Lie ins and recharging…
I don’t do lie-ins but somehow it was 10am when I stirred this morning… I suppose I see them as indulgent and I have responsibilities. Dogs don’t walk themselves, during the week work doesn’t make itself! I think this responsibility has also driven a bit of the isolated life I’ve found myself living in recent years. Whereas this morning was a well needed rest - physically - I feel the series of trips, meetings and outings in recent weeks is a sort of lie-in for my soul. Indulgent but restorative. Charging built in. 08202 at Glyndyfrdwy. A visit to DEMU Showcase, a trip on the W&LLR, then Buxton with Michael, George this weekend and coming up a trip to the Isle of Stoner before Larkrail - and now potentially Chatham after that… These touch points with the hobby are easy to say no to when money is tight, time feels precious, there are jobs to do… I live in a Welsh valley in North Wales, transport isn’t difficult but it isn’t easy either. They pay-back well though; in this case I...