Tap Dancing!

Last night, Aussie and I went to our first tap dancing class. Well, it was my first class… Aussie danced for years as a kid, so she is pretty much pro-star. I am very grateful that she decided to join me in this class, because I would feel pretty silly learning shuffles, ball changes and hop steps in a room full of strangers. We had fun trying to keep our balance and tripping over our rubber-soled shoes and laughing at each other. I really enjoyed the class, though. I did some practicing today in the kitchen.

I also took my camera into a camera shop to see if I could have it repaired. Unfortunately, the gentleman at the counter said that the problem was probably my lense… (the blurry photo is an example of the best quality my poor old friend could put out) and that would be pretty expensive to fix. He advised me to get a new camera. This is not the first time I've heard this. My Dad and my friend Tom both had the same suggestion. So… I bit the bullet and got myself another Canon Powershot… which takes gorgeous photos (here's one of the back garden).

Previous to my being cut from the Glastonbury team, The Mum had arranged for Grandma to come up to Birmingham to look after the kids. She has already booked her tickets and made her plans, so she's still coming up. The Mum has given me time to so some sight-seeing. I'm not sure what I will see… since I will have to go on my own. I was thinking of seeing Chatsworth House, the home of the Duke and Duches of Devonshire, or heading to Oxford for a couple days. Other than that, I'd better stick close to Birmingham to save my money. Any suggestions?

I leave for my road trip one month from today!