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November 2009Amoung my shows in November I did a new show for a group of people in Spelthorne.
The Loyola Club
Saturday November 7th
It's lovely to meet new people and this group were so friendly and welcoming
It's such a pleasure when my audience love to join in and sing along
October 2009SONGS FROM THE WAR YEARS
WOODMANCOATS DAY CENTRE
HAPPY DAY'S ARE HERE AGAIN
September 2009
COMMEMORATING 70 YEARS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF WWII
SINGING SONGS FROM THE WAR YEARS
August 2009Trafalgar Court Theale
 St Christophers Ascot Priory.
 St. Christophers provides care for clients who either can no longer live independently at home,
or who choose not to, but do not need nursing care. July 2009In celebration of American Independance
This months shows have an American flavour
featuring country and western songs and my tribute to American singers
Including Frank Sinatra, Nat King-Cole, Dolly Parton, John Denver,
Elvis Presley, Billie Jo Spears, The Carpenters, Anne Murray, and Lots more
California Pensioners Club
22nd July
    It's great to have the audience join in and we even get some great soloists
  This is us line dancing to The locomotion.
Sorry about the blurring
Lovat House
14th July
June 2009
SERVITE LUNCHEON CLUB JUNE 19TH
TODAY I WENT TO WORCESTER PARK TO ENTERTAIN THE SERVITE LUNCHEON CLUB. THEY WERE A WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE AND REALLY JOINED IN WITH THE SONGS
ANGELA SANG US A COUPLE OF SONGS ON HER OWN.
GILL AND JEAN SANG 'EARLY ONE MORNING' AS A DUET
HERE WAS MY BAND FOR THE DAY THERESA, SHEILA, ANGELA AND MARY
WE FINISHED UP WITH SOME DANCING
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING BACK AND SEEING EVERYONE AGAIN. TO SEE ALL THE PHOTO'S OF THE DAY CLICK BELOW
CALIFORNIA PENSIONERS CLUB JUNE 17TH
SING-A-LONG A SONGBOOK FOLK STYLE
Quote on the day Once again we all had a lovely afternoon with India How this young lady is not professional I don't know We hope that she will visit us often in the future California Pensioners Club Chairman June Hooper
Liza and Henry ''THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET'' HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JUNE AND PHYLLIS MAY 2009May 26th Lovat House
We had a great afternoon of music and song
I go to Lovat house every other month and it's wonderful to catch up with the residents and see how they are all doing.
Quote from Lovat House The residents love listening to India sing. she has a lovely voice. They are able to 'join in' and many of them know the songs. We enjoy having her to the home. Choice of music is excellent Fiona Honeyman Manager of Lovat House
MAY 13th Trafalgar Court Theale
This was my first time entertaining at Trafalgar Court. Unfortunately we don't have permission to take photo's of the show. This was a large and very friendly Nursing Home and we enjoyed our afternoon in the company of the lovely clients and staff.
Woodmancoate Day Centre Tuesday 19th May
Singing Duets
When the Saints go marching in. Getting those who can, up on their feet to march around the room St George's Day Celebrations at Woking Homes
23rd APRIL 2009
STARTING OUR EVENING WITH A SELECTION OF OLDE ENGLISH FOLK SONGS FOLLOWED BY SOME SONGS BY OUR FAVOURITE ENGLISH LADY SINGERS
THEN TIME FOR A GAME OF CARDS THIS IS A NEW ADDITION TO MY PARTY SHOWS AND IS ENJOYED BY ALL
BEFORE A PATRIOTIC SING-A-LONG ENDING WITH A SING-A-LONG FROM THE SONGBOOKS THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR ALL OUR BUDDING SINGERS TO TAKE TO THE STAGE AND ENTERTAIN US ALL
Quote from the evening " Once again we had a good night with India. On this occasion we were celebrating St George's Night and India made it a really joyful evening. She put in so much effort to ensure there was something for everyone. We will certanly ask her back again." Mavis E Phair - Woking Homes April 2009THE MUSIC NOW PLAYING IS A RECORDING FROM CALIFORNIA PENSIONERS CLUB PARTY
15 April Dormy House Sunningdale
THE RESIDENTS ENJOYED PLAYING THE INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING ALONG DORMY HOUSE DORMY HOUSE DORMY HOUSE
8 April California Pensioners Club.
TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING FRANCIS' 96 BIRTHDAY JOYCE MADE LOVELY TABLE DECORATIONS ON AN EASTER THEME AND THEY LOOKED LOVELY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS
HERE YOU CAN SEE US ENJOYING A SING-A-LONG FROM THE NEW 'TRADITIONAL FOLK SONGBOOK' THE MUSIC NOW PLAYING IS US SINGING AT THE PARTY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANCIS March 20093rd March Lovat House Wokingham
The Stroke Club at Edmonds Court Bracknell 26th March Larchfield Nursing Home Maidenhead
Wishing All My Old and New Friends A .............
"Amazing Grace" These are the original verses of the song as written by John Newton in 1772.
The verse 'when we've been there ten thousand years' was originally printed in the book ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and does not come from the hymn even though it is now considered part of the song.
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares, The Lord has promis’d good to me, Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, John Newton, Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
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A Birth A Death and An AuditionThursday 16th October
A DAY TO REMEMBER!!
At 2am this morning my daughter Sarah text me to say that she would soon be going to the hospital to have her baby.
I hadn't been to sleep as I was staying with my Aunt before going for my audition.
I was finding it difficult to sleep in a bed I wasn't used to anyway but now I couldn't sleep at all.
I was thinking about my baby having her second baby. My new grandchild.
We didn't know what sex child she was having so it was really exciting.
I was lying in bed convinced she was having a little girl.
I kept reminding myself it might be a boy but I just knew it was going to be a girl.
At 3.16am Sarah text me again to say they were just off to the hospital.
So now i'm even more awake and feeling really hungry.
I went downstairs to get myself a yogurt. I didn't know what to do with myself.
I really wanted to sleep as I had to get up at 8 to start getting ready to go for my Audition for Britain's got Talent. This was the reason I was staying with my Aunt.
She lives in Eltham SE London and the Audition was near Holborn so her house is only half hour away.
She was lovely enough to say she would come and support me.
It was gonna be a long day of hanging around waiting for my Audition slot.
It was around 5am that Sarah finally text to announce the birth of my new beautiful granddaughter
Chloe Anna was born at 3.54am, weighing 7lb 14oz.
Birth was very quick and relatively easy.
Sarah and Chris x
Oh Bliss! (I knew it was a girl)
Baby Chloe Anna
How wonderful is new life?
Chloe Anna Megan Dickson
I dreamed about you before you came I saw your face so clear I looked into your twinkling eyes And whispered in your ear I told you that I love you And I will make life grand I kissed your cheek, held you close And squeezed your tiny hand I ran my fingers through your hair And felt the softest curl I whispered 'I can't wait to meet you Darling baby girl. India Jones the ^S^ongfairy  It still took me an hour to go to sleep and then I had the most awful dream But that's another story * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * My Aunt's alarm went off at 7am so that was the end of my nights sleep.I dragged myself out of bed at 8am to start getting ready for my audition
The audition was held at
The New Connaught Rooms, Great Queen Street, London
Audition time 1300
We got ready for our train journey to Charing Cross from Eltham. I had a bit of a practice and was working hard to control my nerves. By 10am we were ready to leave for the station.
Goodbye Megan Hall
My son rang me later in the day to tell me that at excactly this time my mother-in-law had passed away. We knew she was dying as she had been suffering from dementia and that recently her health had been deteriorating but I don't think either of us thought she would go so quickly.
  We don't see her regularly as she is mother of my ex husband and lives in Kent. We had been to see her and my sisters-in-law in January though and I was very pleased about that. I was very fond of her and even though no longer with her son, still always regarded her as my mother-in-law.
We arrived at Great Queen Street at 11am and joined the queue. The queue was really short so we were glad and started chatting to the people around us. There is such a great atmosphere at auditions. It's great to chat with people whose aim is the same as yours. We were allowed to go into the building at 12 luckily because although the weather was dry it was cold in the shade and the young girl in front of me was going blue with the cold.
 I had told everyone that I was gonna be singing for Simon Cowell as that is what happened the first year of Britain's Got Talent. Unfortunately the show is now so popular that they have so many people wanting an audition that you have to go through a selection audition to reduce the amount of people Simon and the judges have to see.
So I was disappointed. Even more disappointed to know we were only going to be able to do a verse and a chorus.
I had been expecting to do the whole of my song. I had decided to sing 'How Could An Angel Break My Heart'
To hear my audition piece go to my mp3 player in the left hand column.
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After registering you are divided into 6 groups and each group has a different audition room. In the room is one of the producers of the show and someone else on the camera. I had to wait until 5pm to be called to my audition and by this time was feeling weak and shaky. I hadn't eaten all day as I can't eat when I'm going to sing, and I had only had water to drink. Due to the hunger and nerves by the time I went in to sing I was shaking like a jelly and my vocal chords were paralysed with fear. lol.
I am very proud to say however that dispite all that I sang my verse and chorus with good control and I was pleased with myself. I've never been good at auditions but each time I go to one I manage to do a little better. So one day my aim is to sing as well at audition as I do when I perform. I will not find out until at least January if I am chosen to go to the next round but i don't expect to be as I really didn't do well enough.
Saturday 30th August
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KARAOKE EVENING
PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AT BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR MORE PHOTO'S
THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME PROVIDING KARAOKE AT THIS VENUE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I GET PAID TO HAVE THIS MUCH FUN.
EDITH AND I SINGING LIKE CRAZY
tRaCEy & jOCkIe JaSon & dAN
WHAT A GREAT NIGHT IT WAS LOADS OF FUN AND FABULOUS COMPANY
lAURA sARAH & fRIEND jOSIE & zOE sHEERIFA tRACEY
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!
BEING A RUGBY CLUB OF COURSE THE AIR WAS BLUE, SO NOT A NIGHT FOR THE FEINT HEARTED.
cLARkIE & C sQUAd mIKE & fRIEnd bRIAn HowARd
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
DAViD & dAvE
ABLY ASSISTED BY MY LOVELY AUNTY BETH
WE MET SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE AROUND
AUNTY BETH AND ROY DUET "HELP YOURSELF"
LOTS OF DUETS WERE TO FOLLOW
EVEN THE ODD TRIO
lINDsAY cRAiG & nEIL
MY THANKS GO TO TRACEY FOR BOOKING ME FOR THIS EVENING.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE TO COME.
PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM AT BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR MORE PHOTO'S
IF YOU WERE THERE LAST NIGHT PLEASE LEAVE ME SOME COMMMENTS AND QUOTES TO BE ADDED TO THIS ARTICLE St David's Ascot PrioryST David's Ascot Priory
WHAT A GREAT SHOW WE HAD TODAY
LOTS OF SINGING AND DANCING AND PLAYING OF INSTRUMENTS
WE ALSO HAD A BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE
IT WAS GRACE'S BIG DAY Windows Live Spaces APRIL 2008 - Merry EnglandA mix of songs celebrating England.
As it is St George's Day this month I decided to put together a mix of songs Celebrating England
Including songs from English singers, songwriters and shows set in England.
I put in a few old English folk songs and included patriotic songs and songs from the war years.
I will be continuing my Merry England show through May and June
TUESDAY APRIL 15TH - HART'S LEAP INDEPENDANT HOSPITAL
Today I met a super group of people that I had not met before. We had a great afternoon singing together and playing my little collection of musical instruments. Unfortunately I didn't get any photo's. I hope to be returning to do another show soon.
Wednesday April 23rd
ST GEORGE'S DAY AT WOKING HOMES
FOR MORE PHOTO' S PLEASE SEE MY PHOTO ALBUM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE Windows Live Spaces Swan House Sandhurst 19 March
This Week Started With St Patricks Day And Ended With Easter
SWAN HOUSE - SANDHURST
On Wednesday I went for the first time to a sheltered housing complex called Swan House. Although its nearer to Easter than St Patricks day (just about) I went with the Irish theme. I formed a group to play the tamborines and it was a great laugh. The Photo's in the above album show what a great time we all had and how everyone joined in the singing.
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