The Tree & lots of music !! Ho-hum

Hi again Worlds !!

It's a Friday, here in England & I really have no idea what time it is.... oh yes, it's about 10.30 - so, "Good Morning" to you all !!

I have only been out of bed, about 10 minutes & my mind is try hard to keep up with the rest of my body !! To try & explain.....

B has gone off to her Dad's place, for another clear up & - also - to go & look at his new place. It seems he has decided on a 2 bedroom flat.... anyhoo, I digress..... I was pretty out of it, when B gave me my morning pills & potions, before leaving the house.

I honestly thought she said "A man is coming for the tree at 10.30" !! So - when I woke up, a very short while ago, I went into "Panic mode - thinking I was all behind. After a quick 'phone call, to B... she put my mind at ease - it turns out the man is coming at 4.30pm !!

Honestly !! I had visions of a man showing up, at the door & me still zonked out, in bed - not knowing what day it is - or who the hell was banging at the door !! Nevermind - it's been one of those days..... nights - call it what you will !!

I'm sorry - this is a very weird start to this post..... I'll go back 24 hours & see if anything makes sense then !!

It was a Thursday morning (yesterday)  and I went down to the local hairdressers, for my 6 weekly hair cut..... it is now very short !! I didn't bother with the closest cut, she could have giving me - but, she cut it really tight - so, I'll decided, in the next 3 weeks, if to get it cut any shorter !!

From there, B & I went into town & headed out to 'The Range'.... which is this massive (for our area) general store thingy.... It sells almost everything you can think off - included some craft stuff, which B wanted & promptly bought !! We went there, looking for this specific item & luckily, B found it - so that was a good trip !!

From there - we went into town & did a few "shoppy" type of things.... including a trip into the 2nd hand record store...... where I found a couple of old gems !! Bo Hanson's 'Lord Of The Rings' (worth it for the cover alone) and the old CBS "Sampler" 'Fill Your Head With Rock' !! Oh - plus a live CDR recording of REM, at the Glastonbury festival, in 1999. All in all, a very good day !!

The 2 Lp's... well, I had them many years ago.... and I have tapes of both, here in the storage boxes.... but, now it's easier to transfer them, over to Cd... well, that's what I will do !! Back when I sold the LP's - I recorded all of them, onto tape........ replacing them, with Cd copies, as & when I found them. But, these 2 - well, I might find them (one day) but, making a CD, from the Lp's is good enough for now !!

I also found a copy of an old Rush album, called 'Rush Through Time'... which I picked up. There is nothing special on the thing - but,. it has sentimental attachments to me - so, I picked that one up as well...

To explain...

I used to have penfriends, all around the World. One of them, in Russia, wanted me to send out albums - which, as things were then, he couldn't have any hope of buying himself. Anyhoo - I sent him a copy of this album.... and he didn't like it - as it wasn't "heavy enough" !!

I also tried sending him over stuff - Iron Maiden, is one I also remember - but, they were always sent back, by the Russian post office, as they were persona non gratis, in their country !! Oh well - at least one album got thru' - even if he didn't like it !!

Oh - I forgot about the rest of the family... and what they are up to, today. Whip me, beat me & take away my charge card - my brain is really messed up today !!

B - as mentioned, is up at her Dads, helping with whatever he wants help with today.... J is here about, at the moment in his Hobbit Hole.... and ME is at work. I will see her later tonight, I think - depending what time she gets home !! So - that's what the guys are all doing today.... back to yesterday.....

The town, that we go to, has quite a slope to it - well, for me, in my wheelchair - and most times, B helps me up the thing.... mainly as my arms usually can't cope with it !! Anyways - yesterday, I really did well.... I got all the ways to the top - before B helped me, with the last little bit.

From there, we headed back to the car - then over to the supermarket, to do some food shopping. That's when the "fit hit the shan" !! By the time I was 3 parts of the way, around the shop - I was fit to pass out..... I had done too much, going up the hill, in town, and my body was giving up on me !!

We did stop for a while - to give me chance to catch my breath... but, was I ever knackered !!

I don't really remember much, about getting back home.... but, I spent the afternoon, just sat here, playing around with the Allman Brothers "play list" I'm working on - for the Mini Egg..... then, after supper, I went up to bed....

That's where the problems really started....... I couldn't sleep - I was really hurting far too much..... in the end, well - I came down to the living room here & watched a programme about the Mafia, in Southern Italy. All very interesting - but.... by about 2am, I crawled back into bed & that's where I stayed, until I woke up, in a panic, over a tree...... as written above !! So - that's been my last 24 hours.......

........ now, I'm sat here, still trying to get my head together & think very seriously, about going back to bed !! Tho' - there is still that pesky tree & the man whose coming to fetch it !! Oh well, I better stay awake, for a couple hours more, at least !!

I just took a break - I went out to the tree - it's quite easy to move.... well, I've juts dragged it about 20 feet, across our back yard. It's been sat in a pot, ever since the kids got it to grow. Best explain...

The kids, when they were a lot younger, planted a "conker".... in the hope it would grow. It did - and now we have a 8 feet tall Horse Chestnut tree, in a pot (as explained above) and we don't know what to do with it !!

So - we asked around & one of our neighbours has found someone who wants it... and that's who is coming to collect it. If not - we might plant it - ourselves - in the back hedge  to replace some of the old Elms, that have fallen over the years. We'll see if the man shows up first...... time will tell...

B has just 'phoned, to make sure I'm Ok.... I've been told to sit down & not do anything....... I guess moving the tree on my own is a bit of a "no no" then !! Oops !!

I wouldn't be surprised, if the guy didn't show up..... if you read an old post of mine 'The Bees Are Going'.... well, that never happened - so, maybe the tree will stay as well !!

Just had my breakfast.... 'Elemental 028'.... which is a kind of grapefruit drink, and it's Ok. To quote Crocodile Dundee - "You can live off it, but it tastes like shit !!" Nevermind........ it's a living !!

The music - the stuff I've been listening to, while typing these words... well, once again it's the Allman Brothers Band. As mentioned before - I'm doing  a playlist of all of the "longest tracks" on the live sets, which I've bought by them, over the last few years.

Yesterday, there were some 400 tracks on the thing.... but, I've lost over 200 of them, simply because there were duplicates, on the playlist, that were longer. I know I've probably made some mistakes - erased the wrong tracks, here or there, but.... at the moment, I've got 198 tracks....... which works out, at over a days worth !!

Also - yesterday.... I ordered 3 more of their 2013 concerts !! That will mean, I will have 9 of the 13 they have played, so far, this year !! I hope they will get here, sometime next week - then.... if all goes well, I'll order up the last 2 of the Beacon Theatre  shows..... from March... leaving just the 2 Wanee Festival concerts, from April !!

They really are a great live band...... try & check out their shows - you will not be disappointed !! At the moment, they are playing a cover of 'Can't Find My Way Home'...... it's really good !!

Right - the postman has just dropped off another 100 blank Cd's for me to play with !! Brilliant - I had run right out of blanks.... tho' I don't use them all that often, it's good to have at least a few in the house !!

I had hoped to go down to the Exeter record fair, tomorrow.... but, that's not going to happen. I was really looking forward to it - but, one little comment, from My Wife & Dearest Friend, B - well - it sapped the fun right out of the plans I had..... so, there is no point in going now. It's a shame - but, there really is no point in going...... maybe sometime in the future !!

We've now dragged the tree, out to the front of the house - so, it's all ready for collection !! Hopefully the NFH (see earlier posts) will see it & have a few thoughts about it !! If I had my way - I'd stick the blooming tree, right beside our house, so we didn't have to put up with her stares any more !! Oh well.... I'll see what the guy wants to do with it - if he plans on selling the thing, he can get stuffed - we'll keep it instead !!

So - my plans for the rest of the day...... not really sure. As my body is still catching up on yesterday - I'm tempted to head back to bed, but - if I do that, I won't sleep tonight, so... it's a vicious cycle really !! I could tidy my table - here in front of me - but, my hearts not really into that.... so, I'll more than likely sit down & watch 'The Hobbit' DVD again....... I've not watched it today, so....... that would be a bit of
fun !!

I'll probably just sit here, listening to music & fall asleep....... that sounds like a plan to me folks....

I thank you all, from Germany & around the rest of the World, for logging in...... I'm still waiting on what the weather is doing in Russia, but - maybe on another day.... until next time...

Bye Bye