We had the best day yesterday! Gorgeous weather, a day with nothing to do but join some 300 other people all dressed in tweed to ride about the environs and end up drinking tea and eating cucumber and salmon sandwiches on the lawns of the castle. (We ended there as taking my kid to the pub where others ended is not likely). Finally the thousands of hours spent watching period dramas has paid off and I get to make a very civilised spectacle of myself!
I had only vaguely looked at the route and so kept thinking "surely we turn here for the quickest way to the next stop". Took me ages to realise it was not about the destination, but about the journey. As in life. I have plans for next year involving refurbishing my 1963 CCM, buying a wool tie and tortoiseshell sunglasses. Am listening to Glenn Miller to sustain being In the Mood!
