You've got me bang to rights there mate! . . . . I DON'T spend a great deal each month on recorded music.

Like many people, I don't have a great deal of spare money.

However, living in north Derbyshire I am spoilt for opportunities to listen to live music, much of it freely given at sessions and singarounds, but also the occasional gig at places like The Globe in Glossop or Greystones in Sheffield.

I do have the luxury of an extensive record and CD collection, built up over 50+ years, which grows very slowly these days; but, I do add to it now and again, usually buying CDs from the acts I see at gigs.

I have been known to smile once in awhile, too.

When someone kicks a ball over my garden fence, I don't puncture it. Neither do I claim it for my own just because it's there for the taking.

Sanctimonious? Probably, I have many faults. But one of them is not imagining the faults of others to excuse my own inadequacies.

Have a happy Saturday!

Bob