A bit of a knock... ho-hum..

Greeting'#s World's !!

How is your bit of the Universe treating you, this fine day ?! Here in the wilds of England, it's not too bad... a little on the cold side, but... thankfully, it's dry !! Nothing worse, than being cold & wet !!

B & I went, into the supermarket - in town - this morning... and, to be honest, it wasn't too bad. Of course - the actual supermarket was heaving with people - something I could honestly do with-out !! I find it very hard, to be in crowds... it, kind of, gets to me !!

Oh well.... today, B just put a basket, on my lap & pushed me around the place. Of course - you still have the person, who decides to stop & block the alley's, while having a talk to someone.... forgetting there are other people, trying to get thru' - to do, their bit of shopping !! At least, by me being in my wheelchair - I can (loudly) asked them, to get out of the ways !! Nevermind....

As I type, my Wife & Dearest Friend, is over to my left, doing some stitching... Christmas stocking sort of things. They look pretty good !! I think B is hoping to do, enough.... not just stockings - to have a stall, at the village Christmas market. It's not for another 11 months - so, plenty of time !!

Lots of people, who have seen seen B's cross-stitch & crafty stuff, have said - "you should sell these" - sooooo, this year, I think she is going to give it a try !! Hopefully, the end result, will be as rewarding, as the actual time & effort, that she puts into each item !! Time will tell, I guess...

As for the rest of the family, well, the cats are here about's, someplace !! Smudge, our oldest, is sat on the couch - watching our every move... incase we give him a treat, or make a bit more fuss of him !! He's a real softy...

As for the human members of our little tribe - we've not seen any of them, for a couple of days. ME came around, a few days back - but, apart from that...... as long as they're all happy, that's the main thing !!

As for your's truly - yesterday..... well, to explain !!

As long time readers will know - yesterday, I had to go down to the hospital, in Exeter - for a pre-op..... which will lead on, to my next surgery, on February 9th. It wasn't the nicest day, for making the 100 mile round trip - but, we got to the hospital, in good time & headed to where things were going to happen.

The nurse, that I usually see, the lovely Jo, has moved onto another job... so, I saw someone new. It was fine - after having 3 operations, there, already - the nurse had all of my notes, on hand... so, it was just a case of going thru' the usual "Yes" & "No" questions & having my weight checked.... no biggy. Infact, we were in & out, inside the hour mark - so, it all went pretty well..... but, there was a bit of a knock, which I hadn't really expected.

The last time, that I saw the Plastic Surgeon - he said, as the last 3 surgeries had failed - he would keep me in "a little longer". Now then, at the time - we didn't know, much more than that.... after all, just how much "longer" is "longer" ?!

It turns out - from what the nurse said yesterday - I might be stuck there, for up to a month, give or take !! I wasn't expecting that !! In the past - I've only been, in that hospital (at most) for a week.... so, to be told, it might be a month, before being let out, next time.... well, neither of us, were expecting it to be that long !!

My personal record - my longest stay, in any hospital, has been 3 months + 1 day..... sooooo, I can live with being stuck there, for a month, but - it's not me that I have on my mind - it's B !!

After all, I have the easy part - I go in, get knocked out, have the surgery & then rest up... until I'm allowed home. B, on the other hand - well, this time around, she will be home alone !!

In the past, at least one of the kids, would be here, to give her some company & support..... not this time tho' !! I really hope, that I can get home, before the month is out - but, I'll stay there, as long as I have to & get myself, into a fighting fit, kind of ways..... I really want this surgery, to be the last !!

So far, I have had 9 - since May 2013....... I really want this one - number 10 - to be the last one !! My back & my brain, can't handle much more - I really have had enough now !!

Oh well... the music of the moment !!

I'm actually listening to Gov't Mule's version of 'Soulshine'. I'm not really sure, which album it's on - mainly as I'm playing stuff, at random !! I'm just having a bit of fun, really.... so far, I've had Dream Theater, Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule, Rainbow, Transatlantic etc etc !! As I say, just a bit of fun......

At some point, I'll put all of the latest stuff - new Cd's - onto the Mini Egg.... ready for my "holiday". I know, it's a month away from home.... but, with 30,000+ tracks, on the Egg... well, I'll have lots to listen to !!

If all goes to plan, I will have - at least - 11 of the 2014 Allman Brothers concerts - which, I will (hopefully) have time to put onto the egg. I'm really looking forward, to all of them - but, the very last one, in particular - as it's on 4 Cd's & not the usual 2 or 3 !! That's going to be one heck of a concert !!

Right, I best think of closing this down & getting on with some other stuff..... I need to put some Cd's onto the computer & also, I have a new film.... thanks to the M & M's... to watch. I'm not really sure, in which order, I'm going to do things - but, it's all going to get done, at some point !!

For now, as always - I thank you, for taking the time to read my words... either by design, or by accident !! I will be back, probably in a day or two... until next time...

Bye Bye