THRILLING MUSIC AND BLOGGING DISASTER

My primitive Christmas angel choristors and I were thrilled when

the winner of ABC Classic FM's

Classic 100 of the 20th Century countdown

was - ta dum -

Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85, by Edward Elgar;

my all-time favourite, as made famous by the glorious and gifted

Jacqueline du Pre way back when.

Also near the top were some of my other faves,

Rachmaninov's Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3,

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

and Copland's Appalachian Spring and Fanfare for the Common Man.

It has been such a wonderful feast of listening magic all week.

Which is just as well, as the Red Cardinal blog has been having a difficult time of it

with the new Blogger, and for a while there I thought it has disappeared into a black hole

somewhere in the universe, never to be seen again.

However, with the generous assistance of our Sydneysider Son,

peace and the blog have been restored.

Like many things, I did not realise how addicted I was to the blogging concept

until I realised I could no longer do it!

I love gardenias; so Chanel-like.

Despite the odd bit of rain, the dry conditions continue,

but the Garden of Neglect has produced a bunch of these beauties.

They must enjoy harsh living.

I like flowers on the walls too.

The other day we went to a local art show, raising funds for

SHELTER, a charity which provides warmth, shelter and dignity for families affected by disasters.

This bright and cheerful watercolour study of bright pink daisies

has come to hang out with us.

Since when did Petunias become climbers??

This one is self-sewn, in a crack between wall and concrete,

and now has taken off up the drainpipe!!

Mind of its own, this one.

Happy Sunday!