Today was Graham’s first visit to our house, he arrived on the – not very impressive – train from Preston at about 2pm and then after a quick stop off at home Steph took him on the tour of the town, her old schools, the golf course, Fairhaven Lake, the...
Steph flew in from Amsterdam today, Jennie and Jon picked her up and they popped into the Manchester Christmas market on the way home. They cut their visit short though so they could see Tess before she headed off to another very long shift at the Dalmeney. Because Jennie provided...
Over the last 6 months of retirement it’s been an interesting process coming to terms with my limits. When I was working I was very conscious of my limited physical and mental stamina, but for some reason when I retired I expected this to increase. Well it’s now clear that...
After discussing cycling a lot with Rob yesterday I finally decided to sell my Brompton, most of the scenarios that I can think of for cycling are met better by fitting a tow bar to the car and a two bike rack and that will cost less than half what...
I’m writing this exhausted but happy after a long day driving to and walking around Windermere with Rob. The day started slightly earlier than usual to give me time to drive to Caffe Nero Lytham and spend an hour there waking up. As I was leaving I saw the most...
After yesterday’s four hour walk and with tomorrows Windermere walk firmed up, the focus for today was having a good rest. I woke up completely exhausted even though in theory I slept for over seven hours, it definitely didn’t feel like it and the foggy feeling stayed with me all...
It was just after midnight when I finally got to bed last night, not because I was working my fingers to the bone of course, but because I just can’t get enough of watching River Cottage Australia, which I like even more than the UK version, because the sun’s always...
Last week I was planning to go walking today, but the weekend’s flare put an end to that plan, so I was hoping for a restful day, pottering around town and home. In the end though I was feeling well enough to walk into Blackpool from Starrgate and I had...
I’ve gradually swum myself through a flare over the last few days, swimming on Friday, Sunday Morning and Sunday Evening, gradually the pain has eased and I’ve felt my strength return although my feet still hurt with every step. Yet again I’ve proved to myself that gentle activity is the...
It’s pretty rare that Debbie and I go to wedding’s so it was nice to be invited to Thom’s Dad’s wedding today. I’m still mid flare so it required a fair bit of will-power to dress up and travel there, but I did it and I’m pleased that I made...