Royal Wedding Weekend and May Day

 



After all the activity tuning I was slightly aggrieved to have a minor accident lifting Rosie back onto her stand. To put it bluntly I tripped and we both hit the ground. Rosie’s fall was slightly cushioned by falling on top of me and I’ve got the bruises to prove it. No damage but needless to say the tuning was affected and I had to do it all again on Royal Wedding Day morning for the street party the next day. A quick job this time as only a couple of pipes had gone out. 

Dressed for the occasion



Saturday we were at Anne’s home as guests of her and John ( her new husband ) for a small party for neighbours, friends and family. A very enjoyable and restful afternoon but I forgot the camera so have no pictures of my own. I’ve been promised copies of other peoples so we’ll see if anything turns up to add later. I’m hoping there’s one with the cows in the neighbouring field all gathered at the fence listening.





    



May Day, Sunday May 1st saw us at Oxford Castle with friends from BOGA. Five organs in all and a good day was had but with rather less public than had been expected in spite of ideal weather. Maybe they were all too exhausted from being up at the crack of sparrows’ for the celebrations on Magdalene Bridge where the college choir sing in the dawn from the top of the tower. Any self respecting student will have been up all night in preparation and would be well lubricated by dawn so maybe they all just collapsed into bed leaving the town free for the tourists.



I did remember the camera this time so there's a few pics.

I'm just about spitting feathers again. Another session at the library almost up and blogspot doing everything it can to avoid putting the pictures into any sort of layout the makes sense, below is the best I can manage in the time I have.

  

Dennis and his first class
home built organ

John Hunt and Annie







Anne and passers bye dancing the the street

 

Jamie from Marston proving that the
kids can do it just as well as the adults

Hon memsec (John Webb) with Annie
 and Christina (castle management)

 


John Stevens from Hook Norton

Info board from John Stevens organ