I'm home again !! Ho-hum.....

Greetings !!

Well.... did you miss me ?! If you did - I thank you very much...... if you have no clue, why you might have missed me - well, just read my last couple of posts & you might get the picture, as to where I've been. As it is - it's a bright & cold Thursday, here in England's South-West corner and it's a little after 10am.

I'm home alone, for a few hours.... B - My Wife & Dearest Friend - has gone into town, for one of her monthly meetings. She was going to stay at home, to "look after" me, but - as things are - she is just as well, doing her normal routine, rather than altering things about too much. Plus - she is taking one of our neighbours, into town, for a bit of a ride along.

I'm not really sure, how I feel - about the latter - as these "favours" are in danger, of becoming too much of the norm, rather than the odd "help you out" type favours, that they started out. I guess I shouldn't moan too much - the neighbour is nice enough.... but a couple of weeks back, I felt like we were doing her shopping for her. You know - "the more you do..." etc etc..... Oh well.....

As for the rest of the family...

I saw ME - our Daughter - on Tuesday.... she is really looking the whole part of being pregnant now !! Bless her & M..... the baby is due in less than a month, sooooo the whole family are awaiting the outcome of the sprog's World debut !!

We know it's a little girl - but, as for names... we have to wait & see. The M & M's have picked out some, that they like, but we have to wait, until we're told the news. I don't blame them !! After all - it's their baby & they've every right to keep a few things to themselves !!

Today, unfortunately, they are going to M's Grand Mother's funeral. I didn't know the lady, at all - but.... it's still a sad time, for all of the family. Bless them all.

As for the "music of the moment".....

I'm playing the Grateful Dead's July 5th 2015 show. A good friend of mine, gave me, 12 Cd's - from last years shows, when he visited over Christmas & these 3 - from the 5th - have really got a hook in me, over the last week. The tracks are:

CD 1

1) China Cat Sunflower
2) I Know You Rider
3) Estimated Prophet
4) Built To Last
5) Samson & Delilah
6) Mountains Of The Moons

CD 2

1) Truckin'
2) Cassidy
3) Althea
4) Terrapin Station
5) Drums

CD 3

1) Space
2) Unbroken Chain
3) Days Between
4) Not Fade Away
5) Touch Of Gray
6) Attics Of My Life

Sooooo - why the hook in me ?! That's simple...... I've just had another lovely week, in the hospital & these 3 Cd's have helped me thru' some of the worst moments. When your back is absolutely on fire, with pain, it really helps to have something to focus in on & out of the 12 discs, these 3 were my little bit of salvation !!

It's like 11 months ago.... when I was sick, in Exeter's hospital, the 4 Allman Brothers discs, from their last show, kept me smiling & these have done the same, for me this year !! Ok - a slightly different type of music, but hopefully you get the idea ?!

Anyhoo.... being stuck in hospital again, I was really grateful for my Mini Egg & the music it contained - it (sort of) kept me sane & that's a very hard job indeed !!

It also helped, that I know nearly everybody, on the section of the hospital that I go to..... all the staff are brilliant, they really are - especially to put up with me !! We had some fun tho' - even if, once again, they told me off, for doing too much too soon !!

I know I've had spinal surgery, but after 12 separate operations now - I think I can just about handle, as & when I get myself out of bed !! I know, they wanted me, to stay in the thing, for a few more hours (days ?!) - but, I felt fit enough, to get myself up & that's what I did..... again !! It's all good......

The surgery went off, pretty much, with-out a hitch on Friday.... and by Sunday, I was able to attend the service, in the hospital Chapel. I went there a few times, usually around 9pm - just to sit & be on my little ownsome. Tho' one night, I did have company.....

A Vicar, from one of the Churches in Taunton, was in for surgery & on my last night, he walked down with me...... I'm sure one night, security are going to get called, if I keep going back there !!

Hopefully, this latest surgery will be my last - there is nothing more (I think) they can do for me, sooooo I'm guessing this was the last one....... mind you, I've said that before !! Time will tell, I guess.

As it is - I came home yesterday afternoon. I'm connected to another Vac pump.... who I've called Gordon, after a dog belonging, to one of the Spanish nurses....... and we are quite firmly attached to each other !!

I'm going back to the hospital, next Wednesday, to have a few stitches removed & to have a check over with the Consultant. I have 2 visits due at our local hospital, to have the Vac dressings changed and, if all goes well, I'll have a few visits to our local Dr's surgery, to have my regular dressings changed. That's for the comings weeks tho'...... I just want to get past these first couple & see how things go, I guess !!

It's been an interesting couple of weeks tho'...... Going into 2016, I was full of hope & stuff, about not needing another surgery & here we are, in the back end of January & I've already had one !! Nevermind - life is good !!

Over the coming weeks, I'll tell you more, about what's being going on.... about some of the characters I've met and stuff like that, not today tho' - I need to sit in a comfy chair & give my back a rest !!

Sooooo - I will, once again, thank you all for logging in & for reading my words. I will return, as & when I get the chance.... until next time......

Bye Bye