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!
Tonight was Retro Night at Carrow Road. Wasn’t totally sure what to expect. Did it mean 80s or 2000s? Retro to me could be rather different to others. Guess it depends on your age.
I was rather surprised to see the return of Splat the Cat. I thought that costume was long gone. Bit sad they didn’t ask the Lemur to appear. But there you go.
I had many, many happy years prancing about the pitch. It’s a very surreal chapter in my life. Not many people get to say they’ve been a mascot at a Premier League, Championship and League One club. Norwich bounced around the leagues in my years there.
This photo always makes me smile. It was taken at the Mascots Grand National. Again achievement few have. I didn’t face plant, I didn’t come last and I completed the furlong course. In a furry suit on a very hot day!
Being Aviva Lemur is something I am very proud of. Another one of those wonderful things where having a go at something really pays off and turns into something very special…
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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