Mums music and work

Hi Lisa

Thanks so very much for making the CD (or is it a DVD?) of the songs. Good to hear them together. I'm particularly pleased about the Schehallion song, as my lovely cousin John Watson, was a mountain climber, and climbed every mountain in Scotland over the years, and the last one he climbed was  just after he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and that was Schehallion. For Scots that mountain has some magic attached to it. It's also very close to where my lovely granny Jean Cameron's, (married to a Craig) Dad Donald (recorded as Daniel) was born. 

After the famous battle of Culloden, where the Scots were defeated, the Cameron's fled to this very remote place near Schehallion, and there's a famous legend-like story which connects them with the mountain. (Apologies here as I think I've told you about this anyway). So to have that song on CD is just great. 

I do have other songs, some Scottish some not, and I want to get in touch with Phil to make a CD of them all,  which I do want to pay for. I don't want to have him do all that work for nothing. In any case, I might have other songs in the future, I want to record to.  I know it might be costly, but Dad and I are willing to pay. I'm aware he is a very busy man, so I will be happy to wait till he has time. 

All this I can discuss with him, but I seem to have lost my email contact for Phil, and can't find it on my iPad, for as you know I'm technologically challenged.  If you give me Phil's email I'll get in touch. 

The other thing I'm doing right now, is trying to finish the stuff I've been writing about my work in the schools of North West New South Wales, implementing the Non-Sexist Education Policy developed by the Labour Govt, as well as work on Child Protection Aboriginal Education, and Student Welfare, policies.

I'm also writing about my work, representing the NSW Department of Education, on the attempt to create a National Curriculum in 1991-2.

Also my work in NSW Health, based at Parramatta, but servicing a huge area, from Auburn up to Mount Druitt, Castle Hill, Wentworthville, and may other areas. It included working with many agencies that was to reduce alcohol problems, and smoking. The smoking project was really very, very successful. The alcohol one did help to reduce drink driving, and other harms, but not nearly as successful as the smoking one. Sadly the alcohol one seems to have slipped back, and smoking is going the same way in the last couple of years.

So I do have a lot I want to do, and I don't always put my head down and work on them, but I' do what I can when I can, and let it roll.

So thanks Lisa, at least my songs are there in the CD. They might be a nice wee memory for my great, great great grandchildren when I'm gone! Ha, ha. They'll be saying what Scottish whisky was she drinking' wi that yin!

Must go. It's getting late. Lets have a morning or afternoon tea, just you and I when You have time from your busy life.  Thanks again for all your love and help with the various things  .

Lots of Love and hugs

Mum
(email Sep 2018)