The best bits of March 2026

 In no particular order.

Pushkins celebrated her 18th birthday with a Happy Meal from Mcdonalds. She loves the fries.

Every now and then she drinks from the toilet bowl. In general she drinks the manky water from the flower pots outside. She demands fresh water daily in her water bowl and stares at you until she sees you change it every morning with her food.

She truly is a goddess.

I had a couple of days away in South Wales. Peter was in Turkey for most of March visiting friends.

I've not seen the tide in at Barry Island since the mid 80's.

I took part in the parkrun.

And won big on the 2p slots. I gave my winnings to my great niece.

It always makes me smile when I watch Gavin and Stacey as I used to work in an arcade which was owned by the Danter's who run the fun fair at Barry Island.

I went to Jenner Park to watch Barry play football. My father was their goalie in the late 50's early 60's.

I spent the second night in Newport and visited my nephew, his wife and great niece.

There was of course football at Birmingham.

We had sand from the Sahara.

The patio/undercover area was jet washed and tided and seeds were sown.

It's been extremely windy and cold and wet.

I'd walked for miles and ran a fair few more.

I completed an Ultra Challenge in Bath.

My time wasn't as fast as I'd hoped for, but I'd underestimated the elevation.

This was my last major training for the marathon. I was training for endurance not speed. I am 54. I enjoy these ultra challenges and I will be doing more of these.

It's been a fun month and I spent most of it outdoors regardless of the weather.

There was also a lot of cleaning and tidying done in March and I read a few books and uploaded the grandchildren's baby clothes on vinted with almost daily sales with some of my clothes also.