Hello Folks !

I thought I would give you all an update on whats been happening in my life in the 

last few months ....  

For those of you who know me a little bit more ( and those who don't ) ... (Sitting Comfortably ?)

Last year I lost my father .... and then we ( my partner and I ) decided that we needed to 

sell the family home (not encumbered - no mortgage ) so that we could at least find a more suitable

property - a bungalow - Celia , my partner , is quite disabled so we needed everything on the level for 

her : In the family home she was confined to upstairs and could not involve herself much 

in the day to day running of the house ... a bungalow was what we needed ..

So , eventually , last November we found a really nice huge bungalow that was just the job , and 

we rented it ... Slap bang in the middle of nowhere , in a little cul-de-sac ( dead end) road , no traffic ,

just a dozen other bungalows ... It was quite quiet , you could hear a bird's f*art !

Christmas came and went .... and into the new year .... Celia was quite ill and had to spend quite a lot of time in hospital , so consequently I was not able to get to my PC as much, if at all ....

When she came out , we had great news , the house had by now been sold and funds were now available

for us ...... a lot of you would think " Holidayyyyyyy " -- so we did ....

We spent a couple of months cruising the Mediteranean Sea on The "Independance of the Seas '' cruise ship ;

I'm telling you , If it had a port we docked , we must have visited every single port in the Med ... got a lot of 

souvenirs and keepsakes etc , in fact we docked at previously visited ports quite a few times , which was great ,

we could get more souvenirs etc , Our cabin was becoming a Plastic Bag dumping ground, we had that many !

When we did eventually get back home , we found that we had inherited (!) 2 grandaughters and a grandson ! 

So now we were shopping for 3 babies ... for when they come to visit with their mums and dads ...

It was a wonder that my credit card didn't suffer meltdown, I tell you ... 

So , 1000 Pampers , and countless clothes and toys later , both Celia and I --

(begrudgingly..! I like my sleep too much ...! )

... find ourselves looking after these little people a couple of times a week .... 

So now our nice quiet backwater has become a self - inflicted creche .... and Celia is Loving it .... 

Billing and Cooing like a demented pigeon  .... with the occasional shouts of 

" Michael ...... Put the kettle on for baby's bottle , Put the baby's clothes in the washer .... 

Make me some dinner please .....  Can you sterilise the baby's bottles ..... " 

~ or assorted variations of the above ... tut ! ~  I am absolutely shattered ....   

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Elsewhere : 

I also invested in a nice new iMac 27" Quad .... and  a whizzy iPad 64 gb 3gs ... 

( So I will be looking forward to some Windowblinds for Macs-  wishful thinking , I know ....  )

... and as I was a Professional Musician for quite a few years , I thought I would treat myself to

a nice new Yamaha Clavinova CVP 509  ... This is one  kick -*ss  piece of kit ..

( I still do a lot of sessions in other studios ..) .... and it's also a nice looking piece of 'furniture' , too ... 

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And Finally :

I hope to be about a bit more now , if only to write a comment  on a thread somewhere 

within the Canyons of Wincustomise ; babys and music notwithstanding ... 

All I ask - is please be patient ... suddenly my life is a little bit busier then it used to be .....

Kind Regards to all , Especially Cindie , Tim and Travis ... Looking foward to catching up wiv yer ! 

Take Care WC ! 

Mike