Mother of invention (33/365)

[white_hart]

I was going to walk through the woods to Thrupp this morning, but the squelchy bits of the woods turned out to be under deep enough water that walking through in walking boots didn't seem like a good idea.



Given that it doesn't seem to be inclined to stop raining any time soon, and everything is utterly waterlogged, I had been wondering anyway if switching to wellies would be a better idea. The only problem with wellies is that my socks always disappear inside them, which is (a) uncomfortable and (b) chilly. (I can't wear socks that are long enough to fold over the tops of the wellies, because although they're very roomy on my feet and ankles they're too tight on my calves for that. Also, I only wear hand-knitted socks and knee socks would take forever to knit.)

However, I think I may have solved the problem, as I have now bought some velcro cable ties which are long enough to wrap round my ankles and wear as sock clips. (I'd been meaning to get some anyway, as last week in the snow my Yaktrax kept pinging off so I had to retrace my steps and retrieve them.) I shall find out if they work tomorrow.

(Also, I don't even want to know why Amazon thinks it's important to say that they will arrive by Valentine's Day. T just bought a new phone which said that, and I can see that people who celebrate Valentine's Day might by new phones for the people they celebrate it with, but I don't want to think too much about the implications of cable ties being a Valentine's Day purchase, thank you very much.)

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[white_hart]

Last winter I gave up on walking in January and didn't start again until March because of all the mud. I think this winter is even worse but with no other options I need to keep walking.