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Dear Lisa and Janet,
Scottish Country Dancing requires a little hop in the travelling movement for Jig, Reel and Strathspey, though this is more sedate than the first two. I must be able to hop reliably, otherwise I will overbalance and cannon into my partner. I'm already in enough trouble for taking the scenic route around the set and saying things like: "If I dance an Allemande with a little sweetie, does that make it a Sugared Allemande?"
ONE YEAR REPORT
My Bone Man said I had high expectations of what I would be able to achieve and maybe would not be able to advance much higher than the high plateau I had reached already. He said I was top of the class.
The only activity he specifically banned was running more than a few paces to catch a bus or escape a mad bull or other urgent contingencies. He said the speed walking could still develop if I could manage to work some strength and bulk into the atrophied muscles around the repair. I didn't tell him Janet had offered to send me some of her bulk for this purpose.
The main thing was that the x-ray showed that the new parts were well joined on and robust, and better still that the other hip looks OK. "Don't even think about replacing that one: it's fine." He recommended a further x-ray in 5 years from now, if I'm still here.
So all highly satisfactory. Thank you all for your support.
HIGHLIGHTS
a) The Roques de Garcia walk in the caldera of El Teide on Tenerife, (see current Avatar). This is 3-4 miles with 1000 feet of ascent and the same of descent. I could not have dreamed of doing this 2 years ago. Brother in law said 4 people had tried the walk with him previously and all had given up before halfway: my brother, knee replacement; sister in law, both hips; his brother, brain replacement needed and his wife, double stiletto heel replacement. So we felt very pleased with ourselves.
b) Swimming around the rocks at Playa de la Tejita, sea temperature about 17 C, similar to Bournemouth in August. Training meant I could stay in for ages without tiring, watching the pretty fishes and not being eaten by any of them.
LOWLIGHT
a) Being stiff and sore after 5 hours of sitting in the plane getting to and from Tenerife. I know. It was our own fault. Maybe we should have stayed at home.
So, 12 months of moaning and whingeing from me, only to be told I am top of the class. I am suitably ashamed of myself.
Especially when I see the horror show of pictures in Shopping Trips. G pointed out that Lisa's thread notification had been dumped into our Junk Folder. I'm sure this is no reflection on the content, more that our filter gets suspicious when it sees the word "Shopping". Rightly so, some might say.
So, now I am back, I can maybe resume doling out unwanted advice. This may well take the form of "for Heavens' sake don't make the same mistakes as I did", but at least it will be kindly meant.
All the best, Alan
Scottish Country Dancing requires a little hop in the travelling movement for Jig, Reel and Strathspey, though this is more sedate than the first two. I must be able to hop reliably, otherwise I will overbalance and cannon into my partner. I'm already in enough trouble for taking the scenic route around the set and saying things like: "If I dance an Allemande with a little sweetie, does that make it a Sugared Allemande?"
ONE YEAR REPORT
My Bone Man said I had high expectations of what I would be able to achieve and maybe would not be able to advance much higher than the high plateau I had reached already. He said I was top of the class.
The only activity he specifically banned was running more than a few paces to catch a bus or escape a mad bull or other urgent contingencies. He said the speed walking could still develop if I could manage to work some strength and bulk into the atrophied muscles around the repair. I didn't tell him Janet had offered to send me some of her bulk for this purpose.
The main thing was that the x-ray showed that the new parts were well joined on and robust, and better still that the other hip looks OK. "Don't even think about replacing that one: it's fine." He recommended a further x-ray in 5 years from now, if I'm still here.
So all highly satisfactory. Thank you all for your support.
HIGHLIGHTS
a) The Roques de Garcia walk in the caldera of El Teide on Tenerife, (see current Avatar). This is 3-4 miles with 1000 feet of ascent and the same of descent. I could not have dreamed of doing this 2 years ago. Brother in law said 4 people had tried the walk with him previously and all had given up before halfway: my brother, knee replacement; sister in law, both hips; his brother, brain replacement needed and his wife, double stiletto heel replacement. So we felt very pleased with ourselves.
b) Swimming around the rocks at Playa de la Tejita, sea temperature about 17 C, similar to Bournemouth in August. Training meant I could stay in for ages without tiring, watching the pretty fishes and not being eaten by any of them.
LOWLIGHT
a) Being stiff and sore after 5 hours of sitting in the plane getting to and from Tenerife. I know. It was our own fault. Maybe we should have stayed at home.
So, 12 months of moaning and whingeing from me, only to be told I am top of the class. I am suitably ashamed of myself.
Especially when I see the horror show of pictures in Shopping Trips. G pointed out that Lisa's thread notification had been dumped into our Junk Folder. I'm sure this is no reflection on the content, more that our filter gets suspicious when it sees the word "Shopping". Rightly so, some might say.So, now I am back, I can maybe resume doling out unwanted advice. This may well take the form of "for Heavens' sake don't make the same mistakes as I did", but at least it will be kindly meant.
All the best, Alan
United Kingdom
