Poem: Snow

It's starting to snow

Laying on the grass

Will it go quick

Or take time to pass

Will it lay thick 

Or will it lay thin

Very cold out 

Best to stay in

Walking boots on

To prevent a slip

Best be safe

Don't want a broken hip

I like the snow

Some people moan

Problems with journeys

All want to get home

England's normally wet

This time it's white

The sky is all dark

That chill it does bite

Enjoy it now 

It will soon be gone

The summer will be here

Let's hope it's not long

Poem from Emily (sent 03/11/09)

hello daddy,

The poem you wrote me was very touching, whenever i read it i get tears in my eyes. I thought i'd write you one in return, im e-mailing it to you because it is luck for your operation. So, here it goes;

Dad I love You With All My Heart

You And Kirsten Are Always On My Mind

It Doesn't Really Matter That We Live Far Apart

You, Me And Kirsten, Together We Bind

I always make you proud of me

That is one of my many dreams

My love for you no-one can buy

You dont understand what this poem means

To me you are the greatest father figure

The person i can always look up to

We go together like Pooh and Tigger

No dad could ever be as great as you

I love coming to your Liverpuddlien home

And meeting all your clubbing friends

Our relationship has definately grown

My discription for you never ends

I put my heart and soul into this little rhyme

I prey that you liked reading it

I know that it is just a mere few lines

But i edited this poem bit by bit.

THANKYOU FOR BEING THERE DADDY I LOVEYOUU X X X X X X X X

The First 5k Run of the Year

Last night we ran our 1st 5k of the year :-) We have been eating so much more healthily since Christmas and K has produced some amazing dinners and home-made soup all with her own stock, none of that salty bought rubbish!

We actually ran most of the way only walked for about 10 seconds mid-route and then from the post box to the house which I count as a warm down. It was a major achievement and now we have started again I do believe we will keep it up and soon be reaping the benefits of our fitter bodies and minds. On the Monday we did buy some running tights and other running gear so although we spent money, when you have new running gear you gotta use it!

This morning we are tired and a bit achy but it's all good! K may do her Tibetans and I may try a bit of exercise ball work.

Healthy body = Healthy Mind: PMA all the way!! (Positive Mental Attitude)

Emily's 13th Birthday Poem (11/10/09)

A Poem for Emily’s 13^th Birthday

You’re going be a teenager

Another year has gone

Better to write a poem

Than an embarrassing song

Your thirteenth birthday is here

That is a kind of mad

For all those thirteen years

I am proud to be your dad

I look forward to your future

And see what you will do

As long as your are happy

That’s all I ask of you

You are the greatest daughter

You always make me smile

My love for you is stacked so high

In an un-measurable pile

Though we are not always near

We are never far apart

Think of all the jokes we play

Pull my finger and drop a fart

You are my special girl

And much more fun we will have

Happy thirteenth birthday Emily

With love from your dad xxxxx

My Heart

I have just calculated my heart age using the Flora Heart Age Calculator and for a 43 year to have his heart age calculated at 55 may not be good. So I know I should not smoke but I am getting ready to quit, state of mind and will power is important, and I am not just using that as an excuse to put it off. I have smoked now for 30 years and am aware of the damage it does and keen to kick the habit.  I am 6' 3", weigh 14st 10lb which gives me a bmi of about 25 which is high but not only borderline off healthy.

I do, however, have to question how they can make that calculation with minimum information and they didn't ask me any food questions, I don't eat ready meals, very rarely eat take-aways, Ok the drinking had started to creep up but we have even decided to give that up too; 1. because of money and 2. we felt better not drinking. We don't have a car so do a lot of walking. We are starting to go running again tonight because we know we should be fitter and this sudden surge activity isn't to do with some heart age calculator.

Maybe I am not given this piece of software justice and it is accurate so I will look at my heart age of 55 being a positive and good thing.....

My heart is legendary and has matured beyond it's natural age

It is full of love, and the experiences it encountered through my life

 has made it grow and become mature. 

It is a wise heart who can not be fooled or given the run around. 

If my heart had glasses they would be half ones and my heart would peer over them in a knowing confident way. 

Young hearts would look up to it and they would all gather round to listen to its stories and tales with open eyes.

 My heart has been in battles and has been hurt on many occasions, 

but it is strong and keen to live on! 

I love you Kirsten! xx

The White Isle Beckons

I find myself taking a cigarette break at work and stand outside the back door on a cold, rainy day, typical of this time of year, thinking of that White Isle and how great it would be to live there! An urgent plan is required. Maybe if we clear those plastic cards as we promised to do, a holiday there this year at least. It is the one place we really come alive and it's not just about the partying, it's about being the real us. We both feel like we belong there and we settle in to the way of life, dressing down in flip-flops, shorts and t-shirts all day long, that is how I am meant to dress. not long trousers, jumpers and coats.

We were born to be in Ibiza and Ibiza was born for us!

Poem: Just a Tad (Written on the 79 going home 01/02/10)

Just a Tad

Sometimes I'm good
Sometimes I'm bad

Sometimes I'm annoying

Well, just a tad

Sometimes I laugh

Sometimes I cry

Sometimes I am sad

Well, just a tad

Sometimes I am funny

Sometimes I am silly

Sometimes I am mad

Well, just a tad

Sometimes I try
Sometimes I don't
Sometimes I'm Lazy
Well, just a tad

I want to live

I am in love

My life is great

And not just a tad