Saturday, April 02, 2016

Old codger retires, has party - it's good...

Playlist
Myslivecek - Six Sonatas for Two Cellos and Bass
Various - The History of the Single 1959-2016
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Four Last Things
Capital Models - The Music Box 25 2 11 (Set 4)
Capital Models - 2014-03-19 3 Sets
Capital Models - December 2013
Cloudland Blue Quartet - CBQ Live Set 2014
Cloudland Blue Quartet - CBQ Live Set 2016 (Backing Tracks)
Laura Pausini - World Tour 2009

Up early and updating this...

Some peaceful music first thing...

Then, with Anne, to feed Rory Custard...



...before heading out for our own breakfast down at Hopetoun Gardens...



On the lookout for a retirement gift for chum John Impossible...


Chose this - he can put it somewhere in his garden and come across it only occasionally and then, hopefully, remember its origins...


Home and some rehearsing of a possible CBQ live set for 2016...


Laura Pausini entertained before we headed out in the rain...

What's this?


The beast was in party mode...


...as was the EP...


...as we and a host of others, mostly extended family, awaited the arrival of our surprise party receiver...


Mr Impossible... 


A trip to Florida late this year is planned and so there was a Florida-esque theme...


Before retiring, John was a spy...



Stepson Dr Paul, who with lovely wife Jane, was providing the venue, also provided a ride for the old man...



...who was then set upon by several of his thousands of grandchildren...



There were some strange ideas re depictions of Florida...





The kids penata proved popular..


Paul provided bicarbonate of soda based fireworks...


There were speeches and lighting of candles...



...and cutting of cake...



The adult penata was just as popular...


John ruined a perfectly nicely painted archway...


Mouse ears were worn...



Good chat was undertaken and an excellent time was had by all...

I discovered an old schoolfriend of John's, now living in London, had been at the recent Michael Rother concert and, indeed, at the Denovali Festival at La Scala, Kings Cross back in 2013...

Small world...

At 11, a last look round...


..and then, a drive back over the bridge to Edinburgh...

A good day..

Highlight of the Day : Party...

1 comment:

Ali said...

love it :-) x