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Sit tight

I had a brainwave today. My thighs have been getting cold when I’ve been riding. So I was wracking my brains to think how I could keep them a bit warmer without adding too much bulk. I found a lovely long riding coat, but it was on 29 weeks back order. Not sure I’ll need it in Summer!

Then I remembered when I used to ski, I would use thermal tights under my ski trousers.

As I have a drawer of tights that I’m hardly using, I tried putting a pair under my jodhpurs. It worked. And a nice bonus was they kept my feet warm too. Hurrah!!

Weirdness

So it seems that the weather is a weird as the world right now. It’s been sunshine and showers, with a few hailstones thrown in for good measure.

Oh and cold. Did I mention cold?! Spent the day wrapped in a blanket working at my desk. Got my layers wrong when I went to the yard too so started cold, ended cold and took forever to get warm.

Winter is definitely not my favourite season. The sky was very beautiful this afternoon though. There’s still so much green about. Weird.

Seeing clearly

Momentous day today. I finally got to see out of my rear window. The windscreen wiper was smearing a kind of mud rainbow rather than clearing it. So I took advantage of Black Friday to get a replacement blade.

The nice chap said it was very easy to fit. He lied. It took 3 people, a file and some WD-40.

Worth it. And I was able to test it out in the rain tonight. It’s the little things…

Uncertainty

Today I had to write 2022 a lot. I must admit it feels really odd. I’ve had lots of conversations today about 2021. The main theme was making the best of the uncertainty. We humans can be very stoic.

Then I saw this and it summed it up for me. There have been many times this year when I’ve felt like I’m not getting anywhere. Personally, professionally or with Buddy.

But I know I am. I know I’m moving forward. And I’m still smiling.

It’s been a very odd year indeed. And it seems the uncertainty continues….

Gone early

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas. Not my tree, that still needs to be lugged in from the garage. This is the one at my Chiropractor’s. I was covering reception today so got to have a lot of fun decorating it.

Then I spent the rest of the day looking at it and fiddling with the ornaments.

It looks a bit bare in the middle, so will be working on when I’m back tomorrow. 👏🏻

Calm the storm

What is it they say? The sun shines on the righteous? Well I’ll take that today. After watching sideways rain most of the day, Buddy and I braved it. So glad we did. The sun shone the whole way round. We watched the clouds rolling towards us. And saw a rainbow. But made it back before the heavens opened.

Good job too as it was a hailstorm! Which I got caught in getting more coal. Rather that way round!

Business show

Today I headed off to London to visit a business trade show.

It was fun wandering round the stands, chatting to people about what they do. Even better chatting with Katie over a rather extended lunch.

We did our best to grab as many freebies as possible. I ended up with 4 reusable bags, lots of pens, a teddy, an armadillo and a rose! Who doesn’t love a freebie!?!