Jรคger came into my life at a time when I was already learning a great deal about myself through Equine Assisted Therapy – about presence, boundaries, trust… how animals respond to energy and emotion is a big part of that. Without consciously trying to, I found myself applying so much of what I was learning there to Jรคger. I paid close attention to how he reacted to me, what made him feel calm, and how he communicated his needs. Continue reading
On Sunday morning, I locked the house, got in the car, and followed the same route Mum & Dad had taken the night before, to get to Holsworthy in Devon, where we’d stay until Tuesday. We had a lovely self-catering cottage (barn conversion) on a farm just outside the village – on the main road going towards Bude. Outside the cottage there are fishing lakes (for Dad) and the family also run Holsworthy Golf Club. Continue reading
It is almost too good to be true: A bank holiday weekend and two consecutive days of sunshine – I’ve enjoyed being out in the garden over the last couple of days. Continue reading
The Christmas Lights in Cirencester were switched on this weekend. Continue reading
The Town Crier read out the Proclamation – that Prince Charles was now King Charles III following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Continue reading
My recipe made 4 small baguettes which worked well. The dough for baguettes is wetter and sticker than when I am making normal loaves of bread, hence the mixer (imagine the mess I’d make in the kitchen doing it by hand!) Continue reading
My target – keeping the number 7 in mind – is a minimum of 70km over the course of the week (meaning a minimum of 10km a day). I’ll track my cycling – and my practice routes – on the Strava app on my phone. If I can do more that’s a bonus. Continue reading
This morning we had the first snow of the winter – only a light dusting, but we made the most of it as we walked around Cirencester Park. Continue reading