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Junior Pumpkin Designer
My daughter, living up to her wish to be an artist when she gets older (probably illustrating books, she says), has been making her own pumpkin designs. Naturally, I’m very proud. A few kids came round last night “Trick of Treat”ing – all of them were young, very cute, and very good about it all.…
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More Useful Grammar Checks
Anybody who knows me will know I hate incorrect usage of grammar and punctuation. Back in September I supplied a useful check-list – here are a few more.
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Viva Mexico Stage Manager – Final Day
Yes, it’s all over. Saturday – 2 shows – has come and gone. The matinee, when I had my parents and various (or to be more precise, 8) members of my girlfriends family there, when fantastically. The evening wasn’t so good, but by then I was ready to drop. When the show finished, presents were…
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Viva Mexico Stage Manager – 4th & 5th Night
Ok, ok, I forgot to Blog the last couple of nights. It’s all been quite hectic. Thursday night went, as the graph predicted, reasonably well. Last night went brilliant. Except for the stage curtain ripping at the end of the show (it’s now repaired thanks to a ladder, reel of cotton, some string and a…
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Viva Mexico Stage Manager – 3rd Night
Last night could have gone better. One of the stage-hands called in sick, so we had a replacement. Without any practice things just didn’t “gel” as well, so it was all a bit slow. Anyway, this is at least consistent with how performances should go. I refer you to my chart on the right. Monday…