Oh no! Oh YES!


Oh, Heavens to Murgatroyd! I hear you scream. It’s back!
Oh yes indeed, it is. And I am.

I’ve had a lovely little break away from Blogland, but now need to get back into things. Reignite that muse, as it were. Stoke the fires. Ships ahoy and what not.

I was a little disappointed when I checked my stats and noticed that in the whole time I was away, I’d received half a visitor. HALF! Not even a whole one.

But, thinking about it, who’s gonna visit when I’ve not been here myself? I can try to expect miracles, but actually experiencing them is rather a different matter. Hey ho… I’ve experienced miracles, however, so maybe that was a wrong term to use. All things considered, though, I’d better start pulling my socks up with this blogging malarkey… or blog with one sock on and the other off – now there’s a novel idea.

I’ll send out a quick psychic burst to let folk know that I and the blog are back, just in case I’ve turned off the notifications… I’ve been tinkering with the blog’s theme today and may have caught the wrong button during a ferocious sneezing session brought on by a sudden bout of hay fever.

There. Psychic message sent.

The weather around here has gone sub-tropical. A few days ago, we were freezing cold, but now we’ve hit the heights of a sweltering Summer, and we’re only just in Spring. Folk are having barbecues. Leaves have suddenly appeared on trees. Wasps and butterflies are everywhere. Hordes of people are flocking to the Lake. Air conditioning is wreaking havoc in the workplace. Talk of drought is already being muttered in some circles. And I have hay fever. Sigh.

Hi! How are you doing?

The glorious weather has caused a growth spurt to occur in my hair. It’s now, officially, all over the place. Not to Cousin Itt extremes just yet, but pretty close in length. I have hair at the side, just above the sideburns, that reach down to my shoulders if I don’t trim them back regularly. And I have one eyebrow hair that I’m sure is trying to reach the upper atmosphere. I need to trim that back too, but that’s a persistent thick strong little sucker, I don’t mind admitting. After pruning that colossus, I need to lie down in a darkened room.

Hang on, I think I’m receiving a psychic message.

Nope. It was the wrong number. Sigh.

Now, where was I? Ah yes.

Hay fever. Lovely. At least it isn’t a cold which I thought it was, hanging around. I realised it was hay fever when my eyelids felt as though they’d been replaced by sandpaper every time I blinked. I’m fine now, just to let you know, my eyes have finally stopped running.

There, see… and hardly bloodshot to boot. Bonus!

So.

I’m back. The blog’s back. I’ll be back visiting soon. And replying to comments, I promise.

I just have an eyebrow to see to right now. Sigh. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.

I wonder who that half-visitor was though…? Hmmm…

14 responses to “Oh no! Oh YES!”

  1. colonialist avatar

    Totally hair raising, and how straw-dinary you should have hay fever! Or didn’t you see that warning, ‘Keep off the grass’?

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      I was inside, Col! No grass around! Although pollen does tend to stick to my hair. Sigh.

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  2. Visionkeeper avatar

    Glad you enjoyed your short vacation. We all need that from time to time. Sounds like you may need to lock yourself in the laboratory and come up with a new hair care product that will slow things down…Guess the mansion never stops messing with you huh? Happy weekend to you…VK 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Happy weekend to you also, VK! I managed to reply within the same weekend this time! Woohoo!
      Yes… the Lab is definitely calling…

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  3. prenin avatar

    Hi Tom! 🙂

    Welcome back my friend! 🙂

    Yes, it’s a toss-up between hay fever and pollution overload! 😦

    Glad to see London copping it – maybe the Politicians will get more serious about pollution in the future! 🙂

    Yes, your hair and mine are both showing signs of growth – I just wish my income did!!! 🙂

    God Bless my friend and welcome home!!! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thank you, Prenin – ’tis good to be back. Hay fever, pollution or otherwise!
      Here’s to our friend the Lottery… well, you never know!

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  4. Diane Henders avatar

    Welcome back, Tom! Maybe I was your half-visitor – I was thinking of you, but I didn’t quite make it over here… 😉

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Ah – thank you Diane! And I have an answer to my question! 😀

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  5. elenacaravela avatar

    Love that psychic burst!:)

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Elena… although something tells me that it may not have worked!!! 😉

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  6. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    Lots of smiles contained in this post Tom.. 🙂 and hope you found a style to suit your mood. 🙂 Welcome back.. and hope you have found your second wind so to speak in blogland..
    And yes.. shussssh don’t let the weather hear you.. or we may loose this lovely sun and it start snowing. xx 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thank you, Sue.
      I’m kind of like a car on a cold morning at the moment, and stalling a lot… and speaking of that, we appear to have slipped back into Winter again here… although it has been a tad warmer today.
      As for the present hair style; well; erm… I don’t think there’s a mood that would suit my hair. Sigh! 😉

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

        Yes we too had a frost the other morning and you know the old saying .. Never cast a clout until May is Out.. Clout being ( a piece of cloth or leather ) 😀

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          I know that saying well, Sue! I’ve been dressing in layers, but the weather’s gone the other way again now, so the layers must be cast aside… even though ’tis only April!

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