Morning has Broken!

Every morning, committments permitting I walk up the lane with Freida and my walking companion Anne.

Today, Tuesday however was different as Anne is jetting away for 8 weeks to tour Australia with her husband Malcolm......so off Freida and I trundled.

 

This is one of the most significant buildings in our village as it is one of the original ones from the 17th Century. Little has been done to it and it has recently been sold. It is to become a holiday cottage.



 

The horses are always a pleasant sight so early in the morning.

 

There is lots of activity at the duckpond too.

 

A mother and her ducklings left the bank as we passed and swam towards the rushes.

In the distance we could see the horses being put through their paces on the galloping circuit.

We decided not to go any further as we know there are a couple of new young horses and we didn't want to distract them from the task in hand - to become a race horse.

As we made our way home we saw Howard bringing breakfast for the horses.

 

I popped in on Anne and Malcolm to wish them a good journey! I will miss Anne so much. However they are away for 8 weeks and our own holiday preparations have also started. Both Freida and Elsie are booked into their places of residence - Freida with Auntie Joyce and Elsie with Auntie Jill. Ella despises travelling so I am checking out a local cattery today which will make her slightly happier when we are away. I love the anticipation and planning for a holiday, so roll on 1st June when we will be making our annual pilgrimage to the Isle of Man and all it has to offer!

 

Watch this space!

 

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L is for Lengths

After a great few days around and about life is now back to as normal as life can ever be in the Nesbitt household. Hubby is busy at work and I am continuing with my quest to shed some more weight, ready for my new bike leathers.
My fitness regime commences each morning at 9.30 when I go for a 2 mile walk with Freida, together with my neighbour. To walk to the farm and back is exactly 2 miles. On a good day we may do it twice, covering 4 miles often we do a 3 mile version, but certainly each morning we always do 2 miles. If Anne isn't free, Freida and I do the walk and talk the talk. I must say the time and distance does fly by - when I have Anne to talk to. The distance is over the farm lane and it is good to see the horses - feeding at that time of the morning - so they rarely come to the fence.

Once home I get ready for the gym, a short car journey away. I do not enjoy the gym - I find it boring and very tedious. I have an exercise programme which involves the rowing machine, jogging machine, cycle and a couple of others which I may or may not use depending on if I can be bothered how I am feeling. I usually spend just under an hour in the gym before making my way to the swimming pool.

 I enjoy swimming - the pool is partitioned off into 3 sections, slow medium and fast. I stay in the slow section and try to do 32 lengths each time I visit - a distance of half a mile. The best part of the session for me, is the hot shower - then I know my gruelling morning keep fit regime is over, home for my boiled eggs!
Well, call me LOOPY but I have signed up for the Big Splash for Comic Relief!
I was LURED into the decision by an advertisement on TV! I found myself saying to Jon, "I am going to do it!" and before you knew it I had registered and signed up for this event, in an effort to raise funds for causes organised by both Comic Relief and the Marie Curie Cancer charity.

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I have a couple more weeks left to train up for this event, so watch this space.
Thanks.

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A week off - in pictures!