• It’s so light in the evenings that the middle kid can play with the other kids from her swimming after swimming. And it’s a delightful thing where they kind of just play uninhibited from previous relationships because they don’t really know each other. 10 mins of utter chaos.
• I felt my back straining this last week and I thought it’d be a good idea to continue my strength routine as normal. Obviously this was the wrong idea. It’s ruined in a way that doesn’t feel like it’s getting better. I’m now gulping ibuprofen and following youtube backstretch exercise videos multiple times a day.
• And every day I do something, or multiple things where I feel I’ve just made it 10 times worse. Funny how often you use your back isn’t it.
• Hired an electric car for the weekend, but they didn’t have any in stock. (still mind-boggling that this happens) So we got given a petrol-powered EV, charges itself using the petrol engine, which was an invention since sliced bread. Definitely not the best. Arguably also not the worst. Incredibly many miles per gallon of fuel.
• In the New Forest we met up with a lot of extended family walks, muddy puddle jumping and getting brutally-teased by octogenarians: “Are you wearing those shorts to show off your shaved legs?”
• We expected to see one or two New Forest ponies, but there are so many! And some big pigs.