I fancied providing an update so here goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My physical health is more or less unchanged. Nausea is under control, numbness in the legs and hands still unpleasant. I am pretty much bedbound but can stagger from room to room with my zimmer. I feel pretty ill most of the time. Family continues to be fantastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My mental health is pretty good and I am getting stuff done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
George and I have compiled all my creative writing poetry and stories into one document (90,000 words). Yes it\u2019s legacy making time. You will all be gifted a link in due course \u2013 look forward! I have included everything \u2013 all the dubious stuff is there to be mocked. For example this gem written for Avani and George\u2019s wedding anniversary acknowledges a previous poem that everyone mocked called \u2018Panettone Cat\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Panettone cat
would never ever forget
the A&Gshaadi
Lardi lardi dardi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The memories rung like dumplings
Across the summer somethings
Sing
Sweet party party A&Gshaadi
We love the love hearty lee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So with singing will make fly
the moulting pussy fur of time.
Them again \u2013 like a year ago,
really, so, wow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like a panettone boxed and bowed
Miaow, miaow, miaow
Oh love and shadi like a horse and carriage
Limoncello, vanilla, almond and chocolatt
We lap it up like a panettone cat<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sing
Sweet party party A&Gshaadi
We love the love hearty lee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is a lot of worst stuff up there which does not have the virtue of silliness. I cite a poem called \u2018A prayer for a long dead, gay catholic.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arthur and I in the meantime have been fixing loads of things and digitising old video materials. He also has some mastery over The Red Telephone Box That Talks A Bit Like Me. I built it from scratch in a totally heath robinson fashion which would defy anyone to figure out but one of my fantasies is for the voice from the machine to continue to talk after I am gone. The technology is fully documented here http:\/\/k6.gravityisahat.co.uk\/technology\/<\/a> but only the most dedicated restorer would be able to figure it out. Arthur is intent on uploading some new material so watch this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have written a few stories and poems and have been responding to creative prompts from George. His prompt \u2018waltz\u2019 defeated me. The best I could do was<\/p>\n\n\n\n On not being able to develop George\u2019s latest prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Walter collected<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was a famous collector<\/p>\n\n\n\n He collected almost anything that took his fancy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Big things like concrete mixers and small things like stamps<\/p>\n\n\n\n But he didn\u2019t want to keep these things or even own them<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead, he just collected them in his mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once collected by Walter the owner got a sticker<\/p>\n\n\n\n They could keep the sticker for ever<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or they could sell it on eBay<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the stickers were valuable<\/p>\n\n\n\n And people paid a lot to own them<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though all of them were exactly the same<\/p>\n\n\n\n And just said<\/p>\n\n\n\n Walt\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arthur has taken stewardship of my telephone and my lighter collection. He know how they work and how to fix them. I was troubled by the idea of them becoming unworkable and therefore uninteresting. I still love them but won\u2019t be buying anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bass playing has stopped because of numb and weak fingers but then again I haven\u2019t tried. Learning German has stopped. I really do think what\u2019s the point \u2013 but I may change my mind I so adore the culture and I have a book on Melodrama in German I want to read I plan to do a homage to Tracy Emin of my own to let you se the ravages to my body which are quite shocking. Avani and I are doing a photo session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n