I woke up feeling so much better this morning, I took Tess to college and planned to spend some time in Caffe Nero Preston, but as I was feeling so good I decided to walk to Brockholes. I’d been wanting to walk there again for quite a while, but according...
The flare that started yesterday is pulling me down, I’m trying to make the best of it, but it’s still hard to adjust to climbing the stairs being a challenge. Even typing these diary notes is quite difficult given the elbow and wrist pain. As I typically do I’m enjoying...
I’ve had a lazy day today recovering from yesterdays fall, gentle walking, cycling on my exercise bike, stretching, squatting, hanging etc. Basically trying to keep my muscles and joints moving while not putting them under too much strain. It was fairly icy outside and I’m feeling a bit rough, physically...
This is only perhaps the third time I’ve fallen off my bike and I’ve probably only fallen in total a dozen times in my life. I’m not used to it, never having played football or rugby, never been a goalie or learned to skate. It was quite a shock to...
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...