From our hearth to yours

  

 Warmest wishes from our hearth to yours
for a great Christmas with family and friends...
 

and a successful 2022 

from Claire and Graham

 New Year reflections video is below.  

 

Words by Emerson 

 

 

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether be a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

              

May your spirit keep on burning regardless of whatever may be concerning

May your spirit keep on burning 

Regardless of whatever 

May be concerning

Bring back the Picnic

Out to Lunch


"I FELL ASLEEP halfway through lunch the other day.  It's not something I'm proud of, but at least I was lying down at the time.  The sun was warm, the picnic blanket was soft, the wine was working its magic and suddenly I was zzzzzzzzz."

Picnicking should be greatly encouraged - it's good for us.  It gets us out in the fresh air, breaks our routine and brings us back to basics.  Picnicking means drifting off to the cry of children on the swings or in the surf.  In its own way, it is practicing mindfulness, being in the moment while letting your mind drift like a cloud.

Really a picnic can be anything you want it to be.  Chicken sandwiches and a bottle of bubbly;  cheese and crackers with hummus; a baguette with jambon and fromage and a bag of cherries.  

Words by Terry Durack  Summarised from GoodWeekend 

Enjoy New Year Concerts - Vienna, Neujahrskonzert 2020, 1975 - 2007 & Moscow Philharmonic

Online performance not available but you can enjoy past performances below. Claire

For the COMPLETE 2020 Concert (1 January 2020), follow this link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyLS_...

Best of new year's concert: Neujahrskonzert 1975 - 2007

https://youtu.be/aTnf0YV52u8

Moscow Philharmonic Society - streamed live on 30 Dec 2020 

PROGRAM: W. A. Mozart − Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, KV 478 P. I. Tchaikovsky − Piano Trio in A minor ("in Memory of a great artist"), Op. 50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J0kiKIerI0&list=RDCMUCgXlZFQOYEmrFG-lLlo3HCA&start_radio=1