We
have had a pretty interesting time recently, lots of travelling, visiting new
sites, seeing old friends, and of course a lot of walking. (The walking
increase was brought home to me by an update to the health app on my IPhone. It
tracks progress in a much more graphic way. In 2015 I was averaging 8,000 steps
a day, this improved to 10,000 last year, while to date it is around 11,800
this year). That I am discussing this illustrates that it has been just an
ordinary old day. The strange thing is that it has been a pleasure, perhaps
illustrating a truth that to appreciate something you need to experience the
opposite.
I
was able to undertake quite a lot of life organisation, tidy the garden, plant
some bulbs, fix a few things in town, plan a potential walk next year and catch
up on some TV. Even dinner was an old favourite, brown rice vegetables, and boy
did it go down well.
The
pleasure is that I am looking forward to getting on with day-to-day living; there
is academic work to get stuck in to, which will start tomorrow. I am already brimming
with ideas for a narrative for the talk that I am undertaking in November. This
again illustrates that the holidays have recharged my batteries, bring on the
winter…well as long as the weather is kind.
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