Bone Idle!

Introduction

Good Afternoon to all you lovely people at the Great WA Family, as always do so hope that you are all keeping both safe and well.

First of all many thanks for all your kind comments regarding how I should slow down or start to take things easy, have begun to make the effort as you will see, which is also the reason for the title of this weeks blog.

Did intend to start this while I was preparing lunch, but needed to keep my eye on things today, then, of course it was time for my afternoon nap, just after I woke up my son and his wife arrived, hence the delay in starting this as they have just left.

Not a great deal has been done this week, did manage to finish digging the flower border, this is now ready for the last few plants to be planted, must confess it is starting to look really nice, just got the rest of the garden to do when I feel up to it!!

The Last Few Days

Have not done much on the business, noted down a few ideas, but really, have been almost in a just cannot be bothered mood, hence the title for the blog!

Not sure if I have mentioned it before but I have been interested in magic for a very long time, especially card magic, when I came over for my Father's funeral almost fifty years ago found a book on magic, this provided me with kick that I needed. In it were some addresses of magic dealers, so I wrote to some of them.

To avoid boring you too much, I did a few shows, even becoming President of Lincoln Society of Magicians, a post that I held for some eleven years. Whilst never losing interest have really just done the odd trick to amuse me and when I used to go the pub, did do a few there.

When I last went into the comuter shop the owner said it's "Magic Stuart", this set me thinking, so to avoid going on the computer and working, dug out a pack of cards and a DVD and began to practice again, guess what I really enjoyed it.

This will be purely for me, but it was great fun. I have missed entertaining folk, did used to sing as well but my baby stroke took my power. This did make me cross when I produced Lesley Garrett for the 90th Anniversary Concert of the Legion at Derby Cathedral as she asked me to do a duet with her, which I had to refuse.

Enough of my tales of the past, just filling space really, but I have always enjoyed entertaining, I suppose that this started when I was a choir boy and did sing the solo in the Church Choir. Whilst entertaining is something that I no longer do, it is part of my life that I will never regret, and look back on with fond memories, when I find old programmes and press cuttings..

The Next Few Days

Have some ideas to use for the Hub, when I get going again, will possibly have a play but will not over do it, fortunately I have the last four days of the cricket season starting on Tuesday, so that will keep me busy!!

If time permits will try to plant up the last few plants for the flower bed before it gets too cold!

Conclusion

As I expected it to be, it has been a strange week in many ways, but no doubt I will get used to having to slow down somewhat.

Be happy, healthy and wealthy,

Please do stay safe,

God Bless

Stuart