well kinda!

Not sure everyone would agree but the UK is currently enjoying a few days of actual summer weather, we could reach 30c in the next few days which doesn't happen very often on these rocks. our maritime weather generally precludes such temperatures outside of London!

So what've i been up to? Well on Thursday i took myself north along the Cotswolds then through Stroud before looping back to return via a lunch stop at Charfield. A relaxing day, most of the distance being done before it got too warm, all 110km of it. Once back i collected my serviced wheel and retrieved the Focus as they were unable to do the job, dang.

Friday was uneventful other than starting the process of plan D for the out of commision bike, that is stripping it down to as near a bare frame as possible, which is how the whole thing started, but now its so i can take the frame with the stuck parts for some, hopefully, final surgery. Of course, the strip down revealled more stuff that needs sorting, a damaged tyre, headset bearings that need replacing, more stuck bolts etc, etc. now i have a pile of bits, it could be a while before the bike returns to the road.

Yesterday was the christening for the fixed wheel, or rather it wasn't, fixed that is. It was clear right from the start of the ride that all was not as it should be and it went downhill from there. The decision to abort didn't save any km's, in fact trying to preserve things to get back actually added distance avoiding as much hill as possible. So tomorrow i'm back to the shop, they clearly didn't do the job properly, its worse now than when i first took it in, i'm not a happy Maddy!

Today, well i'm off for a walk shortly and of course i've posted the next Gaby chapter, Marketing, number 27 of book 24, Fame.

In other news, my cucumber is coming on nicely, we have a bumper pea crop, the spring onions are delish and i've planted up a pot with more strawberries!

More from Brizzle midweek,
for now though,
Tchussie,
Madeline Anafrid