59 to 60 pt 26

                                                                          13/09/21

Hello and welcome to the start of this weeks blog and as i always start i hope if you ever read this in years to come or even now i hope you enjoy even though some of it may be a bit boring. Well to start i have now had my stitches removed which is great as it means Helen no longer gets to rip dressings of my hairy back which she has been enjoying way to much, and all looks fine. Went o B&Q to look for fencing which was pointless as their choice was poor so ended up in B&N Bargains where i have managed to get couple of panels of fencing so once the man shed is up then i shall put this fencing behind the shed for extra protection, phew all this excitement. Back home for a cuppa then was going to go out on bike but decided to just go for a walk to help burn of pizza from yesterday oh and the 4 pints of cider 🍺 managed a couple of photos but nothing to exciting.

So tomorrow Helen goes to get some fluid taken from her lung hoping that this will make her breathing a bit easier for her, i will not be aloud in with her so i am going to put the bike in the back of the car and if time allows go for a cycle. On a different note i have tinnitus a low or high pitch pinging sound in mainly my left ear and it has been rather loud the last few days i wear a hearing aid and this sometimes helps but not all the time, it was working yesterday but as the night went on it got to the stage where i had to take the hearing aid out as it seemed to be making it louder, this could be of course listening to loud music and all the gigs i have been to especially one where i saw three groups in one night, Joan Jet and the black harts, Motörhead and Alice Cooper, i remember when Motörhead came on my god you felt the power it was mega and of course this was my second time seeing them, after that gig my ears hissed for few days and am now convinced this is when my tinnitus started and of course their is no cure so it is something i have to live with but i do enjoy the quieter moments when it is low. So not most exciting start to the week i am now at home feet up writing his blog and that shall be me for the day.

                                                                               14/09/21

Well just sitting at moment waiting to see if the rain goes off and if it does then will put bike in back of the car before i take Helen to hospital to get this fluid taken off, i notice during the night that her chest was making a noise so I think it is about time this was done as it cant be very comfortable for her at this moment. So have had breakfast and now it is just a bit of a waiting game to see what the weather does. This will be the third time Helen has had to get fluid taken off and i wish their was a way to stop this happening as it hampers her in many ways especially walking or doing anything strenuous but here is

hoping this does a bit of good today. 

So back home Helen has gone to bed bit sore after getting fluid off as they go in through her back but hoping it helps within a day or so, as for me i decided to concentrate on climbs on the bike today which was good and even though it was only 17 miles it felt like a really good workout and it also felt good to get back to these climbs so was happy. Picked Helen up and then nipped to get something for tea as she waited in the car and then back home top get things sorted for work tomorrow. I was looking through some pictures and found few old ones well from few years ago.

These were all taken at Glenshee another place where i think i have covered every bit the very first one was in summer and rest of course winter, this is another one of my favourite places to go in winter for walks as their are mountains here which are ok to walk in winter with some spectacular views, i am hoping quite soon to go up and spend one night here have a cycle the first day then a walk up the hills the nest before heading home. It is great to see how this places changes from summer to winter and the good thing is its only about over an hours drive to get here.

Stuc a chroin in this picture i have been up here twice and on the first occasion it was grey and rainy with zero views but the second time it was sunny with some fantastic views from the summit there is also a great we place to pitch a tent right beside a nice wee waterfall so you can dip your head in and recover from the couple oh drams you had the night before 😂. Well unfortunately my iPad is about to run out of power so that’s it for today and probably until Friday as am back at work. Byeeeee

                                                                       17/09/21

Well hello Friday and as i sit doing this days blog my man shed is being built and the guy has already said that it may be sitting high so i may have to put something in place when they are finished mmm i may need a lift ha ha oh well I’m sure i shall sort something out but this is what I have been waiting for. So this was the finished space.

We have now removed these plastic things and they are going to use their own bits of wood and some of ,my spare slabs oooo well watch this space as their will be a finished picture soon. This week has been fine my two days at work went well and no issues i am of course off today but back at work tomorrow which should hopefully go well. I have had a busy morning in the garden and hoping that soon the grass will stop growing and the bloody weeds. Helen is away out to get some stuff so i am just letting the guys get on with their work and soon it will be a nice big cup of coffee. 

So man shed is built and y s it is sitting high so I shall have to put steps up or some decking around it to get it sorted but I’ve always said it is a work in progress.

But I have had my first cup of tea and am watching an episode of stranger things so WiFi reaches not very strong but it works. 

But I am happy with it as I s just the right size and once I get a few things sorted for inside I t should be cool. But may have to wait until next week as not many days off . So couple of things done in man shed clock and light up but had a few other things to clean up in garden first, it is now the back of six on Friday night and i think after my tea even though it is a school night i may have a nice dram 🥃 as i think after all the work i have done today i deserve a nice drink, don’t you?

                                                                               18/09/21

Well hello Sunday and what a beautiful day it is as we have just beat Dundee again in the league and well as the song goes my my my beautiful Sunday, its another game i have missed but listened on the radio as at the end of the day i still love my teams Dundee United so as i sit here in y man shed which i have been doing a bit of work on i have a bottle of beer and some music on as i celebrate our win but i cant have to much as i am back at work tomorrow but one mmm maybe two beers will be fine. 

                                                                  The Jim McLean statue 

The statue is of Jim McLean not only one of Scotland’s best managers but in Britton, this man took as he described a corner shop Scottish side and took them to the brink of wining the European cup and if not for the fact that they were cheated in Italy against Roma who as it turned out bribed the ref they would have been in the final against Liverpool, but he took us to Uefa cup final beating teams like Barcelona amongst others and beating most teams they played in all European games, he won the league with us and two league cups the very first big trophy we won, the only thing he failed to win was the Scottish cup which always alluded him which was a a shame but he did see us win it when he became chairman of our great club, this is such a fitting tribute to wee Jim one of the best managers ever at United and we shall never see his likes again which is a great pity.

Well that’s the end of this weeks blog not the most exciting one i admit but it was bit of a busy week and am back at work for three days so next weeks blog may not start until next Thursday but i shall try to start it before then. So again thank you if you read this and have continued to read and until part 27 thank you and byeeeeee.

Ged