Live On Blueberry Hill, President Hollande & Mr Putin......

Greetings....

It's a cool & cloudy English evening & I'm sat here blasting a Led Zeppelin thru' the speakers....  the ladies of the house have just gone over to Taunton & so - while they are out - I'm giving the amp a bit of room to warm up !!

I've not been felling too special today & have spent most of it, so far, just watching TV.... but, for now - it's music time folks !!

ME was due to go into work today - but, in the night, she was taken ill & so called in sick........ she has been looking a little under the weather all day really !!  Now, of course, she is worried !!  She has just started this job a week or 2 back & this is the first time she has had a sick day.  It seems - for some reason - if they don't go into work - (as she works for a nursing agency) - well, somewhere along the road, they dock their wages... like a little 'fine' for not going in.  I can see the logic of the system - they don't want people throwing sick days & to help, they 'fine' the staff........  I hope, however, as ME phoned her boss & explained the situation - well, we will see how it goes I guess !!

I think it will be Ok - but, ME is just a little worried about it..... I can see why..... Onwards !!

Never mind - as I say... the ladies of the house are out.  So that leaves J, who is upstairs, and my good self 'home alone'.  I think it was a last minute decision, to go out.... but.... I'm happy playing my music, so all is good with the World.

I suppose the big news of the day is change of power, in France !!  How that will alter things for us in England, I don't know - but... it has to be a wake up call to all our politicians, who probably think their jobs are safe !!  How President Hollande will do things will be interesting.... but, as the phrase goes "you're only as good as your last record" - so in a few years, he might be out of a job as well !!

I see also, that Putin is back in the driving seat, in Russia.... like that was ever in doubt ?!  Don't buy a used car from that man.... well, I wouldn't anyway !!  A big "Hello" to my Russian readers... and my friends in America.... who have logged in today.... thank you for your time !!  It's good to know you're there !!

I'm still not 100% happy with the way Google have changed the whole blog page thing..... being an old "Luddite" - well, it takes me a while to understand things !!  I'm getting used to it, but why they had to change things, I don't know !!

I don't have any Led Zeppelin concerts from May 7th.... but - I do have some for later... so, I'll write about them, as & when I get to them !!  The music of the moment is another concert by them - the 'Live On Blueberry Hill' bootleg.  It's well good to listen to it again - it's been a few years since I last played it !!  I'll write more about it, in early September.....

Last night, I watched the first 2 parts of 'The Pacific'.... it's a mini series that came out a year or 2 back.  M (ME's boyfriend) gave it to me & it's taken me a while to actually sit down & take the time to look at it !!  I will hold my views about it to myself, until I've watched some more at least !!  So far, it seems quite good - but, I've still got a long ways to go.......  I'll watch some more tonight (maybe) & see how it goes !!

So - that's one thing I've got a plan for..... apart from that, it's going to be a quiet time in the homestead !!  I've got a lot of things, in my mind, that I want to do - but, feeling like c**p, well, it takes all the life of it for me, at the moment !!  B is keen to get me back down to the Dr's - to try & get to the bottom of why I'm poorly.... me, I just want to stay warm & quiet !!

So - I'll turn the music up a bit & enjoy the rest of the evening.... thanks for reading - until next time...

Bye Bye