Transportable Party

Well Kyle returned home safe and sound from Oregon yesterday.

His description of the trip was that it was a 'Transportable Party'!
I thought that was rather good description being that they were on the bus for most of the time - hence transportable.

Sounds like they had a great time. They have all come back rather tired but all singing better. The trip was mainly for singing lessons with Mr Blaylock (the guy who trained Charlotte Church), but they also performed 4 concerts.
Sounds like there were the normal 'hick ups' that come with concerts - mainly sound system problems - seems that is the same the world over.

We keep getting 'snipits' of 'stories' that happened on the trip from Kyle. Rather amusing really.

Last night they put on a concert for the students that didn't go, so they could hear what they had been up to. I went along - it was great. The difference in Kyle's singing confidence was really noticeable - he is singing with much more 'passion'.

Yesterday was a terrible rainy day here - they tell us rain like this never happens here. Makes us wonder how come it rains anywhere we go - mind you, we aren't in NZ and you are getting plenty of rain there!

Alistair is stressing a little about getting the carrots harvested. Last week the harvester was down all week getting 'sorted' so it didn't break and chip the carrots (Alistair isn't convinced it is right yet, but has to run with it). This week it looks like it will be too wet to harvest. It has turned quite cold too which is a worry, as if a frost comes it will kill the carrot tops and then they can't be harvested!
We will have to pray hard.............

Yesterday I got given a rather large box of plums from the orchard here. Wasn't sure what to do with them so made what they call 'freezer jam'. Hadn't heard of that before. Very simple to make, all you do is mix sugar and this powder (pectin I think - plus some other stuff) and then mix in the chopped fruit and stir for 3 minutes and it's done! No cooking. You can keep it in the fridge or freeze it. I haven't tried it yet, doesn't look that appetizing to me!
I also am making fruit leather with it (thanks for the suggestion sis!) I don't have a food dryer so am doing it in the oven on the lowest temp it goes. It has turned out rather well -even if I say so myself. I am quite impressed. Seems I am turning rather 'domestic'.

I better go pray for some sunshine.......