Science fair thingy in London didn’t materialize as the couple who had invited me have come down with a mysterious bug. Never mind, so I used my afternoon to take Kayleigh out for lunch (Daughter). We were a bit late for most venues so ended up at KFC. Highlight of the day was playing a synthesized drum machine in Bonners music store, will have to go back and try out some guitars next, had Kayleigh in tow who woulda been bored or even embarrassed at me trying different instruments/effects. Tried a sythesized guitar which was kinda wierd as only had strings to strum and buttons to press for chords, still quite liked it. I’m off to watch a film now so bfn.
Kind of a wierd day as had a stack of private jobs to do. Had a wierd one too, dreamed last night that I dished up a fruit salad with ice cream for someone, thought it would be a nice touch to crumble some chocolate or something over it. So I found myself looking at a rack of chocolate bars, Mars, Milky Way, KitKats etc. But all I wanted to use was Blue Ribband, now I haven’t seen or heard of these choc bars for years, let alone recently. I had agreed to do some gas work for an old friend of my Dads’ in Tunbridge Wells, this guy has recently had a stroke, I had forgotten about this. I turned up at his house and was quite shocked how badly affected he was, very frail and unable to use the left hand side of his body except a very slow attempt at walking, he is a very nice man and I was quite upset to see him age 10 years in 6 months! I noticed in his kitchen a rather large number of Blue Ribband Bars! He said he was addicted to them… And kept offering them to me, how wierd is that? Anyway, choc bars aside on my drive to Tunbridge Wells I suddenly thought, at my last job I hadn’t replaced the burner bar of this old lady’s boiler properly and became extremely paranoid that it may fire up and explode, so I rang her and asked her to switch it off until I returned to sort it…Phew!!! Was meant to go for beer with Cam tonight but didn’t hear from him, it maybe he has been chained up in Margate only to be released when the jobs done. So I picked up Jade my daughter who is staying the night. Going to a Science Fair thing on Tuesday in London, and to Brighton Wednesday to see Keane in concert…not sure what to do about work?
But earned some decent money today for a change and didn’t blow up any old ladies in the process so I’m happy.
OK…I am here again! With many issues to undermine and alot of recoil on particular events so far. All of which I am not going to whine on about just yet, I will have a think…
Went out last Friday to Atlantis! OMG I hear you say, but I actually thoroughly enjoyed it. Gave wind to the fact I was quite old in comparison to the majority, or should I say passed wind? Didn’t take camera shamefully so no pics.
Read this somewhere and kinda sums up to me:
Flowers in the Garden.
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, and you learn that love doesn’t mean possession, and company doesn’t mean security.
You begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts, and presents aren’t promises, and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child.
You learn to build your roads today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans and future’s have ways of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much, so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers, and you learn that you really are strong and you really do have worth and you learn…..and with every goodbye…..you learn.
