I feel a bit
better this morning. Petter will be here at 10:30 to pick me up and it’s only a
short drive to Fredrikstad so I’ll have a chance to rest some more before sound
check for my solo show this evening. Whether I will be able to sing or not
remains to be seen but I am not worried about it because that won’t help
anything will it??!!
So, back to the City Hotel, a cup of tea and
a nap!
This afternoon I did a bit of shopping for
Monica and the dogs. They (the dogs that is) like toys from other countries and
of course they don’t know that they are the same as Spanish ones but they expect
something when we come home so it’s nice to give them a treat!
We spent 30 minutes or so checking the piano
etc., and then went to Jimmy’s house for dinner. Torell had prepared a
vegetarian meal which was delicious and I drank some warm red wine with lots of
sugar to try and help my throat… it didn’t!
Back to the hotel, a quick siesta and then
back to Balaklava for the “show”. The little venue was full and I entered not
really knowing if I’d be able to sing or not!! But I had said my prayers so I
wasn’t worried…
I started with the original acoustic guitar
version of July Morning and I was surprised to find that about 80% of my voice
was there and that was nice. God is good!
The audience was gracious and very
enthusiastic so this little 90-minute gathering went very well. After signing
some stuff and posing for photos I hurried back to the hotel because we have an
early start tomorrow.
Rest does
seem to be the answer and I will focus on that for the rest (sorry!) of this
trip.
