Tom Petty, Roy Harper & a free man...

Greetings World's !!

It's a really warm Friday, here in the wilds of England.... after a day & a bit, of feeling like crap, it's been nice to get out & about !! More of that later !!

How to start, I know... the family !!

As I  type, B is upstairs, in her "Craft Room" !! Yep - after all these years of wanting one, B has finally got a space, all to herself..... all be it so humble !! To try & explain, for first time readers...

A week or two back, our Daughter ME, moved into her own home, with her partner M - from now on called the M & M's. Anyways - quite a lot of her stuff was still here, just waiting for collection - which took a while, mainly as it was going a box at a time & so & so on...

Last weekend, the last few things left here & are now firmly entrenched at the new home. Well - that meant, that B could take her stuff, upstairs - firstly into J's room (he's away at Uni, for next year or two) - and, after a lot of moaning & groaning.... B finally moved all of what she needed, over to ME's old bedroom & now she's got herself a room, which she can now call her own !!

It's pretty smart as well...... mind you - when I said I would have J's room, as a "Man Cave" for myself, she came back & told me, I already had one, in the form of our living room !! "Ouch.... that hurt" !!

Anyhoo - B is now, in her room.... doing some curtains, for the M & M's place..... which I actually plucked up enough courage, to go & see this morning !! My first visit to their place...... long story, which I don't intend going into now.

But, that was this morning....... The hose is really good, it will suit them well..... and they can turn it into a home, from just being a house, over the coming years. We have moved several times, over the last 25 years & it has always taken a while, to turn a house, into a home !! But - once some of our things were put up, on the walls & stuff, it all comes together.....

On the ways home, we timed it just right, to call into the surgery & have my Friday dressings change - those who locally will have heard the screams..... no, I'm only joking. It still hurts like hell, each & every time.... but, all in all, I am getting used to it !!

I mentioned feeling like crap, over the last few days.... that's true. I think I slept nearly all thru' yesterday - I just missed it completely !! On Wednesday evening, I started feeling poorly, but yesterday was really not good at all !! As I said to B, I am sooooo very fed up with it all now & no matter, how many times people tell me they "understand" - I don't see how they can !! I've had a hole in my back, for over a year now.... how can anyone understand what that's like, unless they have gone thru' the same..... which, if you'll excuse me... I've not met anyone in the same situation & I've been in the hospital enough, over the last year !! Oh well.....

Interestingly this morning, I had an appointment - in the hospital - to go & see the guy who did the surgery, last December ?! I'm not sure why I'm seeing him again...... that particular operation failed completely & since then, I've had another surgery - by a different team..... completely different, to the guy above.

On Wednesday, I have to go down to Exeter..... another waste of a journey no doubt - but, I have to go. If I will see anyone, other than a nurse, I don't know - but.. it would be good, to see the Consultant, so he could look at the wound & tell me how he thinks it's healing.  The nurses I've seen, locally, do not feel that the latest skin graft has taken.... well, I've asked them, for their "honest opinion" and, that's about it !! Time will tell.......

Right - the music of the moment.... I'm actually listening to Tom Petty's 'Live Anthology' and that's a great piece of music !! But.... as it's about 48 tracks in length, I don't think I will list the whole lot. Sorry about that...... it's a 4 Cd set.... & really worth your cash, if you find a copy - go & treat yourself !!

Something, that I have been playing, is Roy Harper's 'In Between Every Line'. I bought it first, as a 2 Lp set, but I sold that on & I know have the Cd version.... which I think is missing one track:

1) One Of These Days In England
2) Short & Sweet
3) Referendum
4) Highway Blues
5) True Story
6) The Game
7) One Man Rock & Roll Band

The track that's missing, as far as I can remember, is 'Hangman'..... which, I guess was just too long, to fit onto the single Cd. It's a fun album tho' - I've always liked Mr Harper's stuff.... going way, way back. Once, I actually spoke with Fluff Freeman & he played 'Highway Blues' (from another live set' on his Friday rock show - great guy, I love his Led Zeppelin introduction, from Earls Court 1975..... he knew how to get the fan's going !! Oh well.....

Moving along...

I had to send a "nasty" e-mail, to a guy that B comes into contact with - over a private conversation, that I had with a member of The Church. I can't go into the detail of it - but, the lady took my conversation & has gone one step too far....... involving someone she knows thru' her work - the guy I wrote to !!

I didn't know where she worked & - besides - she shouldn't using what I said privately, to involve someone else, who I did know worked at this place... she is way out of line !! Hopefully, when the guy gets to read the e-mail, he will get in touch !! It's not on - people should just mind their own business & keep out of our affairs !!

As mentioned before - I have not been to The Church, in Taunton, since I was stopped from entering the Chapel, on May 26th 2013....... I'm quite happy, to return, but only when I get an apology from The Bishop, over his behavior that day.

Anyways - this week, we had 3 of the Missionaries visit us...... we didn't have a clue, that they were coming, they just showed up, out of the blue !! During their stay, they kept on & on, that we had to go to a new meeting hall. As I told the guy - that was his first mistake - telling me I "had" to do something !! I don't care how much The Lord loves me & mine.... no one, with-in The Church tells me that I have to do anything !!

After a while, the 3 of them left us.... it wasn't until after they left, that B found a card from them.... giving us their 'phone number & stuff we already had !! Oh well....... our lives go on & on & so must I !!

But - one thing, before I go......... On May 17th of this year, I became - in the words of my solicitor - " .... a free man... "!! So, that's good to know......... my life can go on ho-hum !!

I thank you all for logging in..... until next time..

Bye Bye