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Wafflycathcsdir
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On Monday I had a bad migraine and spent the day curled up, in the dark, being ministered to by a
certain one-eyed black-furred ladycat who didn't leave my side, but stayed with me, purring quietly
her healing purrs. She is a sweetie to me when I have a migraine. I don't know *how* she knows when
I've got a bad one, but she does know, and she is such a sweetie of a nurse cat!
On Tuesday the migraine had gone, but I was left with post-migraine fatigue which had me exhausted
all day, so it was another day mostly curled up with a purring cat, apart from a quick zoom out
early evening to take some pictures of storm clouds passing by.
Today the migraine and its fatigue had truly gone, and I was going stir crazy. The rain, hail and
wind outside did not put me off. Interspersed with the bad weather was glorious sunshine, so I
kitted up - long leggings, boots, long sleeved cycling jersey, gloves, helmet & waterproof. There
was no way I was going to be indoors another minute. I got my old hybrid bike out - I haven't
ridden it for some eighteen months since getting my Bianchi road bike. But I just felt in need of
riding it today.
What a change from the road bike! The hybrid is much slower and took a bit of getting re-used to as
it has a more upright riding position than my Bianchi and the gearing is different. It is still a
lovely bike to ride though. Within five minutes of setting off, the heavens opened and I was covered
in small lumps of ice - hail. I almost turned tail and came home, but I really, really needed the
exercise, so I kept going. Between hail showers the day was glorious. Big East Anglian skies full of
separate storm cells - the sky was wonderful; big vertical cloud walls of dark grey and black with
the tops high up, and sheets of grey rain falling from those in the distance, surrounded by areas of
clear blue and fluffy white cumulus with bright sunshine. The wind was fairly making the clouds scud
across the sky, which meant I was under storm clouds on several occasions to get wet and iced over.
I think I got four seasons of weather in an hour! It was lovely. One minute I was covered in ice,
the next it was steaming off me as I entered bright sunshine.
My hybrid doesn't have mudguards, so I arrived home with a very wet bottom and filthy back from all
of the water, dirt and grit thrown up by the wheels of the bike. I also had a very red face from
the wind and damp knees. I ran upstairs, stripped off and soaked in a hot bath full of relaxing
bubbles. Glorious.
The cats think I am mad but I can't wait for tomorrow.
Cheers, Helen s
Tuesday, 13 May 2003
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Clean up the waste & get rid of the trapped wind to send a reply
Any speeliong mistake$ aR the resiult of my cats sitting on the keyboaRRRDdd
~~~~~~~~~~
certain one-eyed black-furred ladycat who didn't leave my side, but stayed with me, purring quietly
her healing purrs. She is a sweetie to me when I have a migraine. I don't know *how* she knows when
I've got a bad one, but she does know, and she is such a sweetie of a nurse cat!
On Tuesday the migraine had gone, but I was left with post-migraine fatigue which had me exhausted
all day, so it was another day mostly curled up with a purring cat, apart from a quick zoom out
early evening to take some pictures of storm clouds passing by.
Today the migraine and its fatigue had truly gone, and I was going stir crazy. The rain, hail and
wind outside did not put me off. Interspersed with the bad weather was glorious sunshine, so I
kitted up - long leggings, boots, long sleeved cycling jersey, gloves, helmet & waterproof. There
was no way I was going to be indoors another minute. I got my old hybrid bike out - I haven't
ridden it for some eighteen months since getting my Bianchi road bike. But I just felt in need of
riding it today.
What a change from the road bike! The hybrid is much slower and took a bit of getting re-used to as
it has a more upright riding position than my Bianchi and the gearing is different. It is still a
lovely bike to ride though. Within five minutes of setting off, the heavens opened and I was covered
in small lumps of ice - hail. I almost turned tail and came home, but I really, really needed the
exercise, so I kept going. Between hail showers the day was glorious. Big East Anglian skies full of
separate storm cells - the sky was wonderful; big vertical cloud walls of dark grey and black with
the tops high up, and sheets of grey rain falling from those in the distance, surrounded by areas of
clear blue and fluffy white cumulus with bright sunshine. The wind was fairly making the clouds scud
across the sky, which meant I was under storm clouds on several occasions to get wet and iced over.
I think I got four seasons of weather in an hour! It was lovely. One minute I was covered in ice,
the next it was steaming off me as I entered bright sunshine.
My hybrid doesn't have mudguards, so I arrived home with a very wet bottom and filthy back from all
of the water, dirt and grit thrown up by the wheels of the bike. I also had a very red face from
the wind and damp knees. I ran upstairs, stripped off and soaked in a hot bath full of relaxing
bubbles. Glorious.
The cats think I am mad but I can't wait for tomorrow.
Cheers, Helen s
Tuesday, 13 May 2003
~~~~~~~~~~
Clean up the waste & get rid of the trapped wind to send a reply
Any speeliong mistake$ aR the resiult of my cats sitting on the keyboaRRRDdd
~~~~~~~~~~
