Storm passed, mother's fees and a good read

28 October 2013

Jan and I are once again relived that we are living here in Dorktown.  Last night's storm pretty much passed us by.  I suppose there is some wind damage somewhere in town but hopefully it will be fairly light.  It seems the same with the snow too; although rain does cause some problems with flooding, fortunately is usually minor floods.

Tomorrow will be interesting for us.  It seems that the good old NHS had been diddling my mother.  She has to pay the full cost of her since she moved into Harmony House, but the NHS should have been paying for the nursing part of her care.  I can see them wriggling like worms to get out of paying it, that is why is will be interesting, just to see what they have to say.  BUT - I might not be able to attend the meeting tomorrow if it is in the afternoon, I have a diabetic clinic appointment, the first in around 18 months so I really do need to go for it.  Jan is more than capable to look after mothers needs so I don't have to worry there thankfully ... but nope - Jan has just called me to say that the home has no idea what she is talking and that the nursing part of mother's fees is being paid by the NHS.  That's good enough for me.

It's the 28th October; only four days till NANO starts.  That should fun seeing as we are due to have Kile from the 3st ;-)))  I'll have to do some catching up later in the month I suppose.  Last time I did NANO I finished about five days early; I'm hoping for something similar this time, really hoping ;-)))

The book I am reading now is called Accused by Mark Gimenez, of whom The Times claims to be, "The next Grisham".  I've read most of Grisham's world and loved them.  Gimenez really is as good as Grisham.  Accused is about a lawyer who's ex-wife calls him because she has been charged with murder.  He decides to defend her and takes his whole crew, including two 11 year old daughters with him to Galveston.  The two girls are the real light relief of the story and Gimenez has turned them both into a right couple of comedians.  Worth a read guys n gals ... ... ...

And now for a photo ...   

Another shot from Brum last week; this time a close-up of the circles on the outside of the library, taken at one of the corners. 

And for a funny I offer ...

A Welshman buys several sheep, hoping to breed them for wool. After several weeks, he notices that none of the sheep are getting pregnant, and phones a vet for help.
The vet tells him that he should try artificial insemination.
The farmer doesn't have the slightest idea what this means but, not wanting to display his ignorance, only asks the vet how he will know when the sheep are pregnant.
The vet tells him that they will stop standing around and instead will lie down and wallow in grass when they are pregnant.
The man hangs up and gives it some thought. He comes to the conclusion that artificial insemination means he has to impregnate the sheep himself.
So, he loads the sheep into his Land Rover, drives them out into the woods, has sex with them all, brings them back, and goes to bed.
Next morning, he wakes and looks out at the sheep. Seeing that they are all still standing around, he deduces that the first try didn't take, and loads them in the Land Rover again.
He drives them out to the woods, bangs each sheep twice for good measure, brings them back, and goes to bed exhausted.
Next morning, he wakes to find the sheep still just standing round.
Try again. he tells himself, and proceeds to load them up, and drive them out to the woods. He spends all day bonking the sheep and upon returning home, falls listlessly into bed.
The next morning, he cannot even raise himself from the bed to look out of the window.
He asks his wife to look, and tell him if the sheep are lying in the grass.
No, she says, they're all in the Land Rover, and one of them is beeping the horn.