25 stars and 1 white tree counted in an evening sky. As the light flies from the world, I awake into nowhere. To remain nocturnal and ever inhabiting the shadows of a memory filled with long bright days concealing eternity. Now 25 stars and 1 white tree shall guide me through this night back into spring.

Monday 10th Mar 2008

There has been a lot of very windy and wet weather forecast today but little of it has materialised here in the north of the UK. In fact it seemed windier at Blackpool yesterday morning when Nick and I went to see the ship that has overturned on the beach at Bispham. The ship is not very large but it was strange to see it keeled over in the water.

If you’ve got good eyes you can see someone has got bandaged fingers from a ‘run in’ with a meat slicer at work. Took the ends of his fingers off but they managed to stitch them back on. Hopefully it should all fuse back in one piece. I spent Saturday morning with him at the hospital. He’s a silly-billy but it could have been much worse. This catering is a dangerous business.

Less than 2 weeks till Easter now.