Variety is the spice of life

So today was the 15th consecutive day that Nina and Roxy the pooch and I have walked round a beautiful and quiet part of Clowes Wood near Canterbury. God, it must be doing all of us some good musn’t it? Well I am feeling pretty pleased with myself (well probably smug really) but already I would really miss this excursion out into the peace and quiet of the forest walk. It is so relaxing and I have never seen so many dragon flies before. Amazing.
So lets see if I am so keen when the weather starts to get bad! Seriously though I am determined to get this fitness thing going. I honestly haven’t done so much walking since I had tendon grafts in both ankles which was not a happy time. Couldn’t walk so didn’t exercise. Just sat working in front of the computer. Oh dear, how could I have been so stupid and not done something about it? On goes the weight just making everything worse.
NO MORE! I have even been out cycling as well. We are not talking Tour de France here but it is enjoyable just cruising into Herne Bay along the seafront. Well, the outcome of all this is that I do feel better for it and certainly have more energy already. Today then: Walked the pup, cleaned the inside of the car out which was covered in dog hair, started repairing some rotten woodwork on our front porch, cleaned the pond and tried to get rid of as much duckweed as possible, fixed the door handle on the spare bedroom door which has needed doing since the last century, and finally had a session on the MAC teaching myself how to use some cool new E-Book cover creating software which is unbelievably fantastic. So if you need an E-book cover I’m your man!
Finally sat down on the comfy sofa to write this and with classic Little Feat DVD playing am thoroughly enjoying myself. Who remembers Little Feat? Waiting for Columbus, one of the greatest ever live rock recordings I think but showing my age now. Lowell George on slide guitar is still the best ever I think. Just how did he get those high notes?
So that was Saturday. Up early tomorrow for walk in the woods and get cracking on those little jobs again. Ah! just thought. Must tidy my office as it is a disgrace again. Never a dull moment.

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