A day of ups and downs. Far too many to detail here.

I slept until 6.30 ….. good. The remaining snow froze overnight so I decided to wait for a thaw before going out. The house phone rang and with one sock on and one sock off I got to it in time. It was friend Wendy ….. we had a good chat. Then the postman delivered a hand written envelope ….. Meg, another friend, died at the beginning of the month.

There was a strange text message and boiled egg disaster.

I went out around midday. A drive towards Windermere and instead of turning right for Bowness I decided to go left at the roundabout and up to Troutbeck. A walk through Limefitt Park then along the path above the valley and back. The circular route would have been too long and I didn’t fancy either the ford or sloping grassy field. The new shoes did well for grip but still rubbing on the little toes after a few miles.
Another photo in extras. I wedged a gate open for a photo but as I was moving for the shot it started to swing shut.