Well I had a lovely weekend was lovely - weather was fantastic and the sun shone in a crystal clear blue sky. We drove up to County Antrim on Friday and it took about 3.5 hours driving in the heat of the car, because my partners AC was not working. When I arrived at the church for the rehearsal, I met the other members of the string quartet and we rehearsed Canon in D by Pachebel, which sounded pretty fantastic. It is lovely playing with strings and the harp sits very nicely in the ensemble. After the rehearsal, we checked into our hotel - Galgorm Manor Resort and Spa. It was so beautiful there. A long green treelined driveway leads to the houses. These old manor houses have been built around Galgorm river which has a waterfall right behind the Grand Hall window - so whilst the top table were eating their dinner, they had a waterfall as their backdrop. There is such attention to detail as this resort has beautiful furniture and finish throughout.
My partner and I had a fab little suite - with a deep bath (with golden legs and a seat), LCD TVs, marble bathrooms and its own decking leading out towards the river, which you could hear as you fell into a slumber. The wedding itself went fine - quite a sombre affair with very little light-hearted humour, but I guess every religion looks at the wedding ceremony differently. After playing at the ceremony, I quickly rushed back to play the harp at the entrance steps to the Manor, so I'd be there to greet them when they arrived in with some Irish music. I made sure I was getting the sun on my back. I treated myself to a little glass of Pimms (Old english cocktail which they drink at Wimbledon) and then my partner came over with a glass of champagne).
These were my two drinks for the day as I really don't want to jeopardise my health and (my eggs) by having a mad drinking session! Anyhow, I truly think I've lost the taste for alcohol. It is kind of weird being at an Irish wedding and having everyone else get nice and tipsy.
Finished playing the harp at 5pm and packed it up by 5.30pm. Phew, I could then finally relax. The bride and groom presented me with flowers for playing the harp, so it was well worth the effort.
Yesterday, myself and my partner got up early as he had to get home to Wicklow to start making hay! I decided to go with him. So he got into the tractor and "made hay" whilst I sat in the field on the grass, enjoying the country air and the sunshine. I just turned off for the day, reading and just enjoying being outdoors. We finished about 6.30pm and went home for dinner. Bed beckoned early and we hit the pillow at about 9.30pm. All in all, the weather has this profound effect on our mood - people smile at you and you smile back.
Let's hope it continues.
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