Getting ready for our first outdoor concert of the summer
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325264)
Rockingham, Australia
January 14, 2018 2:35am CST
It’s now less than a week until our first house concert of the summer. Although it’s called a ‘house’ concert it is actually held outdoors in an open-fronted shed we call the ‘Music Shack’. We have different musicians each time; the audience bring their own chairs, drinks and nibbles plus a picnic if they want to and the entrance fee money goes to the musicians. We keep enough money to pay for the extra insurance that we have to take out in case of accident.
Next Saturday we have a duo performing and we’re looking forward to hearing them again. They will stay with us. We also have six friends staying for the night and another couple will stay in their motor-home near the house. One couple will sleep in our bus/motor-home and one couple in the caravan.
We are planning a picnic for the six friends which will be nice for them but will get them out of the house and give the musicians a bit of peace and quiet before they have to perform. We offer free coffee, tea and apricot slice at interval. Over the next two days I’ll be making four slices as we have a full complement of just over 100 people coming. Some say they only come for my slice but I think they are just being kind.
The photo shows Herc, our pet sheep but now deceased, helping me with the lights.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jan 18
Good old Herc! Always there with a lending hoof.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
14 Jan 18
This sounds like a lot of Fun and if this is the first one this yr, a great way to start bringing in the New yr.
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@JudyEv (325264)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
This is our 28th. It's hard to believe we've had so many. And they are mostly good fun.
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Jan 18
@JudyEv oh, i remember this picture. you wrote a post about how tying the tablecloth holds it in place without flapping around than using weights.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
14 Jan 18
Seems like more fun than work for you.
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@JudyEv (325264)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Jan 18
This will be our 28th concert since we started in 2010 so I guess we have it down to a fine art now. Things can still go wrong but we start early with our planning and just do a little bit every day for about ten days before the show and so far we've been able to manage without having to have help which is good.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
15 Jan 18
@JudyEv I had to look up what apricot slice is, and it looks delicious. I hope your concert is so successful, it looks like fun. I'm sorry about your sweet sheep, Herc.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Jan 18
@JudyEv look at that yummy dessert!
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@JudyEv (325264)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jan 18
@hereandthere I find it a bit bewildering that everyone likes it so much.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Jan 18
i love your colorful outfit and it's so nice to see herc again. is that his food/water bowl?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
14 Jan 18
Soo the concert season starts.You look nice.Even we miss Herc.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
17 Jan 18
@JudyEv Yes,I do remember your posts about him.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
19 Jan 18
I hope it all goes well.... nice tosee a photo of herc...
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@JudyEv (325264)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jan 18
This is our 28th I think. We have another two planned for the summer.
