Monday 26th September 2016 to Sunday 2nd October 2016

Monday 26th September 2016
Up early, dog walked paper's fetched.  Funny day in the office - has managed to cock something up on Friday like an eejit.  Never mind.  Home, tea, dog walk,  Bit of drum practice up in the attic.


Tuesday 27th September 2016
Up early'ish, dog walked

Got home, had me tea, replaced the bulb in the outside light.  

Went to lotty with the missus - brought back red cabbage, courgettes, butternut squashes, a punnet of raspberries - all good stuff and a beautiful sunset to boot.

Went up in attic and did a bit of practice - am trying to learn how to do paradiddle-diddles RLRRLL sticking and it is utterly defeating me.   Never mind.

Wednesday 28th September  2016
Woke up late - 5.45!  Yikes, quick dog walk, papers fetched   Into office for 7.50am though so not bad going me owd.  Funny day communicating with my friends at the council.  I feel a rocket approaching them in the near future.    Got home about 6pm.  Tea then got Phil to drop me and el pooch up town so could go watch Lucy training with Ashbourne Ladies FC, lift back with the missus.  All good stuff.  No drum practicing for a night!!  Cancelled Sky - it took 29 minutes including 12 minutes on hold.

Thursday 29th September 2016
Up early, dog walked, Office for 7:54am


Saturday 1st October 2016
Up early.  Dog walk.  Did a bit at lotty.  Weeding and getting a bed ready for onions and what have you to go in.

Golf at 12:09.   Only did 14 holes as slow as anything with a society in front and greens were rubbish as they'd been hollow tined.  In evening me and missus went to see Jonny B's band DC done Dirt Cheap - very good.

Got home at 12.30 very. very tired.  Never mind.

Sunday 2nd October 2016
Up a bit later than usual.  Dog walked and what have you.  Did a few jobs in the greenhouse moving three of the xmas potatoes in - which would prove to be very clever I reckon as frost came on Monday!!  Lucy football at Belper and then over to me mum and dad's for tea which was excellent as usual.   Had a got at cleaning the conservatory that was semi-successful!!!

Monday 19th September 2016 to Sunday 25th September 2016

Monday 19th September 2016
Got up early.  Walked dog, got papers back home for 6:10.  Showered and got shaving kit upstairs so Lucy could have a very early shower.  All good stuff.  Into the office for 7.50am.  Good day in the office.  Got home, tea, dog walk, the usual.  Had a look see if a Tama starcast would go on a Premier single tom mount.  Nope it don't.  Never mind.    Got a box that fits the missus tombola barrel perfectly (don't ask) so got that packed up and into the attic.   Did a good hour and a half practicing mainly Kansas but the odd other tune beside.  Cracking piece of kit the DM6 is and got it for a song!
Watched a little bit of telly when came down (Jools Holland thing with Sting and Kings of Leon on it).  Bed a bit late really.

Tuesday 20th September 2016
Up at 5am.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Shaved, bit of brekkie then off to Belper to CycleToWork.
Took 52 minutes this morning which is much better.  Hell of a day made a bit of a ruddy cockup with an email suffice it to say - felt sick ever since.  Cycled back to Belper a bit after 5pm - got there in no time on the Giant - hell of a bike that is, fairly flies it does.

 Had tea, took pooch a walk.  Did an hour or so of Drum practice up in the attic.  Came down, watched some Telly went to bed after another walk for el pooch.

Wednesday 21st September 2016
Up at 5am.  Dog walked and papers fetched in plenty good time as had to wake Lucy at 6am which was a waste of time as she went back to sleep.

Thursday 22nd September 2016
Up at the crack of dawn.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Came out of the office ten minutes early to make sure was back home in time for the missus and Lucy to go see Ronan Keating in Nottingham.

Tea and dog walk.   Then some drum work while it was still light - fitted a port to one of the bass drums (P.J. did the work really) and then polished up an old Premier 2000 snare drum that the missus rescued for me at the recycling centre some years back - bit of moongel for damping on it I think it should be fine with a bit of tweaking.

Did about an hour of practice - think it's gonna be okay!!!

Friday 23rd September 2016
Up late (but then I went to bed late after watching end of Star Wars and then an episode of Black Books).  Dog walked, papers fetched, into the office for 8.15am which was later than normal but acceptable all things considered - ruddy traffic lights everywhere at the moment.  Have been doing some research into affiliate advertising at work so have made a page to see how it works exactly.

Saturday 24th September 2016
Up early doors, Dog walked, papers fetched.  Nipped to lotty and got some Raspbobs and a sweetcorn for t'missus.

Missus took Lucy to Derby so I did a few jobs getting gear ready for the gig.

Golf as 12:12.  Couldn't live with John's handicap - he'd got 22 points on front nine and I was five adrift after a couple of three putts - a further four 3 putts on back nine didn;t help but I got a few pars and a birdie going round and the weather was very pleasant indeed.

Cjuppy tea then picked up at 6.45 for the gig at the Charles Cotton, Hartington.  Which went down very well but meant getting back home at 2am which didn't go down so well with the missus.   Ho hum Such is life.

Sunday 25th September 2016
Up early, dog walked, a bit damp but not too bad.  Missus off to car boot with stuff we loaded up the day before.  Got drums packed up and stuff moved around here and there.

Got some more stuff out of my damp shed and up into the attic.

I was taking Lucy and Grace and her mum to the football match at Ilkeston Town FC's group.   As no-one else would do it I ended up running the line which was an experience I can tell you.  Only gave two offsides and got involved in a handball decision which was interesting.

Back home about 4.30pm, tea at Stepping Stones which was a bit of fun as well.  Never mind.

Monday 19th September 2016 to Sunday 25th September 2016

Monday 19th September 2016
Got up early.  Walked dog, got papers back home for 6:10.  Showered and got shaving kit upstairs so Lucy could have a very early shower.  All good stuff.  Into the office for 7.50am.  Good day in the office.  Got home, tea, dog walk, the usual.  Had a look see if a Tama starcast would go on a Premier single tom mount.  Nope it don't.  Never mind.    Got a box that fits the missus tombola barrel perfectly (don't ask) so got that packed up and into the attic.   Did a good hour and a half practicing mainly Kansas but the odd other tune beside.  Cracking piece of kit the DM6 is and got it for a song!
Watched a little bit of telly when came down (Jools Holland thing with Sting and Kings of Leon on it).  Bed a bit late really.

Tuesday 20th September 2016
Up at 5am.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Shaved, bit of brekkie then off to Belper to CycleToWork.
Took 52 minutes this morning which is much better.  Hell of a day made a bit of a ruddy cockup with an email suffice it to say - felt sick ever since.  Cycled back to Belper a bit after 5pm - got there in no time on the Giant - hell of a bike that is, fairly flies it does.

 Had tea, took pooch a walk.  Did an hour or so of Drum practice up in the attic.  Came down, watched some Telly went to bed after another walk for el pooch.

Wednesday 21st September 2016
Up at 5am.  Dog walked and papers fetched in plenty good time as had to wake Lucy at 6am which was a waste of time as she went back to sleep.

Thursday 22nd September 2016
Up at the crack of dawn.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Came out of the office ten minutes early to make sure was back home in time for the missus and Lucy to go see Ronan Keating in Nottingham.

Tea and dog walk.   Then some drum work while it was still light - fitted a port to one of the bass drums (P.J. did the work really) and then polished up an old Premier 2000 snare drum that the missus rescued for me at the recycling centre some years back - bit of moongel for damping on it I think it should be fine with a bit of tweaking.

Did about an hour of practice - think it's gonna be okay!!!

Friday 23rd September 2016
Up late (but then I went to bed late after watching end of Star Wars and then an episode of Black Books).  Dog walked, papers fetched, into the office for 8.15am which was later than normal but acceptable all things considered - ruddy traffic lights everywhere at the moment.  Have been doing some research into affiliate advertising at work so have made a page to see how it works exactly.

Monday 12th September 2016 to Sunday 18th September 2016

Monday 12th September 2016
Up at 5:20 - no alarm clock - dog walked, papers fetched, got Lucy up a 6.35.   Into the office for 7.50, everything pretty much on rails.  Back home a little bit late.   Managed to leave phone at work like an eejit.   Did a bit up in the attic.  Am going to go up with a marker pen and start getting things labelled up a bit better, I think.  Watched Ripper Street which is definitely growing on me.

Tuesday 13th September 2016
Up at 5.15 no alarm required.  Dog walked, papers fetched, into the office before 8am.  National Cycle To Work day tomorrow so am getting ready for that.  Have sorted out the darned Boardman which is nice!   Back home for 6pm.  Tea then a full on thunder storm.  Amazing skies and lights on at 6:30pm!!

Did a bit of cutting to make a box for the DDrum Triggers.  Need to get some foam rubber stuff to finish it off really but pleased with progress so far.

Wednesday 14th September 2016 - #CycleToWorkDay

Up at the crack of dawn - no alarm required.  Dog walked, papers fetched early doors. Bike loaded up and in Belper for 7am.  Then 3 miles into ride front brake starts sticking on so by time I'd got to Sawmills was absolutely knackered.  Such is life.   Am going to take front brake off for ride home and then dump it with Halfords when I've heard back from Boardman bikes.

Still a good turnout at work for Cycle To Work day - a full bike shed.   Ruth in the restaurant put on a cracking bacon and egg buttie and we got a photo took for the PR team so might get in the papers!!!

Thursday 15th September 2016
Up early.  Last day in the office this week.  Dog walked, papers fetched.  Legs tired!  Good day in the office got all the reports out so can go on a short trip with no worries.    Missus going to England Ladies vs Estonia at Meadow Lane.   Good game England were way too good for Estonia winning 5-0.  

Arrows point to Lucy and the boss. 

Friday 16th September 2016
Up early.  Dog walked.  Got stuff ready for camping. Took far too much as usual as we did a here today, gone tomorrow sort of a trip.  Fishing was very unspectacular but always enjoy a camping session so all good stuff none-the-less.  Fish and chips at Cemaes might have been the highlight!

Me dinky instant tent

The field - got busier though!

Llanbadrig - over looking the nuclear power station!

Saturday 17th September 2016
Woke at 3am in bright moonlight - had a leak.   Back to bed for a couple of hours then down the beach to see if could find the rig our Andrew lost.  No joy.  Never mind.  Got everything packed up and back home by 12:30!!   Took Poocher to Beth for grooming.  Me and missus nipped into Belper Town for a bit of a shop shop.  Got a load of stuff cheap from Wilkos - definitely will not be needing any new seeds for next year!

Sunday 18th September 2016
The usual.  Took bike into Halfords to get fixed.  Lucy footballing at home - they got beat 3-0 by Buxton but deserved better.   Got home had tea then down the lotty.

Whopper of a pumpkin coming on

Sweetcorn, red cabbage, butternut squash, courgettes, runner beans, raspbobs

Bed at 10.15 probably a bit too late.