Saturday, February 25, 2012

Nice

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Well that was nice - I was voted in "with acclaim" and in all my years I've never seen that at a meeting so that was very spe...

One Down

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One to go.  Today's Lodge meeting will be interesting as they will elect me as the Worshipful Master for the next year.  I get installed...
Friday, February 24, 2012

Damn and blast

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The chap I need to speak to is in a meeting and so I've left a message for him to call back - I bet he is bound to when I'm in the s...

TGIF

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Only one thing left to do today and that is to call up someone who we need to meet on my return from Italy. I have to pick up L from the s...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Time for some ME time

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It's about time that I made some "Me" time and that starts in a few moments after I've written my intent in this blog.  It...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Never a good time is it?

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It is never a "good time" to go away, on a holiday or away on business.  By that I mean that if something might happen to my dad w...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Disturbed Night's Sleep

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It was a good meeting last night and as often happens when my mind gets going and the possibilities start flowing my sleep gets disturbed by...
Monday, February 20, 2012

It Isn't Me

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Well that was a good meeting with a guy who is a Merchant Banker and who moves in circles and places way above ours.  Came over to us and sa...
Sunday, February 19, 2012

Strange Sunday

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It is strange indeed to actually sit down in the same room as Mrs. F. for more than a few minutes.  She was out most on Saturday and is alwa...

Next Week

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This time next week I'll be on my way to Paris and almost there in fact, then across the city to Gare de Lyon and then down to Basel and...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Coping with the ups and downs

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It is difficult to understand why I would be suffering from this month/week's highs and lows.  It's really because there is an under...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Nothing like a good rant

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So we are about to move on now and after having had my rant yesterday and mentally cleared my head I find that today was an easier day and I...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Anger, Alcohol and Despair

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It is nice to come back from the pub liberated from the constraints of every day etiquette and to vent forth. Tonight I was ranting about ...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Well how am I?

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I'm sort of OK at the moment and not up or down at the moment.  What I've done is to enter my defensive shell and am preparing for t...

When does it start to feel good

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I saw a programme on TV tonight where the chap was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and inevitably died.  IT was a moving piece of drama and...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

It's a funny old world

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You often look at what goes on and wonder to yourself about it.  Today A was applying for jobs and she's rather well organised now and s...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

And up and down and up and

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Down - what a roller coaster it is at the moment.  I'm certainly not finding it easy at this stage in the company's life to take the...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Life is up and down at the moment

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It's a rocky road at the moment, we are coming across some people who I'm surprised would find it easy to sit the right way up on a ...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012

That sort of day

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Poor old dad is feeling it these days and a trip to the bathroom takes it out of him and he finds it tiring and his energy levels are all ov...

Melancholy

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I have to say that I've been feeling a bit low again, quite sad really and somehow melancholic.  I've had this before and it's a...