The Osmonds - Music Hall - Aberdeen

The Osmonds came to town on Monday! Now, I'll let you into a little secret..I was never one of their biggest fans back in the day though I did have a bit of a thing for Merrill...he was just so cute and he could sing! No, I much preferred the pretty boys - David Cassidy and David Essex. Well anyway, my friends and I bought tickets to go and see them on their final tour - Up Close and Personal. Sitting in the pub (which was filled with women of a similar age to myself) beforehand,  I was wondering just why I was going!

Merrill Osmond

    

After sitting through a 20 minute quiz on the Osmonds (funnily enough, I knew most of the answers!) and a 15 minute set from their backing group - The Dropouts - who maybe should have done just that - Merrill, Jay and Jimmy came on stage. Wayne has recently had a stroke and Alan has M.S. so there was only the 3 of them.  I thought "oh my g, if everyone starts screaming then I'm out of here" but... nobody did, cheering and clapping but no screams!



What a fantastic night we had...boy can these guys sing! Their voices blend perfectly together, the harmonies gave me goosebumps and had me in tears several times throughout the night. Their easy going professionalism shone through - they sang to us, joked and laughed with us, projected Osmond family clips onto a big screen behind them. The years just fell away as they sang songs that I'd forgotten about and some that I hadn't - Love Me For A Reason has always been one of my favourites...no one can sing it like Merrill and he didn't disappoint!
 

Singing to Barbara

One of the many highlights was when they spotted an 80 year old lady (Barbara) standing in front of the stage. Jimmy went over to talk to her and told her that she reminded them of their mum. They then crouched down and sang a song to her that they used to sing to their mum when they were little, without any backing - what an emotional moment, it was wonderful!


Everything was just so relaxed and enjoyable and their music was amazing, I was just blown away. Although I had a perfect view from a 5th row seat, I wanted to get Up Close and Personal and nobody stopped us going to the front of the stage to dance there, take photos, reach out to touch them...and OMG -.Jimmy took my hand!!!

I'm so very glad that I went...I've been euphoric for days...and grateful that they came to Aberdeen but sad that this is their final tour. Before they left, Merrill told us that they would never forget us....well I'll never forget what has to have been one of the best nights of my life.  

Thank you Osmond Brothers, I love you x

Springtime

Don't you just love Spring? Hopefully warmer days to look forward to, new life springing up everywhere. I'm not much of  gardener but I do like to try...I only really enjoy working in it when it's warm outside and that's not very often in this part of the world.

Because I haven't tidied up from the previous year, the garden is usually in a terrible mess by now.

Every year I tell myself that this year, I'm going to keep on top of the weeds and cut the grass regularly but other things get in the way till it again becomes a nightmare to tame.

One thing I was really pleased to discover when I checked my house on Google Streetview was that, amazingly, the grass was cut and the borders weed free!
I took these photos a couple of days ago when out on a walk with my son and grandson. We were heading to the Duthie Park to see Spike (the talking cactus) and took the scenic route along the River Dee. The daffodils were simply stunning...