Fuerteventura Nov 2011

Hi there folks, sorry I have been on the missing list but I have been on holiday.  It was a last minute thing and although I know I should have told you before I went so I apologise.  Hope you are all doing well.  I am doing better but I have come to realise what a slow process this is, which although it's frustrating I can't do anything to speed it up so I should just stop trying to push it and allow it to happen naturally. 

We went to Fuerteventura and it was amazing, it is one of the Canary Islands and is the 2nd biggest of them all, around 100 miles long.  To be honest we didn't go off adventuring as it was definitely a rehabilitation holiday for me, respite.  We sat by the pool in the Sun soaking up lots of Vitamin D, reading our books.  Being away in November means I can sit out in the Sun and not get too hot and feel ill, it is also quite winding in the Canaries which means it is easier to keep cool.

I read a fantastic book while I was away, it was Alistair Darlings Autobiography.  He was the British Chancellor throughout the banking crisis.  It is not the type of book I would normally read but I couldn't put it down, it is brilliant.  I will tell you more about it tomorrow.  For now I have to go sleep but I will leave you with my photos, from holiday.  Night night xxxx   

Inspiration

I have had a lovely weekend with The Man and my Mumma and Pappa.  I have not had much inspiration to write lately, being locked away in my gorgeous flat and feeling detached from the world but I think this weekend has changed that.  We headed down to my Mumma and Pappa's house on Friday night after The Man got home from work, arriving down there about 10pm.  It is always lovely going down there and spending time with them and away from the Bright Lights of London Town.

On Saturday The Man and I had an appointment with the Chiropractor, she is amazing and I absolutely love seeing her.  We both get so much benefit from seeing her regularly and although it means travelling down there it is definitely worth it.  We then went into town and The Man picked up his new glasses, which I will tell you now he looks stunning in.  We had a little bit of an accident going to get the glasses, the car key in The Man's pocket locked me in the car while he went to get his glasses and then the alarm started to go off, scaring me senseless, I also couldn't get out as the car had locked me in until the doors were opened by the key.  No harm down though.

Actually I have to tell you about the man we met whilst we were having lunch.  He came into the cafe with an older lady in a wheelchair and as I do I smiled at him as he got the lady comfy at his table, after about 10 minutes he lent over and said 'You have a website don't you...me myself and ms' I was a little taken about but replied 'Yes, I do'.  We got chatting about MS and different things which was lovely.  It was lovely to meet him in person as my Doctor, Doctor B had given him the address to this Blog about a year ago and we had exchanged emails.  It was such a boost to meet someone who follows my Blog and is interested in it.  So I decided I have to write, however bad I feel I have to make the effort and write.

We also went to the Remembrance Sunday service down at the marina and my Pappa's work.  My Pappa was in the Navy and listening to some of his stories makes me very proud to be his daughter.  I am so glad that I didn't know some of the dangerous situations he had been in when I was a little girl as having him in harms way is the worse thing I can imagine.  I remember as a little girl at Boarding School he had helped a friend sail a yacht through the Crinan Canal and through Loch Ness.  I remember this upset me so much thinking I would never see him again and I cried ever night until I got a letter from my Mumma telling me he was home.

Seeing all the uniforms of Naval Officers from Navies all across the world is fantastic and also being around military men on the day when we remember the fallen is very humbling.

"When You Go Home, Tell The Of Us And Say, 

For There Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today".

Peoples bravery is absolutely astonishing and in our lives we forgot the sacrifice others have made to give us what we have.

I have to tell you this as well...my Pappa has bought a 250cc Yamaha Majesty Scooter and it is amazing.  We went out on it today for about 45 minutes and it was brilliant, it is the most fun I have had since the helicopter ride we went on.  I am so happy for my Pappa because he has always to get back on a bike, he used to ride motor bikes but had a nasty crash, I think this is one step closer to him having another motor bike.  I absolutely loved being on the back, and I hope that he will take me out again.  I have some pictures so you can share in my excitement about this.

Right off to bed for now.  Sleep tight xxx 

Loves 

Jess xxxx

Off my chest!

Greece...Euro Zone....27...17...Recession...House Of Cards...

Doom and gloom wherever we look...terrified people, pensioners dying of the cold, prices rising, people starving...and on and on and on it goes.  I listen to the news, watch current affairs programmes and what I take from all this is that we have nothing left to live for...we are all doomed!  OR NOT!


I am sick of hearing about his now, there are 27 countries involved in the Euro Zone and I am sure that someone somewhere must be able to come up with a plan to solve this problem.  Greece is broke, we are all broke, we all owe huge amounts of money to...who...investors.  Has anyone at the top possibly thought of what happens to people in the real world who default on loans?  The Banks send people round to collect your stuff and then they flog it, yep, I promise that is what happens.  If Greece really doesn't have any more money to scramble out of this massive hole they have continues to dig themselves then send the Bailiffs round.  Why is the Western World happy to roll into Middle Eastern countries (that have nothing to do with them) and take what isn't theirs but rocking up to a country that could topple our economies and thats were they draw the line.  Curious don't you think.


To be honest I know that this is all just scare mongering by those in charge, to keep us in our place and ensure that we do not try and have an opinion of our own about the country we live in or the democracy that they pretend we live in.  I have been watching things lately and it is slightly insulting to think of what is happening to our societies, it is Democracy v's Capitalism and I think that most would agree that Capitalism is winning the fight.  I watched another amazingly thought provoking film called 'Why We Fight'  it is about the military industrial complex that President Eisenhower warned of in his farewell speech (The Speech).  Interesting and amazing stuff and I have learnt a lot whilst looking into these things.

Through all of this unease and terror flying around about the economy is only unsettling if it affects me getting my medications, that is what scares me but I will only be concerned if I think that this is a possibility.  For now I am going to hide away in my palace (flat) with The Man that I love and my knitting because I am rock and roll he he he!

Night night for now
Jess