Day 981

I think the only way to combat a grey day of minimal steps (though still hitting our target) is to embrace the outdoors and walk as far as we can with Auntie Cookie, another of Wee Daftie’s Official Unofficial Aunties. She has a few.

Look how happy we are with that snowy Pentlands behind us.

Auntie Cookie suggested a walk around the Pentlands so I wrestled the car seat out of the back of my Big Human’s car and into her’s.

We took a drive up to the Secret Herb Garden first for a coffee and an explore. It’s a fab little place with sooooo many herbs freely growing, as you might imagine with a name like that. It also has a lovely wee coffee shop, some goats, pigs, Shetland ponies, a couple of geese and a yurt. We weren’t sure what the yurt was for but it looked cool and it was another thing for Wee Daftie to look at. She loves looking at stuff.

A great meeting of the minds. A sassy goose and a sassy toddler.

We had a good ramble, poke and sniff. Okay so that sounds terrible but when you are surrounded by lemon verbena, rosemary, coriander and primroses, it’s hard not to stop and smell the…er…well not the roses as we didn’t see any…but the flora anyway.

Hiding in a shed, having a tea party with Auntie Cookie.

We then headed along the road for a walk along the Pentlands. We obviously didn’t go up the hills because, y’know, she’s only small but the big path around was super. She did brilliantly and walked for ages by herself. My favourite part was when she started pretending to be a “little monster” and chased after her auntie growling.

Hearing one of your longtime friends shrieking before running away from your toddler is really something to be cherished.

For those who can’t join us walking, here is what it looks like.

I ended up carrying her after a while, as y’know she’s small, but all in we walked for about five miles including our trip to the garden, which was excellent.

I love easy days like today. Perfect walking weather, fabulous company, great views and fun chatter. And, amazingly, so does my girl.