As Mao Tse Tung so memorably said...."We have stood up!"
I have begun to pull my finger out, my socks up and to put my best foot forward. Or at least there are signs of life and an attempt to make good on my intentions.
Got a gig with the camera - possibly even 2 or 3! Hurray! Lots of research and work to do before I'm ready to go, but I've been offered the chances and I'm going to take them.
And when my wage goes into my bank account this month, I'll be purchasing a new pair of running shoes, and using a 12 week training and exercise plan to get me from "zero to hero", running up to 10km, within 3months!
Hurray!
Oh - and ...
Having read my precis of what I did last year, I realise that I completely missed out 4 or 5 weeks of pleasure I had in reading 4 of Alexander McCall Smith's "Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" books. I have fallen for Mma Ramotswe and her Botswana. Absolutely lovely.
And right now, I'm being a bit rude and reading the book I intend to give to my Dad for Xmas (they live in Portugal, and they're both old enough to wait for their gifts, and they can come over here to collect them!). It's called "Narrow Dog To Carcassonne" by Terry Darlington, and is the account of his journey with his wife, whippet and narrow boat down the canals from Stone in Staffordshire to Carcassonne in the far southwest corner of France. We did a trip from Carcassonne to Marseilles by barge about 15 years ago, and we've been trying to get my Dad to write about his and Mum's adventures in the campervan since the retired 5 years ago. The funny thing is that this guy writes just like my Dad does (albeit with a Welsh accent and Dylan Thomas flavouring) but with an emphasis on his love of running and the dog, where my Dad would tell us all about his adventures with cooking and local food that he's discovered. I reckon he'll really enjoy it, when I finish it!
Right - stuff to do.... Bye!
C
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