Miles driven by me = 7000 miles
Miles by road: =3750 miles
Miles by rail: = 660 miles
Miles by air: = 760 miles
Miles total: = 12170 miles
Things needed fixing on cars = 9 (hole in sump, wing mirror damaged by parent/wheelie bin; heat shield distorted; driver's electric window motor; air conditioning regas; driver's electric window motor again; air conditioning again; blown headlight bulb impossible to remove, LED centre brake light not functioning)
Countries visited: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Scotland
Walks: completed Itchen Way, first stage of Solent Way, various rambles in Lakes.
Rather less walking and considerably less rail travel than last year - which will be rectified in 2012 - but offset by huge amount of road distance. Nearly 20% of total miles were accomplished during the Hungary trip.
Music
Concerts = 51, plus 23 services, 7 shows, 1 recording session, and other informal performances (e.g. choir singing carols at pub, weddings, chamber music course)
Compositions completed = 7 (The Sun Rising, Serenata for harp, The Bells of St Marys, There is a Blossom Sprung of a Thorn, Englefield Green, Beatus vir, Jak Drahokam) plus 8 orchestral and 2 quartet arrangements and works in progress
Hours spent in non-performance playing (practice/rehearsals) c.2000 divided evenly between cello and keyboard instruments
These are all up from previous years. The increased number of concerts is hard evidence of how much more I'm playing the piano these days.
Favourites
Piece of the year: Nielsen Symphony No.3 'Expansiva'
TV series of the year: The Killing I and II
Most interesting places: Pest, Budapest; Old Town, Edinburgh; Ulverston, Cumbria; Easedale Tarn, Cumbria; Avebury, Wiltshire; Lake Balaton, Somogy;
Cups of tea drunk @ average 3 per day = c. 1200
Wine: Korona Egri Merlot 2008
Beer: Thwaite's Wainwright Ale
Food: Hortobagy-style pancakes
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