my belief in 'Trust' has been strained...
but not lost , finding that True Friends are there when you need them.

A bloke's October 2006 online journal

Aware of The Future. I keep on Rocking.
More info is available by clicking any red/green 'highlighted' words, which then links to deeper stuff.

Sunday 1st October
Stuff has been avoided
and the discomfort of my body
still seems to have created a nice space for my future.

Monday 2nd October
Sarah & Lee arrived & invited me to a nice meal at Revolution
which turned out to be 'Free'
as it took longer than the promised 15 minutes (by seconds)
before we met Howard and then (Son-in-Law) Mark,
a strange day.

Tuesday 3rd October
Shocked to hear from Sarah & Lee that her Mother
had had enough of her Daughter and evicted her
and remembered my ex-lover's inconsistencies regarding Trust.

Wednesday 4th October
The painter\decorators arrived early in the morning
before Sarah & Lee popped in and I felt her pain and sadness
but was happy that she knew I would be there to help her through.

Thursday 5th October
The Window Lady arrived early to measure the kitchen spaces
and, while i would have liked to revisit the Woody,
enjoyed a long soak in a healing bath.

Friday 6th October
The central heating guy arrived early
before the leaking roof guys
before I established my little garden space.

Saturday 7th October
Called into the library and picked up a copy of Steppenwolf
and made time to read again
and wondered at what Ingrid's life had offered
since she introduced me to the book, in the early '70s
and hope that she achieved her musical ambitions.

Tuesday 10th October
Tangled cobwebs cloud remembrances
as I forge future fabrics
from my many pages of experience
that have brought me
intact
in fact
short stories
past
shaping nurturing icons
of me
skeletal sufferings
seeking solace
in the new space
that is my space
knowing friends
lost associates
thankfully
moving on
finding new friends
finished ponderings
moving on
new directions
lost fortunes
honest acceptings.

Thursday 12th October
Enjoyed sharing some local pubs with Sarah & Lee
and enjoyed conversation in the Shropshire
but felt comfortable in the Pied Bull.

Sunday 15th October
Enjoyed the ambiance of the Pied Bull again.

Friday 20th October
Roger picked me up and we revisited Tattenhall, 25 years on,
after a brief visit to the Pheasant and my awayday Mother,
we called in on an old friend of mine, his Sister Pam,
and after I failed to fix her PC, while she kindly prepared a meal,
we then enjoyed a revisit to the Sportsman and the Letters
before parking his car and visited his local, the Rake & Pikle
where we enjoyed a game of Pool and Domino's
and it was well into the morning before my God-Daughter's boyfriend
ensured that I got home safely.

Saturday 21st October
Accepted Sarah & Lee's invitation for a meal and enjoyable evening
and was pleased at how much I enjoyed the live music
of Rigsby's Cat and the special promotion of Newcastle Ale in the Oaklands.

Monday 23rd October
Sarah popped in in the afternoon and after chatting
we went and met Lee after his first day, working for Slaters,
before a deep chat in the Shropshire Arms for much of the evening.

Tuesday 24th October
Enjoyed sharing a superb evening with Cousin Pete
at a double 3rd by the St. Ansalm's Team
before we moved to the Stanley Arms and a stagger home.

Friday 27th October
Paranormal John popped in and kindly dropped me off at Ian M's house
but found that my neglected car had a flat battery
before I walked to Ralph J's house to help with his new PC
from where he gave me a lift to the Committee meeting
before a visit to the Woody.

It was nice to be back among old friends, maybe a visitor
and I enjoyed chatting with Ian N, Nick M, Scotty, Little Brian and Tony A
but it was a bit of a stagger as Marion kindly drove me home.

Monday 30th October
Sarah popped in and we worked on her CV and accompanying letter
for a job that I'm confident she would be good at
before we met Lee from work and got into another deep conversation in the Shropshire.