Well here we are again.
When I woke up this morning it was to bright sunshine and a fortune of 30 pence! A few hours down the line and my bank balance is at least back in the black even if it won't cover next weeks rent - I have some money owed coming so I should be okay by rent day. So i'm a leetle bit more positive now than I was at the weekend, at least I can afford a cup of tea on tomorrows ride!
I went out yesterday with no set idea, pockets lightly loaded with ride snacks and the promise of a dry, warmish day. Well lets just say I got a bit carried away! Almost 140km around Derbyshire, over 2000m (6560ft) of climbing and out riding for 6.5 hours, quite tiring I have to say. The plan for tomorrow is a bit flatter at least, a ride out to the flatlands to the east!
But I've missed Monday. I was a busy Maddy on Monday, writing from breakfast to supper, three full chapters of new Gabyness! I guess sometimes the story flows, others it stalls.
So what do I have for you today? Well Wet, wet, wet is your new chapter of Book 17, Seasons. Some competitive success for the Wunderkind after a slightly fraught day on two wheels!
I've also posted a very short, illustrated 'drabble' to gauge reaction as much as anything. A Moment in Time is just that, a potential moment in Gaby's life with illustrations in a sort of 'photo novel' stylee. please let me know what you think (i'll warn you, it is pretty rough with no real backgrounds or fiddly stuff)
Looking forward, if I get another good writing day or two in, you might see the conclusion of Ontario as soon as next Wednesday - you have been warned.
Oh and forgive me if there is a late posting on Sunday, its a day out with the GC so i'm not sure when i'll get on line (or if).
I think that just about wraps things up, so for now,
Wiedersehn!
Mads
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its Friday
Put the rubbish out, been shopping, had lunch - now it's time for some writing!
Just a quickie then, yesterday was one of those days, clear skies, on the lower edge of no coat comfort zone and ripe for a nice bike ride. Well as you probably know by now, a gentle ride for Ms Bell isn't a couple of miles around the park and I sometimes get carried away, yesterday was sort of one of those days!
So I set out with a lunch destination in mind and a reasonable ride out became a much longer trip, almost a circuit of south Yorkshire! Indeed it ran out at over 150km (95 miles) visiting all four SY MDC's with short trips into West Yorkshire, Nottingham and Derby counties.
It was a really enjoyable ride, I can certainly imagine the Wunderkind getting carried away in the same adrenalin filled way. Yes the happy stuff was flowing well, at no point did I reach the 'what am I doing here' stage which more planned rides often engender. ( I set off with no particular route in mind just a destination and made it up almost at each junction.)
Yes the best bike was out and so we're my legs - well you have to make the most of these days.
Back to today and it's time for Gaby to flex her racing muscles, i'm sat at the KB, the first words are composed and the clock is running for another thrill a minute chapter.
Well that's it, the Wunderkind is waiting impatiently!
Maddy
Madeline Anafrid Bell