Hip Hop

It has all been a bit of a mix these last few days. I have been suffering with a hip problem that can now only be resolved by a visit to the local GP and subsequently, I reckon a trip to the specialist. At the moment the problem is manageable and I’m due to see my doctor on Monday. Now I know there is never a good time or a bad time to have a medical problem, but now is not a good time. Yesterday Pat and me were at a belated Christmas lunch with friends. I was suffering and trying to enjoy myself at the same time, trying not to be a damp squib on the proceedings. I think I got away with it though. Then last night I thought I might have to go to the local hospital (A&E), rather than wait until Monday, but tomorrow, the 14th. is my wife’s 70th birthday party and we have invited a group of friends round to our favourite restaurant for lunch with us, so I’ve got to steer clear of hospitals. Four of the party are travelling up from the south, so it would have been terribly inconvenient to have me in a hospital bed while everyone else is having a bit of fun. But I’m still hanging on, and last night Pat prayed for me. This morning I’m almost eighty per cent improved (thank God), so I’ll be able limp along until the doc. makes a decision for me on Monday. I’m due for a TV interview on Thursday (our 52nd wedding anniversary) to talk about e-books. Hopefully that won’t get cancelled because of my problem.
Back on the book front; a friend of mine has told me how much she enjoyed my latest book THE BOY FROM BERLIN. I was flattered by her praises and wished it could have been aired in a national newspaper, but sadly not. I am going to have to find some way of pushing my book and getting it out into the public domain. My publisher does little of that, but I guess most authors understand that a great deal of publicity has to be self-manufactured. If any of my readers have any suggestions, please post them in the comment box. Or why not have a look at the novel on Amazon?
But for now it’s all about Pat and her 70th birthday party. I’m looking forward to that and seeing her face light up when her friends gather round the table for her and nobody else.
‘Bye for now…