Hampton Colour Palace

Pick a colour.....Hampton Court Palace, tonight.

Floating around the flat like some kind of other being, checking to see if the bubbles have gone down the plug hole in the kitchen sink after washing up. The bubbles take ages to go away! Every single time! I can't just leave them there! Fresh water and another few minutes and some more have disappeared. The tumble dryer is doing a very grand job of tumbling! And the tv is talking to itself in the far right corner of my living room. And my trusty Mac is keeping my face warm as I write this post for my blog.
My knee is so much better to be unbelievable. I thought I had really done it in last Tuesday! I have been out on my bike twice since Tuesday. Saturday and again tonight. Just a little one.......a little figure of 8 which sees some of Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace, the Thames and Kingston & it's bridge (twice), then Teddington Lock, the studios and home. God it was windy! I got back just in time before it rained. Hampton Court palace have an ice rink built specially for Christmas and the palace is lit up in alternating coloured flood lights. I choose a perky yellow number with a slight dash of red. Very chic!
Cool blue was also rather nice. There is also an old fashioned merry-go-round there too. The kind with all the pretty horses and unicorns, each one with a different girls name.

That was my bike ride tonight, and before that I went to my friend Lee's to check something with my car. My temperature gauge has been acting funny for months now and just keeps going around very very slowly. Slower than a day hand on a clock. Anyway, I took it to the Saab dealer to fix it and they said it needed a new gauge and would need to order one and would call me back. Well, they never called me back and still haven't some 4 months later! I couldn't be bothered to follow it up, just so long as the car worked I was happy. The car is only 1 year old too. I suggested they unplug the battery supply and see if that fixes it. Oh yes, we done all that sir! They told me.
So today I thought I would try it for myself with Lee (he does all things cars etc) and hey presto......back to bloody normal! All that time without a temp gauge. But as I had the key in the ignition the door half shut and all the doors locked! Shit! I thought. Door wouldn't open obviuosly and even though Lee had a spare key to my flat (mine was inside the car) and my spare car key was in my flat I still panicked for about 4 seconds. While Lee just casually walked around to the boot and opened it, pushed the rear seat forward (fortunately it wasn't locked) and climbed into the car and unlocked it:) This is why Lee is my best friend!
Not only did he do this for me........As we went in for some hot chocolate, he had only gone and made from scratch a whole bloody loaf of bread! All on his own! The smell was to die for and a slice was very much enjoyed:)
He has the week off from his baby Evie this week as my Twin Sister Nicola and her have gone to see my eldest Sister Samantha in Doncaster. My Mum has gone too. Samantha's yougest Son hasn't been very well since he was born about three years ago, she also has a 13 year old severe Haemphiliac too (exactly the same as me but without the viruses).
Her youngest, has had all sorts of tests and things over the years and the docs are finally going to diagnose him officially in the next few weeks. I won't say what might be wrong until I know for sure myself. I just keep my fingers crossed!

Jason




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