January

[El Gordo]

oohh I'd love the gorilla suit, did a 6 miler at lunchtime today and it was absolutely freezing, really cold wind with a nasty gash of sleety drizzle, charming. I plodded, but got there in the hour, that's about as long as I'm cheeky enough to squeeze in to my working day. Good news is that the cough is on its way out, I think I hacked so much after the Saturday run that I must have dislodged something? Probably along with a few dozen brain cells - it must have sounded bad 'though as my youngest pressed the use of his inhaler on me! I hope your chest is on the mend MD? Stepping back to nought is no bad thing once in a while.

Thank you all for your encouragement - it really does make a difference, how I wish I was going to Almeria with you all. I'll be doing 14 from my schedule at the weekend, so I'll be with you in spirit, plus I break my January alchohol fast at the weekend, so I will raise a toast to you all too. I really hope the calf holds out El G, get it strapped.

Best news of all Mr SW is gainfully empoyed again, no mean feat at his age in the current climate for architects, so here's hoping for a better year.

Fab news about Mr SW. Now that is worth raising a glass to on Sunday. There'll be a few of us falling off the wagon at the weekend by the sounds of things.