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!
Christmas has arrived early Chez Langley. Sainsbury’s have Ecclefechan Tarts in!! This is a big day. And one that reminds me of my Mum. She loved an Ecclefechan Tart. Their arrival heralded that Christmas was around the corner.
Now for many years, I’d wrongly assumed that Ecclefechan was a made up name or one of those obscure villages in Yorkshire or Cornwall. Nope, it’s in Scotland. I know this as we drove past it on our way to Scone Palace Horse Trails. I was rather giggy as it was being on such an adventure. Then to spot a name I recognised. Have you ever had to try and explain why you are so excited about something when you can’t explain what it is?!
All I could come up with was ‘it’s a tart’. But I couldn’t tell you what’s in it. Not my finest moment. But it was a very fine moment indeed when I had my first Ecclefechan Tart. Many will be consumed between now and Christmas Day.
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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