Yesterday morning James and I went to South Lanarkshire Eastfield Sports Centre to rejoin it. It turns out that over 60s can purchase the “Activage” membership for the excellent price of £120 per year. This aims at keeping older people (us!) mobile, and includes membership of nine swimming pools and fifteen gyms around South Lanarkshire as well as all of the fitness classes. There are even additional perks like culture mornings when you can learn drumming or crafts, and buy one get one free coffees at various venues. We went for a swim and I remembered straight away why I left to join David Lloyd; the changing area is as dirty as ever, really in a terrible state of disrepair. Mind you, as James pointed out, the David Lloyd changing rooms aren’t that great either these days. Then this morning I went to a yoga class; it was really good and I felt myself stretching all the places that need stretched.
In other news James and I made our Christmas cake yesterday afternoon. We were like a well-oiled machine, dividing up the tasks between us; I measured out the fruit and creamed the butter and sugar while James sifted the flour and spices and made the egg and treacle mixture. We mixed it all together vigorously and then cooked it for just over four hours on a low heat until a skewer came out clean. It smelled wonderful and looks good too. After it cooled down a bit we took it out of the tin, and now it is wrapped in grease proof paper and has had its first feed of brandy this evening.
I’m in bed, still out of synch with the UK time. I’m going to bed at a reasonable hour but I still wake up several times during the night.
In other news James and I made our Christmas cake yesterday afternoon. We were like a well-oiled machine, dividing up the tasks between us; I measured out the fruit and creamed the butter and sugar while James sifted the flour and spices and made the egg and treacle mixture. We mixed it all together vigorously and then cooked it for just over four hours on a low heat until a skewer came out clean. It smelled wonderful and looks good too. After it cooled down a bit we took it out of the tin, and now it is wrapped in grease proof paper and has had its first feed of brandy this evening.
I’m in bed, still out of synch with the UK time. I’m going to bed at a reasonable hour but I still wake up several times during the night.
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