Sunday – 31/7/2016 – Uncommon Instrument Day

We’ve got a houseful of musical instruments here – some odder than others! Mr CWS and our son have both made instruments, from dulcimers to violins and bagpipes, and those played have included recorders and whistles, flute, violin and viola, various guitars, concertina, hurdy-gurdy and keyboards.

Sadly, nowadays my computer keyboard gets more exercise than the musical variety. But I still sing when nobody is listening!

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Wow, CWS. That’s a great collection/hobby your family has.

Cute pics today…love kitty see, kitty do and the crossover pic is perfect.

Our Harry Potter book did indeed show up on our kindles at midnight. Son woke up in the middle of the night just to make sure. :). Easier than standing in line at the book store, I guess.

Hope everyone has a happy Sunday.

I agree with all above, CWS, that’s quite the collection of instrument! How special, I love the bag pipes best of all! ….. My family has a Scottish/Welsh heritage, and our Presbyterian church has a ‘kirking of the Tartans’ annually, which includes a 20+ member bag pipe band ….. they also hire out for weddings and such …. love to hear them play!

Yesterday I spent quite a while putting together my new pantry …. Mr. AV and handy Scottie put a huge wall of shelves in the spare room next to my kitchen, and I was able to ‘unclutter’ my kitchen cabinets and extra odd places that I have been storing my multitude of dishes, extra cookware, pots/pans, etc. My house is 109 years old, and while I love it’s historical character, that era did not build a lot of storage. They also have what I call compartmental floor plans – meaning the rooms are separated – kitchen is off dining room, living room is formal – it’s not an open plan like todays modern designs. Other than the aforementioned rooms, we have two large and one medium/small rooms off the main entry hall. The front room I use as my office (I work from home) the second is huge, and we use that as a family/TV room. The third that is just across from the kitchen is the smallest, and I’ve been using it to store my extra dining room table (I have two sets from 2 grandmothers), so Mr. AV had the great idea to make it a huge pantry. Great idea! I love it, and with the table I have in there being a drop leaf, I can fold it down, and it actually makes a nice breakfast room too …..

I’d best get to my box changing duties (its the day), then I’ll putz around in the pantry again …. making stuffed shells/lasagna later …. all that talk about Italian yesterday made me crave it …… L8R all!

EC, it is kinda like a butler’s pantry, and now I have tons of storage! … I’m sitting here laughing, the ‘Sharknado’ marathon starts soon ….. I must say I’m a sucker sometimes for hokie syfy flics …. The first one ‘Sharknado’ was hilarious, haven’t seen ‘Sharknado, the second one’ (what a original title), nor ‘Sharknado, Oh Hell No!’, (LOL), and then they’re premiering ‘Sharknado the 4th Awakens’ ….. not sure I’ll make it through all four …..

Hi everyone – the cat/instrument pics are cute and funny – I like trombone connected to the cat bone and kitteh see kitteh do.
Wow CWS, that’s quite a collection of instruments.
Glad the books arrived, ECB. I noticed a HP movie marathon has been on tv this weekend.
Ooh, how fun to set up your new pantry, AV! Nice to have room to store stuff and have new-found space in the kitchen. The setup of your house sounds very nice. The whole ‘open concept’ that’s so in right now is very nice, but there’s a lot to be said for separate rooms, they can each speak for themselves as opposed to one statement.
It’s a rainy day here in Jersey. We need the rain, and like KJ, I love a day when I can be home during a stormy day. Mama cat has been right outside under the lean-to most of the afternoon. Hopefully she will stay there and I’ll put some food out when the rain lets up.
My family was a musical one, and several instruments came out of the attic not too long ago. Mom donated them to the local music shop that works closely with young people. I think my nephew has my dad’s sax, and now my mom has her violin back. I played the trumpet and French horn a bit, but I was mostly a twirler, moving on from batons to the rifle in high school and saber in the drum corps.

Well I’m late in opening MOANday Café! I had planned an early night, but got into a knitting thing where it took me like an hour or more to wind tangled yarn. Have not yet set a new record as in the other night took me like 4 hrs! But it’s done and I feel better for it.
Have never actually heard anything played on comb and tissue paper or tried it. Must sound like a kazoo, am I right? Did take piano lessons for a brief time, but not successfully.
Didn’t know that HP had a new book in series. Will have to check it out as loved all the others.
Petrichor – guess that’s the new thing that I learned today! Tks MS!
For sure PG, “gangsta” is timeless and ageless.
When Dorry thumps his tail like that it generally means that I’m in major trouble! 😯
Well, it’s way late so I guess I’ll cast on sleeves for latest sweater (’cause cant’ wait ’til tomorrow.) Did finish front/back put them together and sewed in new purrsonalized labels that arrived on Fri. (mail still coming and going, yes!)

KJ, isn’t it annoying when time just slips away while you are busy knitting or untangling yarn.
CWS, aha, a secret panel. It is an interesting and complicated looking instrument.
Time I prepared dinner.