Sunday 8 July 2012

Afternoon of worldclass guitar music

Have just got back from Foxcreek where my friends and I listened to the Grigoryan brothers playing great music on their guitars.Their elegant long fingers flew over the strings producing the most exquisite sounds and rhythms. We are so privileged to be able to hear these artists so close to home.
It started me thinking too, about the hard work that goes on behind the scene to stage such a delightful afternoon. The staff of the winery who would have put a lot of effort into organizing, getting the site ready for the marquee, the finger food ,which was delicious and taken around to the patrons standing outside at interval, the wine available at a discount price, it all added to make the afternoon a success for those attending the concert. I took a photo with my mobile phone but don't know how to download it onto the laptop.
Last Friday afternoon, our Book group met and we discussed "March" written by Geraldine Brooks. The author had taken the father in "Little Women" by Louisa Allcott  ,Mr March, as her main character and imagined him in the American civil war for the year he was away from his family.The book was well received by everyone and we had a great discussion on the attitudes of those times and the horrible things men and women go through in wartime, supposedly to right a wrong and how history repeats itself.Geraldine Brooks must have done a huge amount of research, her books are all very meaty and worth reading and re-reading.
Our black ducks are making themselves at home and return every morning so far to spend the day frolicking in the water and hopefully eating the algy instead of tadpoles or goldfish fry. No idea where they go to at night, probably the Willunga creek
Today I learned how to transport pictures from my mobile phone to this laptop and so, here is the photo I took of the Grigoryan brothers at Foxcreek winery...how awesome is that!! 

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