Green & bushy stuff... and other stuff Ho-hum !!

Greetings World's !!

If you are in another part of the Universe - or just smoking something slightly green & bushy - I welcome you !! It's another Saturday, here in the wilds of England.... more of that later..

First - the family !!

My Wife & Dearest Friend... B.... is up, in her "craft cave" - which leaves me, here - playing all kinds of music..... at a very loud rate of watts !!

Luckily, our neighbours are either death, or too polite to moan about the sound !! Tho' - as long time readers will know - the other neighbour... known lovingly, as the "Neighbour from Hell"... well, I don't give a flying fig, what she thinks - having no, or little regard, for anybody's else's feeling, I really do not care about her !!

As for the rest of the family... well - some of the 4 cats are here, one (the oldest) is asleep, on a chair, in the hallway - the youngest... well, he's trying to look cute & sweet, asleep on the couch... over to my left. I know full well, if I was to go & smooth him, he would take my hand off - so.... he ain't that cute !!

As for the human part of the family... our Daughter... ME - well, I've not seen her, today... but, I hope she is coming around tomorrow... it will be great to see her again !! Besides - I've bought her & her partner, some small gifts... hopefully, they will like them ?! Time will tell on that - I'll see what happens tomorrow !!

I know that a nurse is coming around - to do my dressings again !! It's become qa bit of a disaster... the whole dressing change stuff... to try & explain !!

I was due to have things done, on Wednesday... but, because I was in the hospital - in Exeter - the dressings got left on. So - on Friday (yesterday) - the nurse was supposed to bring the Vac-pump dressings with her & things would of got back to normal. Unfortunately - she didn't bring any dressings & - as we didn't have any here, she just put a small thingy, over the wound - in the hope that would work, until the dressings came.

Alas - no dressings have arrived.... sooooo, tomorrow - I'm guessing the wound will get another botch job & I'll have to put up with it all, hurting & irritating as madly as it does !! Which means - the skin will break down, even more than normal & things will just back to being a bit of a pisser !!

The nurse, yesterday, had a moan at me - because the skin had broken.... split.... as if it's my fault !! I can't help it, if the bloody wrong dressings are on the thing.... B is not happy about it - really mad about it, would be more to the point !!

Oh well - I'll see what happens tomorrow... maybe it will get sorted, maybe it won't !! again - time will tell...

Getting back, to today - we've had a really great time... going down to Exeter (again) for the record fair.... I was very good - I only bought some cases & a cheap Cd !! Not bad - considering I was let loose - all on my own, with a wallet full of coinage - all ready for the use of !! That is to say - spending on stuff I wanted !!

There were lots of things, that I could of picked up.... but, I just didn't really want anything that badly !! Maybe next time - in November, I think....

One bit of bad news tho' - Roy... who I get most of my empty cases from... is giving up on the fair & is relying completely on mail order !! That's a bit of a bummer.... mainly as he sells some of the best quality cases around.... no matter - I will save my pocket money & buy a bundle of things, from him, next time around.... failing that - I'll just order stuff, over the 'phone !!

He said, if I wanted stuff badly, I could meet up with him & do a deal.... but, as I said to him - it cost about £10 to get down to the fair... so, that will cover his postal charges.... I don't really mind - it will be a shame tho'... I've known the guy for near on 20 years... oh well !!

I was given a double Cd set - by the Grateful Dead... which, if the label is to be believed, contains a jam session with Duane & Gregg Allman !! It's got to be a bootleg... don't buy  bootlegs, buy the official stuff !! But - I'll give it a play, maybe tomorrow.... it could be good - more likely it'll be crap... I'll have to wait & see !!

We also met up with another friend.... who really is a nut job !! To try & explain.... tho' - unless you know him, that could be hard - so, stick with me....

Over the years - I have built up a collection of tapes... several thousands of them. A good deal of them were recorded off the radio - lots of concerts & stuff. I've been doing this.. well - for a goodly number of years.

My friend, today, has come up with a plan....

He knows a guy, who will transfer the tapes, over to Cd... and then put them out... for sale !! So, my friend has asked me, if I would let him have my tapes.... in return for £100 - he will then let his mate have them....

Oh - I forgot.... he will get £100.... he will then split it with me 50/50 & life will be all wine & roses !! I can't believe the guy... not only does he want my tapes - but, he then wants half the cash, just to hand them over to another guy, who I've never met !!

He's had these wild "dreams" before - he really must be mad !!

When I tried to explain to him, that all I wanted to do... at the moment... was to get the next surgery out of the way - on the 8th - and then see how things go from there.... he suggested, that he could come over to our place & go thru' the tapes, himself - so that I didn't need to bother myself, if I was feeling under the weather !!

Hr really must be off his trolley !! He couldn't get it, into his head, that this next surgery might knock me sideways, for quite a while.... and I didn't really want to bother with it - for a while, if at all !!

He has had these ideas before - when I was in hospital, some time ago... he kept 'phoning B up - asking if he could come around, to our house & borrow some Cd's - while I was not needing them !! I'm not really sure if he's mad, or just thick !! It ain't going to happen..... no way !!

To "sweeten the pot" - he gave me a 3 Cd set... put out, by his friend - I guess, to show me what things (my tapes) could turn out like..... Honestly - he really is mad !!

Hopefully he will forget about it, by the time I come out of hospital - I don't want to bother with junk like latest madness !!

The set, the one he gave me, is a Bruce Springsteen radio show, from 1978....... as with the Grateful Dead Cd's - I'll give them a listen tomorrow... or next week - I'll see how things go !!

As for the above - "green & bushy" stuff..... I found out something earlier. Having spent so much time, in one hospital or another, over the last 15 months.... coming home, "over the hill" - as we call it - has become just a (little) bit special.

It's a horrid bit of road - country lanes, which seem to get smaller, everytime I travel along them !! But - I'm finding the journey, thru' the hedgerows, a bit special these days..... really enjoyable !! It's not so much that I've gone soft - but, mainly because, I spent sooooo much time, staring at walls & stuff - to see the "green & bushy" hedges & fields... well..... there is not a lot more I can say about it !!

It's not a new sensation.... I've felt this way, about the journey, for quite a while - but.... today was a bit different.... can't explain it, I really can't - just one of those strange thingy's that happen along the ways, as I get older !!

To be honest - the only thing, that spoilt the journey home... was being visited by the Elders.... literally minutes after getting into the house !! They saw us come home - and did a "U-turn" - to call in !!

They are great guys - but, I just wish they would give us a short break, for a while.... I explained to them, that we had just done a 100 mile round trip & I wasn't exactly feeling too great... but, they stayed for nearly an hour, anyways !! Come on guys - you know I'm poorly... give me a rest - just for a while !! Bless them.. they're great guys... !!

I must be on my ways - I have things to do & not much time left, this evening to them in !! I seem to have been playing Cd's, nearly for the whole time, that we have been home - with B's blessing.... but, I am getting a wee bit tired now !!

After what has happened, this week - with going back to the Court House and the hospital.... well, I needed a bit of music, to clear my brain out !!

I used to do it a lot - many, many years ago - especially when I was on my own.... he helped me so much, back then.... to screw my old head, back into place & ready for the next bit of shit - that somebody was sure to throw at me !!

Nevermind.... I must go - tho' - I've juts realised, I've not done any track listings tonight !! I will aim to do better, next time around !! For now tho' - I must be on my ways...

I thank you all, for taking the time, to log in & read my words... "hello" to my German & Polish readers.... you are most welcome !! Leave me a message, about what you're listening to.... take it easy.... until next time.......

Bye Bye