David's blog

I had a nice walk on Monday with a group of people this walk takes place most August bank holidays and is arranged by the same person he also does a xmas walk and an easter one.  This one went from Nanmor to Betws y coed.  The first day of the walk involved walking from Nanmor to Tanygrisiau, which was mainly uphill and through some quarries the second day was from Tanygrisiau to Penmachno but was cancelled due to the bad weather predicted on that day.  The third day which was the best I reckon was from Penmachno to Betws y coed and had a bit of an uphill bit but it was mainly downhill and was very pleasent. Due to health issues I have not been able to do more than a day recently but managed two this time which was good.  It would be nice if I was able to go on more long walks really and not just every three months but due to factors at the moment it does not seem possible. Walking is such a release from the stresses of thingsand its great to get away for the day or even for a few ho

I seem to have this belly pain a lot more these days and I went to the chemist yesterday to check the medicines I am taking I was asked in, the chemist told me that the tablets I take are for a specific symptom the cramps and not the other pain the burning which is the the one I get most of, I wish I had known that before as I kept going off the pills as they were not doing anything for the burning pain and I guess the cramps were coming back I think I should have been told this but I feel that they are not taking my situation seriously anyway I have felt this for a while.   I had cramp pain today but it is now burning pain and it does not look like I will be able to go next week to the reunion at this rate as the burning pain is a bit easier to handle but its still miserable. O don't have a medical appointment until the week after. Like I said I think it would have been better if the doctors had told me the pills were specifically for the cramp and not the burning I could have

I went to try and get my guitar fixed today as the strings are bit loose.  I went to Bangor it was a horrible journey and I was in pain anyway,  I got to the shop and was gutted to hear the guy was off I was going to come back with the guitar so asked if I could keep the guitar there and tell the guy over the phone tomorrow. I had a long boring journey back and will have to go and get my guitar at some point this week again hopefully pain free.

I have been trying for the last few months to improve the quality of the talking newspaper round here by introducing digital recording into the process which has been done for years on a tape recorder by the local women's groups around the area.  People get a tape every month with the local paper the Llafar Bro in Welsh on it.  I have suggested that it should be done a CD so the quality would clearer than it is on tape I understand you can still get a good quality recording tape but its not as cheap I don't think. When people get older its not just their eyesight that goes but alos their hearing so if the quality can be improved which I think it wi on CD then it is better for the people who have lost their sight they will get more out of it, Most seem to agree but the process is very slow the local blind society has agreed to do the recording and distrebute it the ladies clubs are a bit reticent to get on with it due to the fear of change I guess it feels like I am trying t

The weather is a lot better today than it was yesterday anyway it was vile it rained all day its dry today, if a bit cloudy it gets on my nerves when everywhere else seems to be getting a good weather while over 7 inches of rain has fallen here in the last week.  There is nothing I can do about the weather except moan like I am doing now or go somewhere else I guess. I am suppose to be playing some music with a few friends in this all day charity gig tomorrow, there have been a few problems getting sorted as folk can't make it or just have been a bit non plused about it all   Its not easy standing in front of folk playing music though its a bit easier now than it was and its easier if there are other people there with you so you can get lost in the crowd so t speak.  I think its a 60s do I am not sure if the folk will be dressed up or not I guess I will have to wait and find out I will not be making that effort anyway. The summer is nearly gone it has been nice for most of it f