Hoorah for Hero's, we love you Colonel Tom.

Today was Tom's birthday, I think I speak for most and say he is family now, he is the nations Grandpa, or as my children called theirs Glangie.

How wonderful and how amazing that this man could achieve bringing a nation together, a knighthood would not be enough for this unassuming hero. But he is a giant amongst us all, and so deserves all our thoughts and prayers.

Its been a very dull and dismal day, and really all week, we have all been spoilt with the lovely weather, and Tin Pan Alley project is on hold for a while but will be proceeding ASAP.
Went for the 3.5 mile walk, a stop off at the bank to get my home insurance ref number. Before Melvin died had steps put in with rail at the back, and low and behold something went wrong with the locking device to the door.
So eventually getting round to sort this if I can, as I am getting around to doing all the jobs that do need attention so me thinks I will be busy for some time with one thing or another.

Nipped to see Viv today who says she feels a little better, hope she will start to pick up and have a few days respite and is able to eat a little better and be able to enjoy the Sunday lunch that I have ordered for the 3 of us a nice treat for all of us, we have said after this we are going to splash out on a lovely time out all together with our Bingo wins.
The evening looks a little brighter so we can all be clapping our little hearts out, if Tom can raise 30.000000, we can surely raise a bit of a ding dong.

Well clapping done and good turnout again, it has been agreed during clapping we are wasting time by not making the most of the CLAP, we will take a chairs and a bottle of wine or any other beverage and sit safe distancing on our fronts and have some group time. I think this is a good idea of Claire and Joes, who have just done the drink a pint challenge to raise money for the NHS.
 Whilst round Viv's she let me help myself to some lovely blooms from her garden, I have some Rhododendrums  but they are only small bush's but hers is a beauty, so now a few sitting in my lounge.

Had a really long walk today along the canal past the lovely swans, its always nice but not as many people along the toe path today, weather I am afraid won with showers every now and again, never the less still nice and always more pleasant walking with someone, not sure Steve would agree as I do talk dribble and touch on subjects that create debates or pure embarrassment to him.....which makes me smile.

Steve is the streets count down to the clapping so we all start together, I did rope him into that too, but I think if left at home not sure he would pop out to do any clapping, so he can't get out of it. Steve is one of the people that this lock down has not affected him too much, as he is a loner of ways and means, choosing when and where he goes and marches to his own drum beat, I do admire that but could not be one cat in a fish net like that, me its all bells and whistles as and when the opportunity raises its head I'm in there.

That's not to say I'm a in your face person I just enjoy people and company, I can be quite sensitive to my own admission and sometimes flaws me and renders me a wreck, if that's bad well could be but like to think all my family and friends know that's what makes me, and they know I am totally aware of any problems or mood that may be making them either uncomfortable or unhappy, they know I'm in there helping or just a shoulder for them, as we all may need someone or people at any one time  if life throws us a curb ball.

Watched the serial of After Life well binge watched every episode, Phil Claire Steve and myself watched this in Altea on my escape from all the sadness of Mel dying and demise of all the years gone by and waste, but  my family and friends just shipped me off and went ahead clearing all the equipment that was in the house for Mel they totally took control which was so endearing to me.

Well watched it the second series, I cried I laughed , I identified with the nurse, the main character (Ricky Gervais) his brother-in law, and even the ruddy dog what does that tell you, I just don't know. All I do know that its hard to face life some times, and takes guts, stamina, and a lot of faking that you are ok that everything is fine, and starting a new life is great, buts its scary not knowing if things in the end will be ok. I lie in bed and think is this it, is this going to be the last chapters in my life, wishing that I will be able to keep smiling and not loose my sense of YES better things will happen. Moving on or you will be identifying with the bloody lap top next and that will never doooooooooo.

All done for today so will bid you Buenos Dias