I was reading somewhere……….maybe I should be putting this in another blog but hey I’m here now…….anyway I was reading…yeah yeah I know, dangerous stuff. Well I was reading (as I said) - in The New Scientist I think - that our health is adversely affected by the overly uniform nature of the surfaces we walk upon. Apparently the increased incidence of raised blood pressure, DVT’s and varicose veins can possibly be linked to our too smooth foot terrain. A couple of reflexologists from the US suggest making a walkway from stuff like broom handles, bamboo poles, hosepipes, gravel, pebbles, dried peas, driftwood, fallen logs, sand, doormats and strips of turf to exercise on. That sounds like a typical walk round my garden to me. Although I don’t usually allow peas to get near the ground and dry, that would be such a waste!
And people have always thought I was mad to walk around my garden barefoot. Ha! Mind you the holly leaves take some work. When I was a little girl, even when I was a big girl actually, I could run down our pebbly beach barefoot. I could I tell you. I just didn’t realise how good it was for me…

And also on the subject of reading I made a valiant effort to get on with reading The Wasp Factory only to plunge straight into a chapter with a grisly bit of murder in it. I think I put it down the last time because it had a vomitty bit in and as that is my long term phobia……. And Iain Banks looked so normal on University Challenge!

I had control of the TV last night woo woo and wallowed in a little UC, some balderdash and piffle and topped it off with a smattering of political satire. The girlie put her head round the door and pulled at face at my televisual feast and took a DVD away – something trivial. Aw come on can’t I every once in while watch what I want! I like trivial too!

Just realised I may have started to sound a bit stuffy and not fluffy so here’s one of those puzzling questions. Why when you open a delicious Amicelli does the top inch fall off and land on the floor? Ah well I brushed the dust off…