new website and dates page updated

well I have finally done it after saying I would update the page on F.K's website I have finally done it and have also started to change the overall layout of the site which can be accessed from here http://www.tripleharps.com
Got a busy week over the next week the garage are coming to collect my car in the morning for the MOT on Tuesday Albert Fiona Katies lad is coming up to take her to the BBC project she is working on during wednesday evening.
Fiona Katie is also playing at the Wuthering Heights pub on Tuesday night along with our good friend Eddie Lawler. Tuesday nights performance is free of charge and all are welcome to attend we hope to see you there.

Things atrt hotting up for the wedding season at the weekend and details of the dates that Fiona is booked to play on can be found on the updated dates page of the website

fiona and her harps

Fiona Katie was practising her new tunes today in preparation for her forthcoming weddings , and concerts.
Fiona will be playing alongside Eddie Lawler a good friend of ours at The wuthering Heights Folk session which is next Tuesday evening I do believe (I will check)
Following this Fiona will be working with the BBC on Wednesday and will then be performing at a wedding later.

Today Fiona Katie has had the donkey out and once my plaster cast is off we are to start clicker training and see how that progresses of course this will have to be in between helping Fiona

Fiona Katie also fired up the incubators today I believe she is going to hatch some Polish, Large white wyandotte's and some more copper black Maran birds we will wait and see if any hatch!

operations , hospitals and stuff

Hi well I have been meaning to alter Fiona Katies website and have just not had the time which is strange since I have broken my leg and I have not been able to do much recently. On Wednesday I had major surgery and Fiona Katie stayed with me as I went down to the operating theatre and had my operation on my tumours.
I was suprised that the surgeon agreed to do the operation as I am in plaster but Fiona Katie and I were told that it needed doing as a matter of urgency so now I am hoping to make a speedy recovery then I can help Fiona Katie like she has helped me recently.

Tomorrow I am hoping to update the existing website whilst starting work on the new one. In between this and resting I am writing a bit mnore in the book of caris which is a book I have been working on for some time.

Meanwhile Fiona Katie is getting several enquiories through now for the summer weddings for next year which is good and I am able to deal with all her enquiries whilst laid up and my step son albert is home helping his mom with lambing as well as our friends thank goodness. It is a shame that our relatives who are farmers could not lend a hand! given the circumstances.

Update

It has been a few day since we last posted this has been down to the fact that On saturday we had one of our working sheepdogs taken from the farm.
This caused huge problems as lambing had just started and Dave has a broken leg .
Following a huge campaign on facebook, twitter, posters, police and farmwatch
Our Sheepdog was found 5 miles away

Lambing has started and thankfully we have had help from Friends ..

concerts, bbc

OK so we have not managed to get anything on the blog and the website is due to be tidied up today too.
Things are going well for Fiona Katie and we have done some negotiations with the BBC this last week for Fiona Katie to do some work for them on 30th March 2011.

Also on Tuesday this week Fiona Katie played for the Lord Mayor and will also be appearing at the pain clinc which I attend in May 2011.

In addition to this she will be doing another concert in East Morton.

Well best get on and have a crack at these web pages

lord mayor - international Womens Day

Day 8 of Daves broken leg
Managed to stand for a few minutes today with the aide of crutches . (Makes life a bit easier I am determined to feed the dogs myself this afternoon and take some of the strain off FK.
despite the leg throbbing at least this may keep my mother in law off my back!

Fiona Katie is to play for the lord Mayor on Tuesday as it is international Womens day.
All very exciting stuff I know the Lord Mayor Peter Hill personally so it is always good for her to work with people I know .

Fiona Katie also played for the U3A on last Thursday and the feedback we have had is tremendous

World music festival Grimsby

NOTE


Due to me breaking my leg and dislocating my arm
It is with the utmost regret that
Fiona Katie will not be able to perform at The world Music Festival on the 4th of March as advertised on the festival program

We would like to thank the organisers of the festival for being so understanding

Normal service will resume very shortly!!!!!!!!!!

A cautionary tale!!! hens and harps

Fiona Katie is practising downstairs
The hens have started laying
I am gaining more movement in my foot and think the bruising is beginning to subside

Here is a tale which was told to me this morning.

A Scorpion was basking in the sunshine on a leaf which was floating at the edge of a pond.
Suddenly a breeze blew the leaf with the scorpion on into the deep part of the pond and the scorpion in fear of drowning cried out "help, help help"

Nearby was a frog who came by to see what all the commotion was about.
"Whats wrong" asked the frog to the scorpion.
The scorpion replied " I cannot swim and will surely drown in this deep water please will you carry me on your back to safety?"

The Frog replied "But you will sting me and kill me and we will both die if I allow you on my back"

Scorpion': "No I wont because if I sting you we will both drown and die "

And so the frog agreed to carry the scorpion on his back and started to swim back to safety.
As the frog swam through the deep water the scorpion raised his tail and stung the frog in his back.

"Why would you do such a thing" the frog asked the scorpion as the poison began to run through him for now we will both drown and die.

"because it is my nature" replied the scorpion

Watch out for scorpions!!!!!












dave here I am writing Fiona Katies blog for the moent as she is managing feeding the animals due to my injured leg, shoulder and hip

I have done some more work on the new website today and hope to have completed at least the first page by tomorrow night . I am trying to get to grips with the new software I am using Webserif it is completely different to anything I have used and like anything new I have to find my way around it.

My toes have gone bright purple and black so I imagine the rest of the bruising must be coming out which can only be a good thing

we went to the pain clinic today and Fiona katie is going to play there in May all been well which I am sure will cheer up all those who suffer in silence with pain

Watched out of the window in sheer frustration as Fiona Katie fed and watered all the animals .

u3a, concert, website.

Fiona Katie performed this morning for the U3A for the uninitiated this is the university of the third age .

It was a chance to test drive a new harp and as usual she gained some more fans I am sure and went down a storm. The people /audience were lovely and a good time was had by all.

We arrived back at the house and have had 4 enquiries regarding Fiona Playing two concerts a television appearance and a memorial service all in one day.

Tomorrow afternoon Fiona Katies website will be unavailable for a short time whilst it is given a update and makeover.

The new website set to replace the old one is currently undergoing construction and is coming together faster than originally anticipated.

Todays Picture is of Fiona when she played in Castleford and opened a new brewery.