The mud in Goodwood
Posted on: Sunday, April 27th, 2008 in: Great things to do!, No run, PhotosThe sculptures are all for sale, but with prices up to £290,000 it’s fun to just look!
The sculptures are all for sale, but with prices up to £290,000 it’s fun to just look!
Not exactly what I had in mind for the day, but at least the legs came out as promised!
I remember some time ago Nick mentioning to me about running after a few beers before and I also remember reminding myself not to try it myself
A short run this morning for two tired blokes
I can tell you first hand that the streets of Kensington & Chelsea are cared for in a way that puts other councils to shame, with perfectly paved, level sidewalks, motorway standard tarmacking and regularly cleaned gutters. Outside of the garden squares and patio pots, mud does not feature widely.
I only discovered the main bridle-path down the Beacon last year and it’s still a thrill to run down, although today it was slippery enough for me to recall passages from Richard Askwith’s earlier book, Feet in the Clouds about the completely balmy sport of fell running.
The run didn’t clear my headache and neither has the writing, so I may just have to go and catch forty winks on the spare bed!
Dai and I set the world to rights today with a bottle of Merlot over lunch and a relaxed stroll along Brighton seafront on a gloriously sunny day.
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