Today

Today far better than yesterday, with plenty of sun and blue sky. More breeze than of late and a proper back end nip to the air. We walked out to Colvend for supplies and I had the best walk for two or three weeks, making better pace and with less pain than of late. Perhaps things …

Quietly does it

We are having a quiet day today. The weather is helping – the rain comes and goes, with some sunny spells betwixt. Earlier we took Nell just into the forest and kicked a ball around for her but fundamentally we are both resting our sore bits today. On the way home, Mr L began to …

Done, perhaps not dusted

That’s my assignment uploaded for marking. It’s not finished and it has not been polished. I just could not look at it one more time. Mr L went walking to Dalbeattie today in order to let me get on, as the cut-off date is tomorrow. I sat down and gave it my best shot but …

Gone Fishing

Mr L bounced out of bed this morning (oh, how I hate early morning enthusiasm!) and was out of the door and up the road with his fishing gear before I could say “Tight Lines”.  He walked through the forest to the loch whilst I tackled the washing up and the laundry etcetera. Then I …

Can I go home now?

Well, it has been some day today. I get to say “I told you so” though not with any sense of satisfaction. I’d rather have had Mr L come home and tell me what a noodle I have been. The probable diagnosis is, pending blood test results, one of Lyme Disease and he has come …

and time ticks by

It was beautiful in the forest this morning. The Beech and the Oak are now turning colour and everything looks properly Autumnal. The day is without so much as a whisper of wind, mild, slightly grey and misty but not feeling at all damp.I felt far too warm in my sweatshirt. The camera was not …