Ponds, Parks, Pools and painting

That's was officially a stonkingly good weekend for many reasons but the main ones are, spending some time with my granddaughter, hearing some promising news from my daughter, a bloody good sports massage, a fantastic bike ride and a pretty good 'food' weekend - meaning I didn't go overboard.
Millie (3 1/2) came over on Friday evening, by the time we had popped to the shop, had some tea and a bath the evening was over, my attempt at a bedtime story was so bad I thik I bored the poor child to sleep, but hey, don't knock it! gap in the market right there.
Saturday morning we were up bright and early and went off to wave at the Parkrunners before heading off to the local beach pool for  swim....well not exactly a swim, more of a play, but it was fun, after that I planned a small adventure - purely by accident I found, whilst surfing one evening that Biddenham has a village pond, its a little hidden but well looked after
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I got hold of a net and bucket and we were off, it took us a while to find it but we eventually got there and what a stunningly beautiful place it was;

After a while a lady with a King Charles spaniel arrived, she sat with us and we chatted, she was called Nikki and was very interesting...I told her about Parkrun, reckon she might turn up there one day. We left the secret pond and will definitely go back again.
After a damn good sports massage I had a quick spin on the bike to the LBS to sort some stuff out only to have m'lady knocked over by a fellow cyclist!! It physically hurt me to see her scratched, I was less angry and more upset. It was however an accident and I like to think myself a reasonable person, plus the chap was pretty apologetic - we ended up chatting about running!
Saturday night was spent chatting online to a friend who is currently going through some stuff and needs a little support, hes doing really well and im very proud of his progress so far.
Sunday morning was a bike ride with some people from running club, most of whom I knew vaguely. A great bunch and we did a nice paced 27 miles with a stop in the middle for drinks:

Then off home to paint the fence panels in the garden, such glamour!
A pretty good weekend, and the weather has been stunning.
This is more of a diary entry than a blog today but I did a few nice things and wanted to get them down.
My thought today is:
Don't go home from work and sit on a piece of furniture and stare at the tv till bedtime.
Remember, theres a world out there, go for a walk, go for a run, find your old bike in the garage and fix it up, call a friend, or just dance like a loon to a song you like on the radio. I promise you it will make you feel good. Money back guarantee.
Bop