If you see a Lawyer passing your car while riding a bike,
Why would you Not, run him over?
It might be your bike!
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Sunday 28 February 2016
I burst awake at around 0220hrs, fretted a few seconds, then realised the heinously detestable dream I’d been having had not real; Boy was I glad about that! I was sweating and aching all over, and wrote down some notes straight away; Just as well I did, because by the time I got to writing this diary, so many of the details had drifted off into the ether.
I had got a job, in an immense conglomerate of a site, that seemed to have all the machines and offices that I’d ever worked it, and people I knew, but couldn’t name or link to anywhere.
The dream started in an office for the interview; and they seemed glad I joined them, then into a canteen with hundreds of four seater tables. Then someone came up to me and cursed me for not being in the loading bay to record something on the log? Then I was running all over the place searching for the loading bay.
Then someone told me when I asked them, where the bay was; On the roof?
Why I don’t know, but I went out of the complex, when I eventually found the way down and found myself climbing along the outside of cliffs, that turned into different types of buildings further on. The brickwork crumbled and somehow I clung on, then started mountaineering upwards and came to an inferner lift device, one for up, one for down.
Here I had the job of taking kids out of the dodgem sized scoops that came up to where I was, and throwing them into scoops on the downward section of the lift/hoist? The ankle snappers were each giving me much grief, some picking my pockets, some kicking me in the knees and privates and some throwing sweets at me! I had to keep climbing onto the rails and down or up to free the scoops when they jammed?
Not sure what happened then, but I found myself back at the complex, searching for an office I could not find. At times, I had to tackle climbing along sticks on the walls?
Boss’s kept chasing me and telling me this or that needed doing.
Then I was back on the coastline cliffs on the roofs of cottages with decaying tiles, desperately trying to catch some burglars who kept stopping shooting at me with I think, water pistols, it felt like they loaded them with bleach, it syng so much.
A bonkers dream, but frustrating all the way through.
The reflux valve was giving me some hassle this morning.
To the porcelain, to find ‘Little Inchy’ had been bleeding while I was sleeping.
Cleaned him up then made a cup of tea and got the laptop on.
Did yesterday’s diary and started this on off.
I had to rush to the WC Throne, during which I passed an emission of extraneous wind from the rear quarters, that must have shown as about six on the Richter Scale. This started the haemorrhoids bleeding away. Tsk!
The reflux valve was causing breathing difficulties now. Humph!
I spent many hours creating a graphic for the Troll Free Zone members.
Not one of my best, but I was glad to get it finished and posted.
Decided to get a cuppa, have a good soak in the bath, and take a walk into the park and try to get some interesting photographicalisationing done.
Going for me ablutions and medicalisationing of all quarters now. Hehe! Then get ready for my little walk.
Back in a bit, I hope.
1500 hrs: I’m back. Got the laundry going and started to read my book. Some folks coming and going had a natter or two or three.
Moved the clobber into the dryer the net off on a walk around Woodthorpe Grange Park.
On the way up the hill behind the flats to the park, a new tree had been planted, with this plaque at the foot of it: “In Memory of David Alex Gillett (My Darling) Loved and Missed so much”.
Felt myself swell up a bit.
Very touching.
Got to the top of the hill, and there were plenty of folk about today, football matches, pavement cyclists, screaming ankle-biters and yobboes lurking about in little gangs.
It was cold again too.
I walked along the top towards the footpath back down to the flats, and near the copse, I noticed a squirrel going across the mud and grass, then up one of the bare trees.
Got the camera out and tried to take a decent shot of him or her, but it went even higher, so these were the best I could manage to get.
This is the first squirrel I’ve seen for weeks. Do they hibernate?
Down the gravel footpath back to the flats, and had another read of me war book.
Then the foyer got busy with other tenants, and I enjoyed some more quick gossips in between.
About 30 minutes later, the dryer finished and I took out the washing and returned to the flat.
Put away the cleaned items. Got the lamb shank simmering in the saucepan. And took the two rubbish bags to the waste chute.
Made a cuppa. Changed into my slippers and put the dressing gown and sleeveless gloves on, it was getting really cold now. The forecast is for -3º c tonight.
Garden peas in the pan, made the gravy with the juice from the peas and got the fodder served up.
Had some potato cakes (Just out of date but still).
Put food in the small bowl and had a great time eating nd enjoying it.
Rated this 9.62/10. Great flavour!
I must try to get some more of those lab shanks tomorrow after going to the doctors. They are nearly all bone, but the taste is excellent.
Medications were then taken.
Shoe cleaning completed.
Bath enjoyed.
TV on and fell to sleep!
cleaning the bath with, and using as a first towelling off after having a bath. Saves me having to wash so many bath towels. Proper little housewife (Well, single male flat dweller), I’m now becoming now I’m in me flat like, aren’t I?
Still, if it is time for my departure, there will be some benefits, oh yes!;
Set off in the misleading sunshine, shivered and hobbled down to the shops on Mansfield Road in Sherwood.
Put the kettle on for a cuppa, and then got the new ‘Throw’ and tried it on the ailing 1959 Leather armchair in the living room.
I went back to the kitchen, made a cuppa, passed more wind and shot to the porcelain. Phwoar, nearly gassed missen! Hehe!
It had to be the finger I burnt yesterday in my culinary experimentations with the Lamb Stew, Huh!
Got out just in time to catch the L9 bus to Arnold.
Then, I was off to the food sections and made for the bread department. Here, I did go overboard a scintilla: 6 Potato Cakes, a loaf of Wholemeal Irish Soda Bread and a pack of 6 slices of Irish Batch Bread all for £2.80.
En-route, the astounding clouds continued to amaze me.
I had the nosh and a half, it took a lot of preparing, but it was so nice and tasty, it was all worth the effort.
Tuesday 23 February 2016
I made a good strong cup of Punjana tea
I walked to the end of Chestnut Walk and waited for him to arrive. The view from the corner was magnificent with the lighting as it was.
Back to his house where he popped in for a few minutes, and then off to Asda (Walmart) for some Trousers, because I ripped mine this morning in getting down to clean the bits I’d left in the oven. Tsk!
As I turned right on the way to Winchester Street, a fox showed itself near the fencing. By the time I dug into my bag to get the camera and got it going, it was too late, he’d hopped it back into the gardens. Tsk!
I caught the bus into Arnold, dropping off as Sainsburys.
The sky was beautiful once again, even if there was not so much sunshine about. I did some cross-wording and ‘Gossip Calypso’ came less often to mind.
Had the urge for toast for me fodder tonight. So, I got six small brown Soda bread slices and put Vegemite on two of them, Marmite on another two, and Blackcurrant jam on the last two.
Sunday 21st February 2016
So back and picked it up and returned to the pitch in the park.
I moved to the bus stop and only had 15 minutes to wait for a bus. When it arrived it was so full, crammed passengers all over the place. I was surprised the driver let us all on.
Back to the bus stop, just in time too!
Got the beef chunks on the boil, then added some veg to it later. I reckon I cut the beef up into small chunks, perhaps smaller than I should have – as they seemed to have disappeared when I stirred in the mix? Added some gravy and baked beans to fill it out.
Around 0300hrs a loud voice bellowed out from somewhere that at first I thought was in my dream, then I recognised that it was in the room, and I hearing it without my hearings aid in? As I focussed it became clear that this was the ‘Alarm Centre Auto message, telling me I had activated my Health Alarm wristlet. A bit of screeching from the line, red light flashing, and then a voice came over the box. 
Friday 19 February 2016
Got the laundry ready and popped down to the washing room. 
Back to the flat and made a cuppa, sorted the clobber and set-up a new laundry bag.
Updated this tosh on the laptop, and then got me meal cooking.
Up at around 0400hrs, bit of the dream I’d had still milling about in my head, by the time I got onto the laptop to record them, many had disseminated into the ether. Tsk!
The shop had some of the almonds I fancied, I got them and quickly got out, just in time to catch the L9 bus back to the flats.
bus as we were travelling through Daybrook and Sherwood in the second one.
Got the beef in the oven first, potatoes and mushrooms in the pans and added the parsnips to the meat later. Hoping that it all comes out correctly.
I was checking some old stuff for graphics that I did years ago and found a word I’d not used for even longer. Phlyarologist! That describes me to a tee!
meeting with me. no idea what to expect from it.