Good morning Mick and all from a day of heavy rain, grey cloud and 'coolth' on the Angus coast. I too have resorted to winter clothes, and I've popped the heating on for an hour this morning - Sunday treat!
Sorry I haven't posted for so long, and thank you to those of you who noticed and took the trouble to pm me. My absence was down to exhaustion due to tai chi! At the first committee meeting we had to prepare for a long-awaited workshop I made it very clear that I would not be hosting the instructor(s) this time, that I wanted for once to be able to enjoy the workshop ..... (I've hosted each time since our county group began, twice a year, and one time I had six people staying). Anyway, someone else said they'd do it so that, thank goodness, was that ...... until a week before, when a close relative of that person sadly passed away. So, hosting again but with hardly any time to prepare and a house to clean . My stamina is not what it was, but all was ready for the guests' arrival on the Friday evening - except I'd failed to take on board that they were in fact arriving on the Friday morning and I had an extra full day and evening to host. So I decided we'd go for a lovely little walk up country (after a hastily prepared lunch) followed by fish 'n chips on the muir. The weather was glorious and my guests (from Brussels) were suitably impressed with the area where we walked .... BUT .... It was 9 years since I'd done it. 9 years ago it was just a wee hop, skip and a jump to me. In the intervening years it had more than doubled in length, I swear! We were in bed early that evening! That totally finished me, though - and I still had three breakfasts, two full days of tai chi and two evenings of chatting over meals in our best two local eateries. By the time they were collected and taken off to the airport on the Monday I was beyond everything! Recovery time? Not a chance. I had two classes full of eager students fired up by enthusiasm after a super workshop (which I had little memory of!). Actually, the classes took themselves with discussion and mini demonstrations by the members themselves, so really good actually. Now throw in my COVID booster and the worst (the only) bad reaction I have had. I did nothing but sleep for two days. Then on the Saturday the tide was right for our monthly Tai Chi on the beach (the haar was in, but that didn't stop us!).
Chapter Two of this saga will follow tomorrow as this is becoming too long!
But I'm back - with a vengeance 😁
Have a good day everyone x
]? MrB has brought me a lovely and most welcome cup of tea so I will now read all your posts. Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday.
