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TENTS!!!

2010-01-25T10:56:54+00:00

Christmas and New Year are now a dim memory. I hope they were good for you.
It has certainly been the kind of start to the year that we like. Lots of snow and cold weather has made us quite busy. Its’ been a good time for wooly hats, waterproof gloves and snow grips.(not to mention baselayers)
January is nearly over, so time to start planning for the spring to come.
The Snow Drops are almost out and my thoughts have turned to Tents!!(No,i’m not brave enough to camp in Cumbria in January,but the season will soon be upon us).
We have stocked Tents here for quite some time, but how easy is it to pick the right one for you from a picture and brochure info. I like to see them pitched and get a proper look at the finished product, so The Mountain Centre is going to get a Tent Village!! on the top floor. I do need to find a safe way to pitch Tents indoors, but I know it can be done without too many nails! It should be open before Easter,so watch this space.

How time flies...

2009-12-05T17:16:15+00:00

Well, Sue has now been gone for 6 months! Both She and Bonny have been greatly missed.
Trying to fill Sue’s shoes has been an enormous task, she made it all seem so easy.

Thank Heavens we avoided all that flooding, good job we are near the top of a hill.
Don’t let our dodgy weather put you off a visit to us, the hills and fells are beautiful in almost any conditions.

The Ski-wear and winter stuff is now flying off the shelves, You can never have enough lovely cosy gloves and hats, – we have plenty to choose from.

Christmas is nearly upon us. It seems to have snuck up from somewhere, and after a few busy weeks (we hope), it will all be over. Then we can start looking forward to Easter ( I do love all that chocolate!), and maybe even some sunshine, – yes, we do get it here in The Lakes sometimes.

I need a challenge for my New Years resolution, something to help get me fit again. I’m sure Barney will help me out!!

the end so far

2009-05-22T17:49:05+01:00

I hope you’ve enjoyed my blog. It all sits safely now on my laptop, as I’m off to pastures new to menace some people with a biro and a hard stare. It won’t be as much fun of course, but the decision was taken so I could run more.

So the story since last time. I sprained my ankle, which turned out to be quite a serious thing – something I didn’t appreciate at the time. I continued to run with it, and even managed the Three Peaks, although the swelling just wouldn’t go down. Then about five weeks after the first sprain, I did it again on the Coniston fell race. I couldn’t tell you what happened, just that it hurt and it hurt and then when I couldn’t breathe it hurt so much, it hurt some more.

When I did it the first time the pain subsided within a minute, so the writhing around was largely over by the time people came to ask me if I was ok. This time the pain did not subside and I couldn’t talk to the poor person stood over me. I flapped like a dying fish in spasm from my side to my back, over and over. I thought I’d broken it. It was a good five minutes before I could stand up – only to realise I couldn’t actually be any higher up on the fell. It took me an hour and a half of painful grimacing limps to get back to the finish field where they were taking down the funnel and the tent. Seeing as I had been to all the checkpoints they asked me if I wanted a time. Well why not I thought. To my disappointment, I still wasn’t last. How ‘bout that?

So second time round I’ve seen a physio and have been very very good and have done everything she has said. I’ve iced, I’ve massaged, I’ve stretched, I’ve balanced on one leg and now she thinks we’re at the hopping and jumping along stage – which we are, it’s just I’m doing it down the front of Black Combe. I’m being ever so careful though.

So, tis the end, and I didn’t even get to tell you about the triathlon. Maybe I’ll resurrect the blog somewhere else. As Pete would say, I’m off to sail the Chartered Accountant-sea. (Of this joke, Pete never tires).

Sue