Today was roller derby training as I am on the B-Team for our next bout: The Need For Greed (our bouts are themed around the 7 deadly sins this year).

At the training hall I spotted this amazing sign. I wonder if it is aimed at one age-range? Maybe those 14 year olds who hang around outside newsagents asking adults to buy them cigarettes.

After training it was time to head home for work. Right near the hall is a lovely looking pub and the day was very sunny but I had work to do so walked forlornly past everyone enjoying the sunshine and reading the Sunday papers with friends and a drink, consoling myself with doing the same once I had done about 6 hours work (and trying to ignore the fact that by then it would be midnight).

After an hour I got home and the door was answered by my niece- my sister and her had been out for the day and decided to pop in on the way home! It was such a treat and soon all thoughts of work were put out of my head. Instead we sat around for a while and chatted crochet (my sister crochets and taught me how to) until we decided to get out and enjoy the sunshine with a trip to to The Orange Tree for a drink, to sit by the pond and then wander the beautiful streets nearby choosing which house we would buy if we won the lottery.

At one point we took then down a narrow, dark path behind some houses where you can stand on a stile and peek into the garden of my dream house. As we walked we realised it had got dark and we couldn't see the ground but it was worth it to come out the other end and see the sun setting over fields.

The walk back was enlivened by an animal (we guessed a fox) panicking when it was caught between us and another group of walkers (maybe they were going to stand on the stile too? I didn't ask them). The animal ran round and round in a manic circle throwing itself at a wire fence such was its panic at the situation. Once we'd recovered from the shock and terror of an animal going wild around us in the dark, we all felt guilty as we had obviously terrified it without even knowing it was there. I hope it got home ok.

Then it was back to the pub for a drink to settle our nerves and a very late dinner. The food was good, the conversation convivial and all thoughts of work were long gone from my head.