17th October Time to Tog up


On one hand it's lovely to feel that first nip in the air and that initial serach for the de-icer early in the morning. On the other it's a sense of foreboding for whats just round the corner. Last night for the head torch jolly through Newstead Abbey, the long sleeved running top made its first appearance for several months. I even took my gloves just in case. 

The running was fine, well as fine as I ever find running, I mean it always is once we have started to get going, and it it quite atmospheric when your breath starts to come out and hand in white clouds in front of you. Atmospheric that is until the glasses started to steam up!

But coming back to the house to discover it also had a distinct chill factor and then to climb into bed and try to have a comfortable nights sleep under a minimalistic 7 tog duvet, even with a quick blast of the electric blanket, made me realise it was time to bring out the Big Boy. 

So thats been the order of the day, doing my aerobic workout  trying to double my effective thermal insulation with a 15 tog duvet.Tonight, I suspect I will feel as if the weight of the world is pressing down on me but if it keeps me as snug as a boug in a rug, then I for one won't be complaining.

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