I have made countless lists to ensure that lawns are kept mowed, the vegetable garden kept neat, patios swept, gazebos will be put up in the right places, food and drink prepared, etc.
It is hard work, but as we don't entertain very often, we make an effort when we do.
Outdoor parties mean outdoor music, and to that end I have given the old wind-up gramophone a dusting (could do better, must try harder - just look at the dust in that photograph) and found up the pile of old 78 records.
I have fond memories of my parents dancing around the kitchen and the living room to the strains of these records when I was a child. They would waltz, foxtrot or tango, with great gusto and energy. The foxtrot was my favourite - simply because I loved the images the word conjured up in my imagination.
So, on with a record, crank up the handle, release the brake and off we go, with a crackle and a hiss.
Down memory lane.
Even though the music is dated, and the quality of sound not what we are used to these days, it is fun.
Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, Gracie Fields, George Formby, and the Mantovani Orchestra are all in there, to name but a few.
...The Shrimps Boats are a Coming, When I'm Cleaning Windows, Nancy, Every Day I Love You Just a Little Bit More, lots of big band sounds, and orchestras ... however, there is one very special record always gets people talking, it is the Liberty Bell March by Sousa.
A lot of people may recognise it as something completely different - it was hijacked by Monty Python...
The reason for the hard work and organisation?
Little Francesca is being christened, people will have travelled from far and wide to be there, so it is only right to feed and water them in style.
Jonny, I will takes lots of photographs, so that you and Mingming can see how the day goes.
Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, Gracie Fields, George Formby, and the Mantovani Orchestra are all in there, to name but a few.
...The Shrimps Boats are a Coming, When I'm Cleaning Windows, Nancy, Every Day I Love You Just a Little Bit More, lots of big band sounds, and orchestras ... however, there is one very special record always gets people talking, it is the Liberty Bell March by Sousa.
A lot of people may recognise it as something completely different - it was hijacked by Monty Python...
The reason for the hard work and organisation?
Little Francesca is being christened, people will have travelled from far and wide to be there, so it is only right to feed and water them in style.
Jonny, I will takes lots of photographs, so that you and Mingming can see how the day goes.
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