You know when highly-trained athletes get struck down with a virus just before a big event and you think, ‘Oh, really?’ (Well, you don’t because you’re nice, obviously, but I can be a bit mean), well, it serves me right because I am currently struggling with the lurgy. My head aches, my throat is sore, and I’m snorting ‘First Defence’ and popping paracetamol in a desperate effort to ward off whatever I’m cooking so it doesn’t overwhelm me before Sunday. Sheesh! Wouldn’t it be frustrating if after running all those berludy miles through wind (mainly the weather, that is), rain and JRT attacks, I wasn’t fit to take part in the race?
Autumn Review PS
Since I’m feeling pretty damn sorry for myself at the moment this will be a short post, but, I do have a couple of post scripts to last week.
PS 1.
Back by popular request, well, Little Brown Dog and Calicokate actually, here is the transcript of my Ode to a Llama, first shown here.
Ahem...
Ode to a Llama
O lovely llama grazing on my land,
the sight of you each day makes me feel calmer.
You seem to know that I’m your biggest fan
and twitch your furry ears shaped like bananas.
To you, my little cria, I am your mama mia.
PS 2.
Ma and FTT – the bit with the vigorous horizontal romp.
Ma started FTT when she was staying with us and punctuated her read with little, what Lily calls, pigeon noises and comments of, ‘I can’t believe you’ve written this - it ought to be published, you know!’ Anyway, she took the rest of the script home, made no remark whatsoever about the VHR – but sent me a ten pound note in the post(!) as a down payment for the first published copy if and when that ever happens. Maybe there are some things that even Ma can’t talk about!
PS3.
I got this from the lovely Debs, and have rudely snatched it without doing the stuff that goes with it, but please do go over to Debs and have a look (have a look anyway, Debs has always got lots of interesting writerly stuff going on... I am still jealous of her champagne lunch with Christina Jones) and consider it yours if you want to do it.
Right, now I'm going to throw myself on the sofa, try not fret about the fact I haven't been able to run since last Sunday and keep everything crossed that I'll be fit enough to race next Sunday. Oh, and love and good wishes to Preseli Mags who has entered the Cardiff Half, but hasn't made half such a big fat fuss of it as I have - good luck, Mags!
Painting is 'Beach - after 'Ill Met'' by Tom Tomos whose work you can see at Tonnau from this Saturday.
Comments
Maybe not the result you were hoping for but you can do it!!
We've had it since we arrived back and my poor mum (75)has it in Llangollen as we speak..she was muttering about going to the gym?? tomorrow so she must be feeling better......
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Completely gorgeous painting by the way. Wish I could find myself in Tonnau this weekend with an unexpected wad of cash in my back pocket. I know exactly what I'd do with it (keeping back the odd tenner for the second published copy, of course...)
Hope you can throw of that lurgy and get out there and do your (admirable) stuff on Sunday. x
I think your Ma's tenner speaks volumes. I hope someone realises what a Good Thing it is and hurries up and publishes FTT so I can read it too!
See you on Sunday! xx
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I love the sound of your Ma, she sounds so fabulous.
Though why some people WANT to go running, beats me. Walking gets me there sooner than I like most of the time. Never leaves me enough to dawdle and admire the view.
Jude, eeeeek! So do I! Gosh, there's a lot of it about then.
Mountainear, thanks - as soon as it's safe to stamp my feet without possibly rupturing a tendon as well, I'll do it.
Pfg, a speedy recovery would be grand and very welcome. Thank you.
HAH - no snot... yet, just feeling very Victorian lady at the mo, with a real fit of the vapours. Tea and sympathy gratefully accepted.
BSM, thank you very much.
Lane, well, she can be a bit pointed like a star too, but she's certainly never dull. Thank you.
Muddyboots - whisky, yes, that sounds like a good idea. Trouble is because I feel so grotty I don't actually want alcohol... I must be ill!
Oh, Mags, I do hope I will see you on Sunday - I can't believe this has happened now. Boohoo!
Elizabeth, fingers crossed. I am resting though, which I hate doing, but for once I'm trying to do as I'm told.
Edward, I do so hope you're right - I am Mrs Panicky of Panic Town at the mo. Btw, that's a nice thing to say but please don't bother thinking of me in the South of France! Have a great time.
Debs, thanks very much for the good wishes. Ma's very much a one-off (thank goodness, there might be some sort of implosion if there were more like her out there!).
Lori, welcome. Thanks for your kind comment and I hope you feel better soon, too. Good luck for your public talk on Sunday.
Friko, very wise words - I do try to find some time to stand and stare too, but I do just love running, well, most of the time.
Hoping that you will stage a super quick recovery and will see your way to that run.
I keep thinking about all those training adventures, and somehow just want you to be there on the Day.
xo
Get well for Sunday Chris - you can't let all that training go to waste. Love the Ode!
Jeanne x
Sheepish - I suppose it did have the effect of stopping me for a few days. I find it quite hard to sit around.
Elizabeth and Pat, thank you both - your good wishes worked.
Jeanne, I would really love to give Ma a book for her money.
gaelikaa, thank you!
CKx