Abschluss!

The end of term (Abschluss) performance took place last night. In all humility I can say that it was an incredible success. It was so amazing for me to watch the work of the first and second year studets as I have not seen their classes - and the quality and style of their work is amazing. As is ours, apparently - we were highly commended by everyone there.

The piece de resistance was The Witches - a medley of prose and poetry taking from Shakespeare, Herrick and Walter de la Mare. Although the piece was not yet complete - as in performance ready - we decided to go ahead and end the evening with it, and to simply have some fun! We wore masks and witchy type headgear and veils and we were sensational!!

We are performing again on Monday, so even though the term work has ended, we will continue rehearsing the rest of this week so that we are ready for the performances which we will present at the National Waldorf Teacher's conference being held in Cape Town (where I will take photographs and post them). Actually it is being held at Michael Oak School, where my Waldorf journey began some 39 years ago! This school is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in June, and I was contacted by the organiser last week to participate in the celebration! So much is happening during my time here - I could not have planned it all more perfectly if I tried!

So one term done and one to go. I have such mixed feelings about it all. The head of the school told me last night - after congratulating me on a great performance - that they love having me here at the school and are wondering how to keep me here!!! Yikes!

The weather here is still mild and settled. Wonderful summery days and slightly cool nights, so even though the days are shortened, summer lingers......

Only 6 more sleeps til Tony arrives!  We are in for a seriously social whirlwind - the diary is chokka!
I miss everyone who reads this blog........
mxxxx

Sunday Scorcher

Its Sunday afternoon and its cooking! It has been a perfect day, albeit hot and windless. I have been home the whole day, by choice, as it is my dedicated day of rest. I have alternately swum endlessly in the wondrous pool and been deep into the assignments that I am required to review for my exam in May. There is a large volume of work I need to get through and this is the ideal way to do it.

This is where I swim.......

And this is where I work.....

Week 6 added another piece - a rather cosmic speech piece which we will perform for the Centenial celebrations. Yet, from this coming week, the added work will be balanced by the fact that I dont start school until 10am most days as my classmates are doing a theory module which I am not required to do! A later start means more time for reviewing of assignments and less time on my feet!

Went to my favourite little beach early yesterday morning - another perfect day - a great time of sitting and watching the wondrous symphony of sea, sky and sand play itself out before my eyes, a swimtime of being bashed and crashed and dashed and dumped by the waves, some rock-clambering and rock-pool peering and then off to a cup of coffee with Dale and Mike, home for a shower, off to the 'other side of the mountain' to have lunch and fascinating conversation with David and some more beach visiting, then home and change and out for a gorgeously gourmet dinner with old friends, Ian and Karin Woods and their daughter Alexandra. What a great day!!

Danger Beach

View to the left of Danger Beach looking at Simonstown

Blaauwbergstrand with view of TABLE MOUNTAIN

The sublte signs of the season's change impinges on my awareness daily. Yet other than the shortening of the days and a minor chill in the air in the morning and evening, I would not yet describe this as Autumn. Late Summer in the Shiny Cape.

One month until TONY visits!!!! Yahoooo!

Hugsxx