The plan was that following my couple of weeks thrashing round the streets of Islington I was going to be several pounds lighter, have more endurance and generally be ready to run my little feet off. I was hoping to be able to report here on Christmas lights run past, frosty mornings, and wildlife on my local park ponds. What’s actually happened is that I’ve come down with a nasty virus, and after several days of fever I’ve now got a chest infection. I might not be able to run for weeks and I’m currently recovering at home with a bottle of Potter’s herbal cough remover. Today I was meant to be on a twenty five mile walk along the Thames. Ah well.
A look at the local paper has revealed not a great deal of interest coming up, unless I feel like going for Christmas dinner with one of several Christian groups. I don’t. I’m not visiting my family till after Christmas, but that has its advantages. Means I can buy them all presents in the sales! And I’ll be eating whatever I fancy for Christmas dinner. It may not be the traditional way of doing Christmas but it works for me.
My tips for Christmas include a trip down to Columbia Road tomorrow morning (Sunday 23rd). All the stallholders will be selling Christmas wreaths and gift-suitable pot plants, and come the end of the day there will be some amazing bargains! I’m also hoping to catch the film ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ (Sunday, Film 4, 9 pm to 11.10 pm), which sounds interesting.
Last night I walked round to the local shops in the evening. Everything was a bit misty, as if it couldn’t make its mind up between Christmassy and spooky. Christmas with a chest infection can have its moments.
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