Media tarting

I am on Real Radio in the North West and Smooth FM in the Midlands from noon on the news broadcasts chatting about organ donation and people being asked to sign the register when they get a driving licence...

Lung (mis)function

Howdee Bloggers, Has it really been about six years since I started this blog? Glad some people are still 'clicking' on me...

I had my usual check up in Liverpool and my lung function was up - but then I was told the new machine is reading too high - so my real number is down... But this time for the last two years I have been very ill in hospital around Xmas - so its a bonus.

The real difference this time is having decent central heating. My last house didn't have it and last year mine in this house blew up!

I am still doing the daily exercise, swim or gym or table tennis which is keeping my lung at 20 to 25 per cent... Now I need to not put weight on over Christmas before my Newcastle appointment on January 10/11th...

If I don't see you in Cannock Wood or Widnes over Christmas,,,, enjoy! I'm off to the German Market in Manchester. Thank God for flexi afternoons! xx

Smash cake

Hello Folks - Busy time here. I have been in Holland seeing people I used to live with and know a few years ago - and had a damn good time.. I had forgotten what I missed and didn't miss about the place - which is always good...

It was very cold though. And travelling on EasyJet had little room for woolies! Thank God for the powers of mulled winem cake, beer and coffee (although not all at the same time)..

Stayed with Erik (which whom I appeared on a Nick Cave single cover) and Gerbri who I had many adventures with in Australia, and met up with Marjon and Mary too...

It was great to see Utrecht again as well as Amsterdam... I got home on the Thursday, went to a wedding on a Friday, family meal on Saturday and on Sunday was back up in Widnes to help with the Broadway to The Brindley workshops...bracing -11.5c on the M6..

This week I had circuits on Monday, Gervase Phinn on Tuesday and the HEARTS panto on Wendesay (oh yes I did) and have one night in before Interpol tomorrow....

Living life to the full one could say! xx