In the UK on Friday, most of us were given a day off to watch the Royal Wedding between the future King, Prince William and his now bride Kate. I must admit to be a bit of an agnostic when it comes to the Royal family. I can take them or leave them. I would not want a presidential system but do not get too excited about the the current family either. It was with this lack of interest I sat having a late breakfast feeling myself being drawn into the saga unfolding on the tv. To my surprise I found myself really enjoying it. We then went into the garden and built a trellis fence which we had meant to do since last summer. By early  evening we felt like we had made good use of our bank holiday. Then I went to the Cardiff Civil Service football club dinner. The speaker was was ex-Wolves and Man City player Steve Daley. He was a funny guy and seemed to be more successful on the sporting dinner circuit than he had been on the football pitch! Thanks go to Steve Williams who invited me to be his guest!

Saturday saw us drive up to London so that we could witness the debut of Ben at the Royal Albert Hall. He was taking part in a showcase of talent organised byMardi Gras Productions. Ben was playing the part of the Tin Man in a sample from the musical The Wiz. The boy done good and we loved watching him! We stayed in the Hilton, Hyde park and were pleased with our room but even more delighted with our upgrade when we mentioned to the reception we could hear the elevator in operation! I love it when people offer great service and this was one of those "icing on the cake" moments! The weather was so nice in London we enjoyed a leisurely lunch and stroll around Covent Garden and could not resist the legendary Ben's cookies, which are quite simply the best cookies ever! I also started and finished the book Epic by John Eldredge. This is a great read for not yet Christians, highly recommended.

Sunday saw a quick lunch with Lesley's sister & family before celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Glee Club,  Cardiff Bay with a show curated by Cerys Matthews. 

Not only did she do a wonderful acoustic and band set, she also introduced the audience to some amazing music including 2 artists, Lester Allen and Natalie Duncan. They both featured on the BBC programme, Goldie's Band. In addition there was set from Tara Busch who with a range of analogue electronic instruments was a cross between, Rick Wakeman, the BBC Radiophonic workshop and the composer of a sci-fi B movie, just excellent. I am looking forward to the imminent release of the next album by Cerys, such a talent!

Today is a mixture of catch up, gardening, eating and a little work meeting this evening. This will not stop me from grabbing a cheeky pint in the Wenvoe Arms before close of play tonight. So weddings, food, gorgeous wife, excellent service, proud parent, fantastic music, some jobs well done, beer, family, books, gardening, DIY, work, God...a blessed life and a great weekend!