Seems we only made £900 at the Christmas bazaar on Saturday, which is £300 below average and doesn't really seem very much for all the effort put in by everyone. Thoroughly enjoyable though - I don't quite understand what it is about organising this and running the bric-a-brac stall that I like so much. Getting more familiar with people now maybe - its the same faces at each event that come along and buy the same stuff...
Opening up the Church Building was a great idea tho, and Frank worked miracles showing people inside and generally talking about his passion. If we have raised the profile of the building among the wider community and generated awareness now that we are looking for funding, support and interest in its future then we have succeeded.
On the other hand, the "quiet room" I suggested to reinforce the idea that we are actually a 'church' not just a bazaar was very disappointing, and our attempt to organise a raffle was laughable. Made acutely more embarassing when I pulled out my own ticket to claim first prize.
Perhaps I should have put it back and drawn again, but then I decided it was a totally fair draw and I had just as much right to win as anybody else. So thats the present for my sister and her husband sorted out.
Mum and dad are going to get a year's membership of the Northants Wildlife Trust to encourage them with their walks and see if we can't get dad involved in some of their conservation projects. He's very good at mending, making and repairing stuff and is showing more interest in being out in the countryside these days, so this might help give him a new focus.
And speaking of focus, I have tried to ring the girls tonight and both are out with their respective boyfriends. Kink is still getting on well with Matt and their relationship is lasting better than I had feared.
BUT she has just told me that she has now packe din her cleaning job to spend more time finishing the web design course. I reserve the right to remain sceptical…

Thursday night. Cathedral Oceans. In the old church!!! HURRAHHHH!!!!
We had the big PA set up in there on Saturday playing Carols from Westminster Cathedral and it sounded awesome. The acoustics are superb and the space is massive.

(Apparently, clicking on these pics opens them in a separate window)

I expect that the Church Warden won't be impressed with the music, but I'm not asking him to stay. I will get Mike Murphy along tho, and probly play only Part One to start with. Once I've learned how to set the sound system up I only need to borrow the key and I can be entirely self indulgent.Can't wait to tell Rob!

It's going to be freezing…