Well maybe not so soon

Birthday from hell yesterday. February definitely not my favourite month any more - too much loss to think about.



But here we are, the day after and the countdown to spring has begun.

There is so much to look forward to like...
Local library closures
Rising fuel prices
Uni places now a no-go area for all but Einstein and the privileged
Rising food prices
Cuts
Price rises
Cuts
Price rises
Cuts
Oh yeah, and price rises.....

The spectre of the dole... thank god they are revamping benefits because now I can feel reassured about that, eh??????

mf.....

the best laid plans..... back soon!

Asleep for 11 months.... I wish!

So on the face of it I've been a lazy old sod, having been nowhere near this blog since January, and here we are staring yet another new year in the face! In reality I've been tied up with lots of work (til now at least!)including some new commissions and, excitingly, signing up as a volunteer member of the editorial team with the British Naturalists Society. The idealist in me loves the thought of working to do a bit of good rather than making hefty profits (for others, not for myself!) so I've got a tick in the smug box for that one.
Working with PR students in Leicester has also opened up new doors of interest for me, not least discovering it's important to get to grips with my blog!

Back in five..... (honest)

is it that time already?

Blimey, who would have thought it... you turn your back for five minutes and the whole of January's flashed before your eyes! Almost time for my birthday and a review of where I am and where I am going. Up to the eyes in work at the moment, which is good, but still vital to take stock and plan ahead. Have not been feeling well lately - seem able to sleep anywhere, any time. But now the nights are getting lighter that should change.
News of Jeremy Beadle's death has moved me to tears, a reaction that has taken me by surprise. I think it's because that show Game for a Laugh was ingrained as part of my growing up - it really feels like grieving. What a shame someone who did so much and was pilloried while attracting millions of viewers should slip from us without so much as three cheers or a thank you? Cheers, Beadlebum... thanks for the laughter and more.

Get behind Sherwood - the People's Project!

Want to spread the word about Sherwood Forest's bid for £50million in a winner-takes-all TV competititon called The BIG Lottery People's £50m contest. The plan for Sherwood Forest - the most famous forest in the world, after all - will safeguard one of the most important but fragile wildlife habitats in Europe, provide environmentally friendly yet state of the art visitor facilities, create an unrivalled 250km network of surfaced, mainly traffic-free and stile-free paths through stunning countryside - which means a safe and welcoming route through the countryside for everyone - walkers, riders, dog walkers, families, wheelchairs, buggies - and double buggies - and visitor facilities and landscape attractions that do the same. This project offers three magical ingredients - Robin Hood (the legend that made it the envy of the world), FREE access (apart from car parking, which is peanuts), and the fact that nearly 30 million people can get there easily in around 2 hours or less. That makes this somewhere nearly half the population can enjoy on a single day out - and we ALL have a stake in "owning" it!!! Hope you're convinced. If you are you can vote from Monday at www.thepeoples50million.org.uk or text Robin to 81025 and you'll get a text telling you how to vote by phone. You can see the plans and register your support at www.robinhood.co.uk where there are some fab prizes to win - no strings attached! Do it today - you know it makes sense and your kids will thank you in the decades to come!!!

era of a new dawn

First frost reared its sparkly little head on the park this morning. Starting the countdown to next summer - dreading the dark nights, the cold, the rain and the enforced curfews! Have been out and bought an exercise bike in the vain hope I can be active despite the winter. Need a cracking incentive to keep it up - bored silly after just three half-hour goes! Never mind, this time in april I'll be svelte, sophisticated and no longer single..... I hope!