...who they are. 

Now and again, periodically, just out of curiosity, I look at my stats (why?  I don't know!) but I do and I see these numbers of people who have read my blog and occasionally, just occasionally I wonder why.  How do they even find me?  Have they found it interesting or otherwise?  Or, are the numbers made up?  Are there key words and phrases that give me more numbers per entry?  Hmm!  Just thought I'd ask as I am puzzled that some days/entries get more hits than others, ho hum!

On another note, I would just like to take a moment for absent friends and, whether they will get to read this or not, would just like to tell them how much I miss them.  To Thursa, I hope the book finally gets published and I wish you all the very best with it.  To littleNate, I hope your time abroad was fulfilling and that your wonderful cartoon man gets all the recognition he deserves; to funky and mad-poet whose light-hearted and funny stories and poems I miss dreadfully; and finally to Lindow, I miss your countryside philosophy and hope that it won't be too long before you're all back again, with loads of wonderful stories and news.

Apropos of nothing in particular, I have joined a Bat Conservation Group and we have our first meeting tonight.  They are such fascinating little creatures and despite all the legislation governing their protection we know very, very little about them.  I have bats around my house although I don't think I have a roost.  I was also pleased to learn that, although my partner thought I was nuts when I said it, some people can actually hear bats and I am one of them.  I'm not talking about their echolocation calls but their social calls which are lower down the scale.  Phew!  I'm really looking forward to it for two reasons:  1.  I get to see bats and 2.  I get to see bats inside a medieval church, woot!  Tonight, I get to learn how to use a bat detector - ooooooooooo!!

Anyways, it is only a quick entry as I have to don my bat-detecting outfit shortly    and head off into the wild grey yonder...yes, what did happen to the weather...oh I know it's a Bank Holiday weekend innit?  Explains the shift I suppose!  Dunno about anyone else but I have grey clouds, rain and wind - but at least I don't have sleet, snow and ice - oh goody!  I think I can definitely say without fear of contradiction and shadow of doubt that I am a hot house person and thrive on sunshine and summer showers.  Yes            

Today in work achieved the grand total of the square root of sweet F   A.  I know I was busy but had nutting to show for it.  If you asked me to tell you what I did I could but show you...nope!  Therefore, having achieved exactly, precisely nothing...can anyone tell me why I'm so knackered?

With my garden the way it is, the hippy and I have decided that we are going to hire a petrol strimmer.  We have taken some time off in order to find the lost tribe at the bottom of the garden.  I dread to think what else we are going to find!  Oh, I do think there's a small pot bellied bbq out there somewhere as well!  I suspect Lord Lucan and Shergar are there too! 

With our working schedules and the hippy's shift patterns the garden is too big to be anything other than lawn.  I have my herbs in pots on the patio and that's going to have to do for the growing our own bit I'm afraid.  Much as I would like it to be different, it's just too difficult.  After all, mowing a lawn is a bit like vaccuuming a carpet, isn't it?  Well, maybe not but you get the drift!

Oh, well, time to dress up appropriately for a cold night in a church and wend my way to the meet.

Rivetting stuff this innit?

Blessed be all xxx