One of the best ways that I’ve found to stay in touch with my friends is to go out walking and cycling with them, but that’s not always possible, the best compromise is to skip the exercise and just meet them for breakfast or lunch and that’s what I did...
Last night in the bath I was mulling over the difficulty that I’ve faced motivating myself to do any major work in the house and garden and I had a brain wave. Maybe it was the way I structured my days, I always go out in the mornings and come...
It’s been a day for catching up, catching up with friends, with the cleaning, with a bit of DIY, with reading and with myself. The day started badly, I’d not slept very well and somehow forgot to set my alarm so I woke up only a few minutes before I...
Tranquil and Windermere, not two words that often go together, normally heaving with tourists, Windermere can be an absolute delight especially on a winter weekday. This is my second visit in the last month and it rewards every time. It’s extra special to me because it’s the closest lake, the...
I finally started to draw again today, admittedly it was only 20 minutes in a colouring book, but oh what a joy it was. To sit quietly listening to music and concentrating totally on the pencil and paper was an experience of flow that I’ve not felt for decades, except...
It’s been a lazy day today, forcing myself to take it easy after lots of activity in the week, but lazy days aren’t the best days, I’ve been itching to do something. Baking has provided something to do though, so in between a few chores, I’ve made a couple of...
Although it was raining Stu and I decided against rescheduling our walk and trusted to the quality of our rain gear and it paid off. I left the house well before seven and arrived at the Rivington viewpoint at about 7:30, well before sunrise. I walked a familiar route in...
Everyone seems to be angry today, Jennie’s tired; Tessa’s decided that it’s time to bring her relationship with Lewis to an end; Debbie’s tired, frustrated with the system and worried about one of her pupils health and I’m annoyed that the family aren’t supporting me in my desire to reduce...
It’s been one of those days that’s been full of little frustrations, the kind that are easy to cope with as part of a team, but hard on my own, so this will be a bit of a rant. Jennie is hardly every at home now, so she never does...
While walking today I’ve been listening to Katy Bowman, reading her book Move Your DNA, it’s a fantastic book, but I’ve particularly enjoyed the chapter on walking. Katy’s been convincing me to really embrace walking on difficult terrain and to generally mix up my walking, lots of different distances, elevations,...