Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
It seems lots of things are benefitting from a bit of rain. Especially me. It was much clearer and cooler this morning after the downpour last night.
I could almost hear the plants rejoicing as I wandered round my garden. Amazing how one’s attitude to rain changes when you don’t get any! After weeks of bemoaning it, we’re back to craving it. We are so fickle…
The rose bush I was given to remember Tom and Nero was particularly happy today. So many blossoms and buds. It’s called hot chocolate as I wanted something to remind me of my beautiful black boys. As they both aged, they ended up being more brown and black. This rose has similar hues.
Both of the kittens have made nest either side of it in the border. I wonder if they know that it’s a cat’s rose.
So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life.
I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began...
I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover.
I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling.
The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020.
This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!
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What a beautiful post! I love how you’ve chosen a rose to remember your beloved cats. After the rain, your garden looks so vibrant and alive. It’s amazing how rain can bring such life to a garden. I’m so happy for you that your rose bush is doing so well and that your cats made a nest beside it. This is such a special post and I’m so grateful you shared it. Thank you to the author for this lovely piece!
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What a beautiful post! I love how you’ve chosen a rose to remember your beloved cats. After the rain, your garden looks so vibrant and alive. It’s amazing how rain can bring such life to a garden. I’m so happy for you that your rose bush is doing so well and that your cats made a nest beside it. This is such a special post and I’m so grateful you shared it. Thank you to the author for this lovely piece!
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Thank you for your kind words. I’m a cat lover. My boys deserved remembering.
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