Category: Life
Well, it’s official
I enrolled in the half marathon today, set to go next month (Sunday 18th). I think my personal trainer thinks I’m mad, but at least she believes I’ll finish. Note I said finish: not finish well. If I crawl over the line, so be it. Oh well, I’m not running to break records. No, I’m running…
My winter reading pile
Our local library closed on Sunday for two months of extensions and refurbishment. As anyone who knows me down there – or here, too, don’t you? – this closure will leave a bit of a hole in my life. Visiting the library is an essential part of my weekly routine. Until August, I shall have to visit one…
Violin Lessons
I started violin lessons several months ago. I had been forewarned about its challenges. Unlike the guitar, which has at least the visual aids of the frets where you place your fingers, with violin the notes are determined by placement alone. A fraction of a millimetre too short, you’re flat; too far, and you’re sharp….
