Sundays are often lie-in days for me so our walking didn’t start til after lunchtime today. I say lie-in, I still get woken by a daft 4 year old earlier than i would like but Daddy Daftie gets up with her so I don’t have to. And today, he even brought me a cup of tea! What a spoiled Mammy I am.
Wee Daftie got some (very cheap and plastic but very treasured) jewellery and some wooden beads for making bracelets for Christmas but we realised we didn’t have anywhere to put it. Daddy Daftie had the clever idea of repurposing a wooden box that once held Turkish Delight.
Together, armed with paint, glitter, sequins and lots (LOTS) of glue, they created a gem of a jewellery box. She was very proud of her hard work and I think it’s just beautiful.
After lunch, we had a biggish walk, over towards Craigleith where Daddy Daftie met us to do some grocery shopping.
The paths we took are still part of the walking/cycle paths that are linked and cross all over Edinburgh. The way we went today, we don’t walk all that frequently and they’re not as pretty as the ones by the water. There is still plenty to see, lots of dogs to look at as we pass by and walkers for Wee Daftie to wave at.
We manged a very respectable 6,000 or so steps by the time we reached the shops…and then about another 1,500 getting the shopping done!
I finished off the steps after putting Wee Daftie to bed. I took a usual route but stopped to take a little picture of the statue Wee Daftie likes to say hello to whenever we pass. She likes to pat the dog, chat to the boy and coo over the baby. Such a social little thing, she even makes friends with people cast in metal. What a gal.
Another good day. Another day closer to the end of our challenge month. Only two weeks left, which is bonkers.
All the support before has been amazing. And I am thrilled by how well it’s all been going. I can only hope the next fortnight is as good as the days previous!
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Travels With My Daftie 