Similarly to last week or so ago, I was able to leave for work a little early and grab a walk en route. I parked up in Hockley Heath for a walk along the Stratford Canal towards Kingswood. The sky was clear with a nearly full moon. Even though the moon was still waxing, it…

Still feeling rather coldy, I was back at work on Friday, working a day shift (0700 – 1900.) Towards the end of the shift it was time for my circuits and I completed 16 laps or 4 miles. Saturday was much the same but with a few more laps (20 laps – 5 Miles). Sunday,…

Sue had a meeting in Sutton Coldfield and I’d agreed to drop her off and pick her up a few hours later. This left me in Sutton with time to spare. Sutton Coldfield, home of Sutton Park – what could I do to kill a couple of hours? After depositing the wife, I drove to…

An easy day feeling progressively better. With only a few sniffles I decided to try for a walk and as an added incentive chose a walk to the pub. I phoned Sue who kindly offered to pick me up from The Griffin after work and at half five stepped out of the front door. Instead…

Sue working again today but I did not feel like a walk en route to work. I awoke with a sore throat and by work time it had progressed to headache and general malaise. I took my walking gear into work in case I felt better later but I felt worse – so much so…