I was motivated into clearing my shelves this afternoon when chatting on the phone earlier...

Since I've been home I've had a few things I seriously needed to do, and instead of doing them they've been pushed to one side, later later later..always mañana eh!

Well, today, chatting about meditation, yes, meditation, and clearing things from minds and 'to do list.'

And on a shelf an old photo album, with of course old photos.. the Bonelli ones I've posted on our group page..

And then these two of me, back in the 1990's.. I loved this coat.. but didn't bring it here with me..

And oddly, I saw a dress like the green one above, in a store I passed this morning.. and wished I'd still got mine.. then here the photo.. 

All too often we get what we ask for, in different ways maybe.. but we do.

Couple more photographs of the beautiful almond blossom.. it is perfect.. and the aroma.. smells delicately of honey to me..

After a break of a few days.. I'll explain in a moment.. did a good walk today, just over seven miles... 

And yesterday, as a warm up I did three virtual walks, courtesy of YouTube.. the first twenty minutes around Manhattan.. followed by another twenty around the river Seine running through Paris.. and I finished off with half an hour in Naples.. that was amazing, it was filmed in September 2019, only two months before I was there.. finished the day 6.3 miles of walking!

Also yesterday I made the trip to Fuengirola, with my appointment paper, as proof I could legitimately leave the town, for my TIE card, it's a card all non EU nationals needed to live in Spain.. other non EU citizens have always needed it, and of course now, lo and behold, British passport holders now need to also.

Felt very strange down there, bars and stores open, completely unlike here.

I arrived early for my appointment, walked in, signed in, was seated, only four of us, and all the rest of the seats taped off.. I was called, all the paperwork delt with, fingerprinted, and left, just before my actual appointment time!

Now, why I've taken it easy.. Sunday.. email came to say a delivery was arriving, and not good as the store is shut on Sundays and so I expected a phone call.. I was downstairs cooking and heard my phone ring.. I ran upstairs.. and not really sure what happened, but I fell, completely fell, flat on my face, turning in the nick of time not to smash my glasses into my face.

I'm okay, I was okay enough to jump like a cat straight back up and still answer the phone! 

Then I sat and thought right, what did I do.. I cut my right ankle, bruised both knees, surfed along the floor on my right cheekbone.. and kind of jangled all my bones, and especially the ones I fractured in my left foot, back whenever now.. 

I know, I know, walking might or might not be a good thing.. 

I am okay, and falling isn't the best thing.. and or rather 'taking a fall' as son says!

So, also, not sleeping too well, am trying things like meditation.. again, but seriously trying now.. It's those thoughts, ideas, plans.. they flood my mind at night.. 

Need a plan to plan them during the day and not between 3 and 5am!

TTFN

Marian