Pam and Kate were very kind and took Emily off for a couple of hours in the morning. She is a good girl really, but the last couple of days have been a bit stressful as she seems to have been deliberately irritating and uncooperative. I suspect I may be overreacting somewhat too. It has been more than 9 weeks since my last period, which is the longest gap in about six months. Maybe my hormones are out of balance. I have also found myself noticing - and resenting - pregnant women a bit more this last week or two.
After lunch, which we ate sitting on the lawn as it was another lovely day, we drove the short distance to Hare Hill, a National Trust property only ten minutes away from Adlington. I had never been there before, and found it to be a charming place whose main attribute was its collection of rhododendrons and azaleas. There was also a pleasant woodland walk and a walled garden. Emily collected a veritable treasure trove of fallen blooms.
There was also a wide open field area leading down to a small lake and we strolled down there before leaving. There were geese there, and two pairs had cute fluffy goslings. Emily seemed more keen on picking reed stalks than watching the chicks though.
In the evening Graham and I went for another run. My hamstrings were still aching from the big run 48 hours earlier, but I was up for 40 minutes or so. I persuaded Graham to try something new and head towards Poynton. We turned off before the town and headed up country roads to the Middlewood Way, the final half mile being a long drawn-out drag up the hill. It was a new route so we weren't sure how long it would take, but thanks to a wrong turn we actually returned home on 39 minutes, which was enough for me.
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