A not so good week, plus a good laugh......

Greetings Worlds...

How has your day been so far ?!  Mine has brightened up no end.... my friend from South America has just left, after a very quick visit.  He mainly popped in to say "Hello" and to leave me some Cd's to listen to !! So - the music of the moment is by Z Z Top, from a concert recorded earlier this year.... in Denmark, I think... not sure about that !!

So - that's the music... as for the family.  B has just gone into town & taken J along for the ride.  I think she decided that, either I needed to be left on my own for a while - or, J needed to get out of the house to get a bit of air !!  Probably the latter !!  Oh well......

As for the little whirlwind.... that is to say, our Daughter, ME... well, she is at work again today.  This is the 3rd day in a row she has had to work.... so, she was a little out of it this morning - but, the good news is, she has a day off tomorrow !!  So - if nothing else, she can have a little rest !!

I best point out - her days at work are about 14 hours long.... so, her 3 days is the same, or more, than some people do all week !!  Never mind.... she has tomorrow off !!

Right.... back to me.... who is now home alone & sat here typing these words to you.  I have had a not sooooo good week really.  As last week - the past 7 days  - went along, I was getting lower & lower - which by Sunday, had really caught up on me !!

I try not to let my health get the better of me - but, I'm sorry to say, this past few days.... well.... to quote the old Monkees' song.... 'That Was Then, This Is Now' !!  I've decided, this week, to give myself a proverbial kick up the backside & get some sort of order, back into this old life of mine !!  My visit from my South American friend has really given me a boost, so.... I'm going to try & keep this "high" going a few days longer !!

To that end - the music will be played long & loud..... with as much variety as I can put into it !!  This Z Z Top concert seems like a good way to start.... "it's got a beat & you can dance to it" !!  Oh well.....

Here's something, for you all to think about.  If you were going to be spending your life, isolated from the rest of the World.... what would you take with you ?!  It's like a 'Desert Island Discs' type of thing - but, I'll open it up to - say - 30 items..... not just music..... anything you can think off !!

This idea has been expanded a bit, from another blog that I read...... the lady just listed Cd's.... I'm looking forward & thinking, you can't just listen to music all day - you might want some other things to keep you going !!

So.... if you have any ideas.... I would be interested in your lists.  As for me.... well, I spend most of my days listening to music anyhoo..... so, I guess I would want a few books & some other things - tho' I don't know what !!  Let me know, I would be interested in your lists !!

Oh - I don't have any Zeppelin concerts from today.... but, there are more to come.... another day !!

Right.... I've mentioned our neighbour, P, and the fact his Wife has walked out on him & everything.  B & J take it in turns to walk Murphy & generally try & look out for the guy, during his low point.  Ok - we do this - because it's what friends do & - I know - it's at times like this, that you need (and find out) who your friends really are.

Well, on Saturday, he asked if B could pop over to see him.... he had something for us and needed a bit of help with it.  So - B went over, with J, and came back with a TV !!  He had got it from a friend & gave it to us....... !!  I told him he didn't need to - but, as he put it, we helping him & this is one way of "paying" us for that help !!

So - as I type.... a few feet away from me, is another TV + stand thingy !!  The problem is & I'm not saying in anyway, that it's not a great gift....... but, we don't actually need another TV and don't really know what we're going to do with it, now that we have it !!

I'm going to get J to give me a hand upstairs with it..... I hope it might fit in our bedroom, and if it does, it will replace the smaller TV we have there at the moment.  Honestly, it's a lovely thought and I've thanked P over & over for it - but, now, we have to find a home for
it !!

ME has decided, she is going to have the stand thingy..... just incase she needs one, when she moves out at some point.  I think that will be in the new year, when M (her boyfriend) finds a job & they both know where they will be working.  Oh well - until then, we'll have to store it some place.... luckily, it folds down to a flat pack type of thing... so, that will help !!

A week or 2 back, P did phone up & ask what size our TV was..... I know now, why he wanted to know !!  Bless him, he didn't have to do this.... it is a lovely thought tho' !!

Staying with P..... he has given us the best laugh we've had in a long time.  To explain, he works here in the village, at a local creamery place...... they make cheese, butter & cream stuff.  Well, he is always giving us stuff and, others in the Close, things that he gets, I guess, as part of his job.

Well - one of the things he gets is - as I said above - butter...... but, it comes in cream pots.  They're a sort of tub things..... unfortunately, with the words 'Clotted cream' written on them.  I say, unfortunately, as he gave some to another neighbour (who did a bit of ironing for him) and that neighbour...... well.......

..... Her eyes & stomach took over, where her brain should of been !!

To cut a long story short, she said "I don't like P's cream"..... as, she put 2 big spoons of the stuff on some jelly pudding & ate it, thinking it really was cream !!  Honestly - it must of tasted really bad - but, she didn't click it was butter, until we & others told her !!

I do feel sorry for her tho' - but, to put so much on a pudding and eat it all.... well, "engage brain mode" should of clicked in at some
point !!  Never mind - we all had a great laugh over it..... !!  It's no wonder she didn't like P's cream !!  Great fun.........

I had to write a quick "sorry" e-mail to our Bishop, as once again, I was unable to go to Church yesterday !! I feel really bad about this - as it's been a few weeks now, sine we last went !!  B & my "clinic guy" have told me, I'm not to worry about it - I can only do what I can do..... but, I've made a concious decision, that - no matter how poorly I feel, next week - I am going to go !!

B has my best interests at heart.... and basically tells me "You're not going !" when I'm sick or too out of it.... but, I do wish I could go more often !!  Oh well - next Sunday !!

I better think about closing this down soon.... the Z Z Top concert is just coming to an end and I need to think about finishing that off.  It's on 2 Cd's - but, it's kind of short, so it might edit down to one disc.... if I get around to it - I'll see what happens !!  At least it's something different to listen to !!

So - anyhoo.... I will be on my ways.  If any of you fancy dropping a line about what you would take with you... the 30 items thing... well, I would be glad to hear from you all !!  But, for now - I thank you for logging in & taking the time to read my words.... until next time.....

Bye Bye