We have been away at a lovely hotel.I played golf and my lovely wife was at the spar and the pool.
I have collected all my poems in one place and I think that I will put them in a book.
That's half term over and I will be back to work on Monday. so back to normal from then.

holiday

At long last half term aqnd time for a break.I have got to clear the spare bedroom to turn it into a bathroom.Good old george is going to do the plumming.I will do the sparks.

Monday

Well after friday I have decided to step back and not get too invoved at work. It seems to be working.It is not my place to police the budget and if they want to spend it thats up to them.I can see thart there will be a night of the long knives again next year if they keep spending as they are.

spend spend spend spend

lets keep spending the money pot

when its all gone

so are our jobs

we will be dumpt like old rags

cast out to the open air

just so they can

spend spend spend

The weekend

Thank god its the weekend.I have realy pushed it this week maybe a bit too much.I am very sore and uncomfotable.We are having big problems at work.It seems that we are repeating the same old problems as my old company.People just arnt taking responsability for there actions.sad to see the best people feeling that they have too leave.

Its been a few days

Its been a few days since my last entry.We ha d Kate's birthday celebrations and tony and pats birthday.Gerry and Jane came over and had Sunday lunch at dale hill.Monday was her real birthday and she had the day off and I came home early.I cooked prawns and garlic butter for supper.
I went to the doctors and he was happier with me and i do not have to go back for 4 weeks.
This week has been manic and so busy and I am feeling very run down.i have got mouth ulcers some thing I never get.

not well today

It has been a bad day for me today.I feel about as bad as I did when i came out of hospital. My stomach is sore and painful. I think that I have just done too much. Work is very pressing at the moment. today I mad a great risotto, mushroom and followed this with caramel apples and custard.Well that's it for today i feel like shit and i cant be bothered.Will be back tomorrow.

Watching the hunt

I am catching up on my midsomer murders.Watching the one about the hunt.I remember the hunt when I was a young lad .I used to spend lots of time on a little farm in Higham on the hill and the hunt used to start in the local pub.

The flash of scarlet.

The horn sounds shrill toot toot

The dogs are a go

Running panting on the chase

The flash of scarlet, chasing the flash of rust.

The fox is a running cheeky flick of the tail

The rider’s gallop poling along,

in tow of the dogs

They race forward on the scent

Toot toot the master sees the fox

Toot toot the chase is on

Toot toot the fox looks on

The dogs run away

The riders chase the dogs

The fox looks on.

I missed a day.

Sorry to anyone following my blog but I missed a day. One of the objectives of the blog ids for me to put down every day what is going on and to get all my woes and problems out to make me feel better. If i can put a poem down as well good for me.
Well life is very busy got 3 people off and the staff are having to cover the extra work as we aer not allowed to hire agency staff any more.As I am suffering a bit with depression that well known elephant in the room.Every one is worried about me and all want to Chere me up.I say that it is OK to be pissed off now and again and not to worry too much. They love me and want me too be happy all the time.Well there you are that's today's bit done.If there is any one out there in the ether hello.

The weekend

Well the weekend is almost over and it has been very good.We are turning the spare bedroom into a new bathroom with the help of my friend George who is the plum er.We have bought everything know and we have to clear the room ready for George to plum everything in. I am not sure if I should always put down a poem every time i make an entry ? I don't now.

Thursday blues

Well what a bad day. It is amazing how people are so full of grimness that anyone who wants to be happy or try to make people happy must be stopped at all costs.
People today have mad my day shit just so they can have a go.YOU PEOPLE ARE SAD.
Well after work i went to my Catenian meeting.It is our 40th year in existence and it was great to see old friends and some new ones.What are Catenians you ask.It is a charity organisation there to help members and their dependents over their lives.
Oh yer it is catholic you know like Opus day,only joking.

SAD PEOPLE.

you sad people,

leave me alone.

why are you so sad?

what pleasure do you get from bring me down.

what joy do you get,

is your sole so empty?

are you taking my happiness?

for what .

you cant use it, you are empty.

you make such pain.

such hurt.

I wince when I see you.

go back to the darkness, where you belong.

A new day.

Well another busy day at work.I get into work about 7am and leave for home at 6.30pm.it takes about an hour to get to work in the morning and about 1.30hrs to get home.So a long day.Anyone wishing to be a chef for a living it's full of long days.
It is not the type of job you do for the money you have to love it.
We have a new junior school which takes my mornings up traveling back and forwards to help get them stable.Having young kids to cook for is great.They are lovely.i get back to my main kitchen about lunch time and help out there.
We cook for about 1000 students at the main kitchen 300 at our 6th form block and 100 at the junior school.I am very lucky to have a great group of chefs cooking at the kitchens.They make my life a bit easier.
After lunch I get on to doing the orders and creating new dishes for the new menu's.
I always have a camera on me as I am a armature photographer so I am always looking for the opportunity to take a picture.As you can see I am also dyslexic so you have to put up with my spelling.

MUSIC

I listen to my music

I feel it in my ears

It spreds down throw my body

and makes feel quit good.

It gives an inner happiness

and my sole jumps with the notes

thank god for my mp player

means I have plug in happiness

laugh and the world laughs with you,cry and you cry alone

Funny how after a major operation for a long period you feel very down and tied.I feelgreat tiill lunch time then someone opens a tap in my ankle and all my energy runs out.I feel so washed out it is mad. Then because you are tied you make silly mastakes then you think the world has it in for you.


WHO TURNS THE TAP ON>

who turns the tap on
who drains your energy
who steals your ballence
who steals your fingers and gives you bananas
who steals your brain and gives you a sponge
why does my body hate me so much
we must talk to each other
we must get on
we must get back togeather.

Now we begin

This is the first blog that I have done.I thought that I can write about my days in the kitchen and put up my poems and explain how I feel about my recent operation. So quiet a mix.
I am married to a loverlperson and we have a loverly daughter Lucy who is married to her patner Maggie.They have just bought there first home in London. The kitchen that I work in is very busy.We produce about 1000 meals a day. We also have a new Cafe and Junior school so work at the moment is very busy.
About 6 weeks ago I had major sugery . They took a lot of my large intestines away.
I hope to use this blog to helpme get over the derestion which I feel at the moment.
I have written quiet a lot of poetry in the past so I am hopeing to use the blog to get that out into the outide word too.