, imaginative, EXtraordinary are all words I'd used to describe Alegria.. a stunning performance from Cirque Du Soleil. I have seen some CdS previously in Vegas and think it's the best theatre, dance, circus performance I've ever seen. I love the quirkiness of it all. The lavish costumes, the slightly weird characters, the friendly clowns, the Frenchness of the performers who are all at the top of their craft giving polished performances with jaw-dropping acuracy. I had my mouth open more than once during the evening as each performer took to the stage. Each scene was absolutely brilliant!




There was the white singer, the story-teller with the voice of a sweet angel. The nostalgic old birds with their funny faces, big, padded, bulging costumes, always helpful, slightly clumsy and loveable. The clowns telling little stories throughout the evening. The tiger, paper planes, and my most favourite scene of the paper snow blowing like a gale across the stage. Absolutely beautiful and such a great memory.



The black singer is the white singer's alto ego, though I only found this out after the performance. She hides many secrets in her dark heart. In her elegant black dress, she keeps in the shadows and is the wicked side to contrast against the sweetness of the white singer.




The circus acts were as always stunning and totally unbelievable. The stage at one point was transformed into a series of trampoline runs and the gymnasts showed off their amazing tumbling skills. The Mongolian girls who contort and transform themselves and their bodies into extraordinary sculptured forms. I loved the flying bungee man who flew around the stage and spun from the ceiling on an elastic rope. The hand balancing man had a body to remember and the graceful, hoopla girl, with her twirly ribbon who caught and spun the hoops with the flick of her toe.

I love Cirque Du Soleil so much :)

Egg custard wars.. !

Hey, did you know I'm doing the GREAT SUPERMARKET EGG CUSTARD CAKE OFF!? I love a bought egg custard, you know the ones with pastry on the outside and nutmeg sprinkled on the top. It was one of my treats the day before I got married. Yes, I know that's a funny memory but it's true. I made my bouquets and ate a whole Taylor's large egg custard. Surprised I could fit into 'the dress' but I did. Anyway, back to more recent custard memories. For some strange reason that I can't explain, the Waitrose custards that you get in the coffee stop are different to the ones in the restaurant and the ones you can buy in store. Yes, I know it's crazy but it's true. So when I want a custard I have to go and have a coffee. Easy...

Anyway, sorry Waitrose but you've been custard-umped by a much better tasting, lighter pastry, more eggy version from.. ASDA! Okay, if you know me you'll be asking why I was in Asda. I ask myself the same question and found the answer. It's cheap as chips, okay the residents are a bit chavvvy but there are some diamonds there too. And their egg custards are the BEST!

I was wandering the aisles today, as you do, and I had to ask a guy to move so I could get my hands on the Original Source lemon shower gel at £1. I only buy it when it's a pound because it's fabulous and I won't pay any more for it :) anyway back to my little story..., I said 'the lemon is the best' and he said, holding a new season strawberry version in his hand 'I am not sure if strawberry is a good idea'. To which I replied 'it looks more like something you'd eat'. He smiled and said 'I agree' and not one to leave it at that I chirped... 'Depends who you're having a shower with.. '.. the grin on his face reached from aisle 4 to aisle 24.. At this point and thinking that he looked about 34, I made a hasty retreat with my trolly laden with egg custards and my 'bake in the bag' salmon with roasted red tomato and basil butter for my supper :)

Monday 16 April 2012

Searching for family...


Look where we've been hiding... ! Me & Mom have been out in the sticks at Dillington House searching for lost relatives. We left home on Tuesday afternoon and have spent a lovely few days on a fabulous genealogy course. Food was fab, rooms were excellent and the course was brilliant. I've been to Dillington a couple of times before but wanted Mom to come this time so we could search for relatives together to add to our family tree. And yes, we found some! I had a great time and managed not to think about work though didn't sleep that well at night which is possibly why I have my eyes closed for a quick cat nap :)

Tuesday 3 April 2012

Amazing sunset

One of the great joys of living here is the lake and seeing the sunset reflected over this weekend was amazing!

Sunday 1 April 2012

Saturday night was birthday night..


When you're as good friends as we two are, we don't mind a raincheck as long as we get to celebrate our birthdays eventually! We took the opportunity to have 'Birthday night!' whilst Ginger was here the first weekend of April. We watched loads of Saturday night tv, drank bubbles, had a fab dinner and swopped pressies. That's what friends are for...

Me and Ginger's Cake Pop Adventures...












Every picture tells a story :)