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  From time to time I think about writing more and then something stops me. I began this blog a long time ago with great intentions to record the things I do, for me to read, not you, sorry. But you see I'm that kind of person that doesn't mind rambling away here and sharing. I can only imagine how boring this is to other people. It serves a purpose for me though, writing things down off loads them from my mind. You see what I'm doing here, I'm resoning why I'm typing this out. Just realised I'm typing this and not even looking at the keyboard too, now that's new. I'm a touch typist! Of sorts, backspace seems to feature a lot. Why start writing again? When I did life was more interesting, the more I did the more I wrote. There are nearly 400 entries on this blog, lots of great memories for me. some not so great memories. There are a number of posts that are not published. I can see why I didn't publish them and don't think that I ever will. They ...

We lost Zac (aka White Dog) this week, he went downhill so fast with issues with his eyes. He was a very happy dog and although his last couple of weeks were difficult he didn't suffer.  He's been a great friend to us all in the family and he'll be sadly missed. More so by Michelle, he was her shadow, always there wherever she went, if she wasn't there he'd do his best to get in your way protesting the fact she was missing. She loved him so much and she told me yesterday he loved her more, I find this hard to believe seeing the devastation his loss has brought to her. I was with him when he went to sleep, it was very peaceful, and in his last moments, he had comfort from one of his Hoomans.  Losing a pet is difficult, You'd think it's just a dog but they're so much more, so much, especially when you have a hole in your life once they're gone. He'd been with us years, fourteen years! was always there to say hello when you got home, even if you...

The drawings are nearly ready and the first lengths of timber arrived today, I can begin measuring out and build the base for the phone box this week. The base will allow me to bottom out all my dimensions for the drawings. The remaining wood comes next week and I have some time booked off work to have fun building. I'll resurrect my dads old wood plane, not been used in 25 years or more.  The drawings using MS Visio and actual measurements from my pals real phone box are looking pretty good. The replica I'm building should look like the real thing, however, some of the wall thicknesses will be less. We'll have to see how it turns out. I'm still thinking on the window methods, do I do individual windows or one pane covered by the framework. We shall see. 

Silas is here, I mean Reggie Bullock, Grandson Number 1 was born just before 9 p.m. Sunday evening. I'm sure mum and dad will do a great job, a new life begins right here, things change, things get to be fun. As a Grandad, as young fit and spritely as I am, I look forward to doing some cool stuff. I'm already planning his first electric bike, he'll be the fastest 2 years old in town.  I'm sure his mum and dad will be all about the mollycoddle but we can't have any of that, can we? Exciting times ...  Baby born in lockdown, at a time that the world is changing, for the better who knows?  He'll probably never use cash, notes and coins will more than likely be extinct by the time he's able to go in a shop, mind you, there probably won't be any of those either, unless we mean coffee shops and meeting places. A world of virtual meetings, holograms and 3D and atomic printers. You may laugh, you know its coming, automation in the world, driverless cars and ...

Day 20 something of lockdown, watching the news today the deaths from COVID-19 are on the increase. The weather has been great this weekend and I can't believe people insist on gathering in parks and open spaces, despite the rise in deaths and the spread of the virus. The weather brings you out but do what you need, get the exercise, stay away from others and go home and stay there. Before long I fear .GOV will be forced to lock down and stop people going out at all.  It's scary times for everyone, people are dying, the NHS heroes are having to handle these deaths every day and people are dying alone. We gotta stay home to stay safe so people stop dying and we beat it.  When we've beaten it we can all go out and have a great party, there will be a legacy left by this and that will be people knowing one and other and looking out for each other. We're in it together, we've always been in it together, life, that is. Let's see what happens on the other side. We...

Happy Grand Daddy to be Day Marking the day I found out I'm becoming a Grand Daddy again. Number 1 and Hannah are having a baby. Who'd have thought it?  Well, me actually, I predicted it, it wasn't difficult to predict if you actually watched their life though.  Changes they've experienced lately definitely push towards them making this decision. They've even gone out and bought an old man car, I mean its got five doors. All is good... Something to look forward to ... 

Grand national day once again, the unofficial start to the summer and a market that Easter is around the corner. Had a little bet, two each way bets, both came in.. number 3 Tiger Roll went on to win its second National and number 13 Rathvinden. Bagged me a National win of £155... happy days.. All this following Joshua Bullocks 18th Birthday Celebrations... quite a week all in all