I took my first skating lesson today. I know now what it's like to be the recipient of full-on US-style positivity - 'Good jaaab!' (for falling over correctly) and 'You're some of the best beginners I've ever taught!' (gawd bless you, lady, but I wouldn't want to meet the worst).
But, the upshot is I can now skate backwards (a little bit, and v-e-r-y slowly) and have slightly more sense of how skating works. Tune in over the next five weeks for progress updates.
And tonight I'm feeling pleasantly full and mildly sloshed (which nicely anaesthetises the aches and pains acquired earlier) after a book group meeting. After all, if you're discussing a book about famine you might as well appreciate the refreshments. Or something like that.
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