
Blog 21: A Japanese adventure
A very good Sunday to you all from Team Pig! I don't know about you but I never know what to put on in the morning with this changeable weather...! After last week's craziness, we've had a calmer week which has given me some time to recover from my trip to the land of the rising sun - Japan! It was the first time I'd been back to my home country during the sakura (cherry blossom) season in 13 years, so I was really hoping that the weather was warm enough for the blossoms to b

Blog 20: #teampig goes on disc!
Since our intrepid oboist Mana returned from Japan, it has been foot to the floor for Team Magnard, as per usual. Less than 24 hours after stepping off her plane, we dragged Mana to the Royal Opera House (I say dragged, but it is probably her favourite place in the entire world, so whether jetlagged, unconscious or not, she took very little persuading!) to participate in their Welcome Day themed around the ballet Giselle. We spent the morning working with children and familie