Disgruntled

So i go to the library for this World Book Night event , except it wasn't a night like it was back in 2011 when this annual event started. It was on for only an hour with one author reading from her latest crime novel. No free book hand outs. The library was closed at 6 pm.  I was very disgruntled. There was supposed to be twenty different titles to be given out for free by volunteers , but i ended up with zilch. Perhaps they did that during the day or could not get volunteers to do an evening shift , but either way, it was a damp squid, and by that time , it had started raining,  I went to have an all you can eat pizza blowout and took the train back to Seaford.

The only light at the end of the tunnel from all this is finding that Dan Fogelberg CD box set for a quid and seeing it on sale at Discogs for forty quid.

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North Laines area of Brighton.

In other news, whilst talking to the guys in Resident  Records, they told me that Borderline (another of my favourte record shops) had closed down as the guy who owned it wanted to retire. Another sad loss.

Anyway, back to Kent tomorrow but undecided which route i shall take.

Plant Pics

Yesterday morning whilst it was still sunny i took some pics of the plants in Georgina's garden. I like the way the light fall on the leaves and the vibrant colours that come from them.

Journey Decided

Another bright morning and it bodes well for the rest of the day. I have decided that my route back will ne via Hastings, then up to Hawkhurst , stop off at Cranbrook to visit that charity shop which had the wall of books and CD's , and then from thee go back via Maidstone..

Meanwhile, another morning song from the 4 CD box set purchased yesterday of Dan Fogelberg, ,just him at the piano on a track called To The Morning. Enjoy.

Oh Bugger I Fell Asleep

The route i had planned did not go to plan. First, the bus from Eastbourne to Hastings had to pull in sharp up the hill from central Bexhill to Old Bexhill to let an ambulance speed by. In the process, it hit some overgrown hedge and the mirror made a crunching noise and one of the doors to let people was smashed in. Glass everywhere. We had to get another bus to continue our journey.

When we finally arrive in Hastings , i had to run a bit to catch the bus going up to Hawkhurst. On the bus i fell asleep and woke up in Wadhurst on the way to Tunbridge. No chance of getting to Cranbrook now. Resigned to the fact that i did not get to the charity shop with the excellent range of classical CD's i continued my journey via Maidstone to Rochester and had a few beers at the Wetherspoons thee. Then i caught the train home. 

Fogelberg Music

So after a longish journey back i am now much more relaxed. Listening to the Ballads CD of the four CD "Portrait" collection of the music of Dan Fogelberg. I must admit i knew little of the man's music but this ballad collection is ace! The other CD's in the box are called "Tales and Travels",  "Rock and Roll" and "Hits"..Bloody  good bargain for a quid!