Sunday 30 December 2012

Hometown

We went back to the town I grew up in for a few days. My parents still live there. It's a small, unremarkable town to which I have very little attachment apart from my family home and my beloved parents.

We took the children to the local Rep
Panto in the theatre I used to work as an usher and scenery painter. It had hardly changed inside, it's a beautiful little theatre. The Panto was refreshingly low tech, traditional and even my two year old sat rapt, just a wee bit spellbound. It reminded me of the magic of theatre. I remembered working the whole run of Panto season and never tiring of the show. Even a Panto can become a world of its own, jokes changing, ad libbing and actors that were glad to bring the show alive. Sentimental and nostalgic I know -but it's what I do best here I think.

The next day D and I got a few hours to ourselves and had lunch in a sweet cafe, we could almost have been in Paris, it was that pretty. I tried to capture it in my picture.

Thanks for all your lovely wishes, I will reply to you when I have my laptop back. I won't be away from this space, I promise. It my day work I'm having an extended break from.

We are set to spend New Year with family we see so rarely and D and I are excited like children. If I'm not back before the bells, as we call them here, enjoy your celebrations everyone and once again thank you for reading my words. Jo xxx







10 comments:

  1. Happy New Year to you too, Jo, and enjoy your break from your day job. Your trip back home sounds nice. I am taking my two to their first panto trip in a couple of weeks, and I have to say I'm quite excited!

    Gillian x

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    1. Hi Gillian, I love Panto, well I just love anything in the theatre but there is something about Panto that I am very nostalgic about. I know you will all enjoy it so much. Have a lovely New Year when it comes, Love Jxx

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  2. Happy New Year to you too, love Nick and Morten xx

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    1. Thanks you! Lovely of you to say so - have a good night, Jo xx

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    1. Thanks Andrea, you have a great time too. 2013 will be fab for you all, jo xxx

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    1. Thank you Col, Have a great one yourself, Jo xx

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  5. Wishing you and yours a wonderful New Year Jo ... love, Bee xx

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    1. Thanks Bee, and thanks again for your lovely parcel, so many lovely things. It made me happy! Have a great NY yourself, love Jxx

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