March 25th - Wideopen Hill & Hownam Law

Glorious warm(ish) day with soft hazy sunshine. Spent the morning raking then re-mowing the southern section of garden, which was a pretty severe test for the poor beleagured rib. Dropped the boys in Morebattle for a party (another one!!) at 2 pm and carried on to Whitton to unload, dismantle and retrieve the shelves from my shed and former Alarms for Farms HQ. Headed straight to the Hownam road and started up Wideopen Hill in shorts and T-shirt, for the first time this year, I think. Rib had been really achey this morning after sleeping in a dodgy position, but by mid-afternoon was feeling miles better, either because of or in spite of the morning's exertions. Hardly felt it on the run, and with the cold / cough cleared up, I felt like a new man, and decided to extend the run from wideopen Hill along to Hownam Law. Felt strong and liberated all the way, and enjoyed having to run hell-for-leather down the long gradual descent to Hownam Grange in order to get back in time to collect the wee men. Treated myself to some disgusting birthday cake with black icing(!) and a chipolata. Went for a family walk (minus Ellie, who's in London for the week) through the woods. Gorgeous dappled light through the trees, but couldn't find my bumbag and camera when I looked, so you'll have to take my word for it.
Assenbled the shelving in my office, which now looks like a cave, but at least the stock is now accessible and organised.