Beautiful Butterfly 

Butterfly dies while her puppet son Sorrow stands by - very sad 

Madam Butterfly was so very beautiful. The costumes, lighting, puppets and setting make it very beautiful. The music is stunning but just misses something - I am not sure what it is. The sung dialogue and the songs seem to merge into each other. The amazing puppetry of the little boy Sorrow is so clever but maybe not as shocking as using a real child. However it was a lovely performance and my favourite opera so far. I will look forward to seeing it sung in Italian next time - maybe that is the answer.

It was really lovely to be in London for the Jubilee weekend. We saw some of the little boats making their way to moorings ready for today's pageant. London looks beautiful - decked out in union jacks and sparkling clean. What a shame it is raining today. Although in true British spirit I am sure no one will let it spoil the day.

We also went to the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. I loved it. Such a diverse mix of art - 1,200 pieces of art. Some were wonderful and some were - mmmmmmm. I certainly wouldn't have quite a lot of the pieces in my home. But I did love some of them and I fell in love with Feather Child by Lucy Glendinning. It made me want to cry  and pick it up to cuddle it and protect it.

We also had a lovely lunch in a French Bistro!

All in all another perfect day. The last of my London days for a while.

I also bought bunting which I now have festooned in my bedroom where I will watch the 1,000 boats going down the river today. Perfect!