Busy Busy

Been busy on the balloon launching lately.......now the weather is pants.......can't wait for a dry few hours to jump on and give it some!!!.....must keep practicing the free mount which I need to perfect before 'WOMAD'......or the next time we go to Pembrokeshire, so I can impress the nephews!

Bugger!

Fifty+ attempts at a' free mount' and not one success........this is the bit most people don't see/want to see.....practice, practice, practice, practice.....sometimes many hours to master a simple trick/manouvre. This is why unicycling is so good for concentration/balance/fitness....because if you lose one of those qualities, it has the same effect as the fire triangle, take out one element and its out!, or in my case, Off!!!....Anyway, coz my glass is normally half full, I will crack on and master the art of 'free mount' and 'hover'....

Frustration...........

Just done 40 minutes trying to 'free mount' with about as much success as someone who doesn't have much success, alot.......however, I shall not be defeated.....I can feel success coming along.....date to be announced!.....One thing I have learnt about riding a unicycle, it is soooooo easy to lose focus and.....fall off!!!

Check out the link.....must lose some weight on my neck!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no_d9Ip_sV4

Back on the One Wheeler

"While it is good to see people paying down their debt and building up equity in their homes, this process is bad news for business and the economy," said David Breger, of HW Fisher chartered accountants. ....Sorry to go off subject for a minute, but please take time to read this extract from the BBC Business section on their website........Proof that the 'money men' really want everybody in 'hock'!!!!

Anyway.......still practicing the 'free mount' and trying to 'hover'........'we shall never surrender'.....as a certain Wartime PM once said.......

Broken Knee

Stiff knee for the last few days has swollen up, so I can't practice this weekend.......nurse recommended euthanasia, but I declined......so she told me I had to come back and see the doctor about my blood pressure as it was very high at 190/104.......back on the pills!!!!.....must lose weight!!!!.....OK, OK I am trying.........

Going off subject yet again....but had three days working in London(Maida Vale...Little Venice)......installing wall panels in the garden of a £3.5 million house........hard work but good fun......landscaper and garden designer were so far up their own bottoms......but unfortunately they could not co-ordinate a drinking session in a beer factory.......fortunately for us, their incompetence had no adverse effect on our job apart from the garden wall at the bottom of the garden falling over!......we left some panels for them to fit when the wall is re-built!.....

What a Day!

It's Mothers Day, and to go off subject initially, please read and enjoy the following poem written by our daughter, Hannah, for her Mum.........


Mum, you have such a busy life,
Yet you always have time for me,
You never give up, you always try,
As you approach each challenge with happiness.

Mum, your spirits are always high,
Even though you're extremely hard working,
Your sense of humour and your amazing skills
Keep everyone happy.

Mum you are so fabulous,
Giving up time for everyone,
Your helpful and considerate ways,
Keep everyone smiling throughout the day.

Is that the coolest poem ever?....bar none!!!!!!!!!!

Back to the subject in hand........YES!....... I did it......(only once, but properly).....MY FIRST 'FREE MOUNT'..........so what?......well......it has been a long time coming, many sore shins, and stretched muscles.........and as far as I am personally concerned, it is , in progress terms, on a par with the efforts of the Wright Bros./ or my best mate Brian, who once did a full days work(ish)............