With a gargantuan effort, I managed to get out of the door and into the gym for a very good session on the recline bike…which has a video screen. Today I chose to cycle around Portugal in the sunshine.
Next week sees another scout evening, fingers crossed for a break in the clouds, a meeting on Tuesday regarding a possible venue for a shhhh…..book launch…details to follow.
Moments of joy amid the gloom are bright daffodils and snowdrops around the country lanes. A drive out through Woodbury Common during the week went from disappointment to joy, as we found a patch where violets used to be had been shovelled over to make a car passing space, but then there were snowdrops around and about and clear views.
In a month’s time, there is the annual family day for Science Week at the Norman Lockyer Observatory. There will be lots of activities and a special guest speaker from Warwick University to talk about planet formation. My daughter used to be a member of the young observers’ group at the NLO and is now a prominent astrophysicist. Proud mother moment coming up.
Karen Hedges 