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Many may be aware of how i didnt have much of a garden in my last house, i was allways asking for suggestions into ways of improving it. Then i moved house and the garden was pretty much a blank canvas. It had an out-house that needed a good coat of paint (it was just dull breeze-block grey!) and the door was standered brown. The flower beds were the same, Where there is grass now before was just mud and rubble (Grass - poundland grass seed, bargain) & in the flower beds was nothing. i also painted all the fencing too. believe it or not, i did all the painting in a day and a half! So i go

Just been to "The Bridgewater hall" in Manchester to see our Charlotte playing clarinet with "The Halle" Orchestra for the first time.............................

The fact is Mr Tyafans, we were lucky enough to live an era when music was at a peak. The sheer talent and prolific output during the 60's, 70's, and 80's was astonishing. When I see crap like 'The Voice' or 'X Factor' it makes me feel old - not because they are bright young things, but because I hear myself sounding like Victor Meldrew.

Watched 'Imagine' on the telly last night; Alan Yentob interviewing Rod Stewart. *Archive material showed that the young 'Rod the Mod' certainly had enough charisma and talent and was destined to go places. A magical moment in musical history was captured with Rod and 'The Faces' on 'Top of the Pops', kicking a football around on stage whilst singing 'Maggie May'; real CRAZY for the time - groups didn't do such things - but Rod did it with style in his plum coloured suit and demi cockscomb hairstyle - refreshing and original. He's become mellow and philosophical with age; been through

93 here and pretty humid late afternoon, I need an old bathtub outside so I can lie in it hillbilly style....