The Choir

Last night James and I watched a programme called "The Choir - Military Wives". It was the highlights of a television series that was shown this autumn, which we missed, but which I heard was very good. So it was nice to get a chance to see it, and it was absolutely fascinating. The choir master, Gareth Malone, had worked with two choirs made up of the wives of soldiers who are serving in Afghanistan and other war zones. These women are left living in army bases with their children for long periods while their husbands and partners are on duty, and joining the choir gave them a focus and something to aim for. They gave various concerts, becoming better and better, and finally performed in front of the royal family at the Remembrance Service at the Royal Albert Hall. It was very inspirational and they sang a beautiful song "Wherever You Are", especially written for them by Paul Mealor using words from letters they had sent and received from their husbands and partners. I hope it will be number one in the charts at Christmas.

Today was a pleasant day. When I went downstairs Jack was miaowing pitifully because James had accidentally shut him in the back room which meant that he could not get to his bowl of cat chunks. And when he and I investigated his bowl, it was found to be empty, which is always a very serious matter for Jack. When I fed him he was very loving towards me by rubbing himself against my legs. I had lunch at Ally Walker's, it was really nice to see her again and she showed me photos of Singapore which bring back good memories, and photos of their brilliant holiday to Vietnam and Cambodia, I would love to go there some day and also to Laos. When the Walkers went back to Singapore at the end of their holiday they visited an amazing island where their accommodation was right on the beach and there were lots of watersports. I would definitely like to go back to Singapore because there is lots more I would like to visit there. Lesley popped in and the three of us had a nice chat. On the way home I popped in to Whole Foods which is "a natural and organic grocery" which has recently opened in Giffnock. It has some nice ideas; the food all looks beautiful and there is a huge variety of different kinds of flour and grains and oils, but on the other hand it is very expensive - I bought some paper napkins, a small jar of honey, some incense sticks and two small small containers of nuts and it came to £28!