Meantime, back in Sunningwell-by-the-lake, Blighty

OK, enough recapping for now........back to the present, where it is seriously flooded around west Oxford, and still lashing it down. Nevertheless, our pals Mike & Vanessa brilliantly as ever dodged the rain and organised the Sunningwell Festival 2007 http://www.mikewoodward.co.uk/, an outdoor stage by the pond with concerts and events. This year they secured "Show of Hands" no less, a world class band and last night to be found playing in a pond in Sunningwell. Gig was great. Steve Knightly is sort of English folk's Bruce Sprinsteen, it dawned on us:-)) Thanks Mike and Vanessa. The photo is of Show of Hands on the pond at Sunningwell http://www.showofhands.co.uk/

Miranda Sykes http://www.mirandasykes.com/ is a great singer/songwriter in her own right, we previously saw her in Firebrand a couple of times. Singing bassplayer blimey ! ;-)

2nd successive evening spent sitting on butt on floor, Wed we saw the whole of Verdi's Macbeth by the Glyndebourne Opera at the Proms :-) No complaints though, just strange how these things group together !