Running and Being Creative 🏃🏼‍♀️🐿️🐝🐈

[AliHC]

I haven't posted for a little while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been running 😊

In fact, I've managed quite a few longish runs since we've been on lockdown, over 100k so far this month, as I haven't been able to work since our business was closed down due to the current situation.

I like to be busy all the time 😂 so when I haven't been running I've been busy baking, cooking, cleaning and making things in our workshop in the cellar 😂

My first project was making a Picnic Table for the Sqirrels 🤣🐿️ Which is now finished and the squirrels are coming to eat at the table! I managed to photograph one this morning! 😃

My second project is making a Bee Hotel 🐝 On one of my non running days, I went for a walk with my husband and son and we picked up loads of logs from the woods to fill it with. It's even got a planished tin roof! 🤣 It's almost finished now. All I've got left to do is wax the outside and drill loads of holes in all the logs and place them inside the Hotel 🏫

My cat like to come onto the cellar and watch my work! 🙀

Hope everyone is doing OK and managing to stay positive and motivated!

Keep up the good work everyone and Stay Safe ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Hidden]

You realise you put most of us menfolk to shame with your multiskillled multitasking Ali 😂

Kinda cute squirrel pose 👍👍

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

😂🤣😁 My real handy man/woman skills are in mechanical engineering! I'm a fully qualified mechanic with a degree in mechanical engineering, but my heart and soul and passion is in music 🎶♥️

[Hidden in reply to AliHC]

Eeeeeek anything mechanical Ali I'm stuffed........ So I find a mechanic asap 🥳.

Once upon a while ago I read as a typical Gemini it's a trait to know a little about a lot..... Rather than know a lot about a little..... I think I agree.

I can make an omelette

Sew on a button

Arrange flowers 🙄( I blame horticultural college)

And I'm quite good at driving many things with engines even if when they break I'm bamboozled 🙃

And I'm guilty of scribblings my poetic verses for competitions every once in a while .....

And it's took me to get to 50yrs old to realise I love running 🙂

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

You are very multi talented! Maybe post some of your poems on here? I love poetry! My two favourite poetry books at the moment are The World's Wife by Carol Ann Duffy and Call It Thought by Stephen Rodefer.

My husband is a Gemini too 😊 he can also multi task 🤣 I'm a Pisces - away with the fairies🧚🏻‍♂️🤣

[Hidden in reply to AliHC]

Hmmmm Carol Ann Duffy I can take or leave but I'd choose the one and only Queen of verse Pam Ayres over her 😁, I like her ability to change her writings, Mr Larkin also works as does Mr Hegley..... Definitely my fave book is probably my late dad's and that's "A Shropshire Lad" A E Housman. But I'm a sucker for most verse.

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Carrol Ann Duffy is a stange choice for me too, but I am liking the world's wife 😊 I'm a sucker for the likes of Wordsworth and Poe. 📚

From Clee to heaven the beacon burns,

The shires have seen it plain,

From north and south the sign returns

And beacons burn again. ♥️

[Hidden in reply to AliHC]

Quite beautiful Ali I shall have to pontificate over an apt response in verse 🙂

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

As well as building them a hotel you've been a busy bee yourself AliHC.

It's a good thing to keep occupied and great your still out running. 🏃‍♀️🐝🐿

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

I just can't stay still Buddy34 😂

I'm on with the drilling today!

Take care ❤️

[Maddee_6333 Graduate10]

Awesome!

Very jealous that you have a workshop. We don’t even have a cellar 😄

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Maddee_6333]

Thank you Maddee_6333 ❤️ The first thing we did to our house when we bought it 20 years ago was convert the cellar into a workshop 😂 The rest of the house could wait! 🤣

[Sybilw Graduate10]

Love your squirrel. We have black ones around here - they look very formal versions of the grey ones!! 🤣

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

Thank you Sybilw ❤️

I've never heard of a black squirrel! Do they live in the UK? I didn't know anything about bees until this week either! 😂

Hope you're well and staying safe ❤️

[Sybilw Graduate10 in reply to AliHC]

They are quite common in parts of Hertfordshire. All safe here with lots of country paths to run on the edge of our town. Enjoy your runs.

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Sybilw]

I count myself very lucky to live on the edge of the countryside too! Happy running xx

[Wenderwoo]

Loving the stuff for the wildlife 👍😁

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Wenderwoo]

Thank you Wenderwoo ❤️

I can't stop looking out of the window to see if they're eating their nuts! 🤣

Take care ♥️

[FatterPenguin Graduate10]

that's just incredible, you are so talented! And there was I congratulating myself on making a cocktail from scratch rather than just opening a can of ready mixed.....🍸

[Granspeed Graduate10 in reply to FatterPenguin]

🤣

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to FatterPenguin]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Can't respond for laughing 😜 Cheers! 🍹

[Granspeed Graduate10]

💕💕👏🏼🎉 Seems to me that wildlife are the real winners in this lockdown. Lovely projects. Hope you’re playing music for you and family/neighbours too. 🎶🎵🎶 I’m sure the squirrel would be appreciative. 🐿

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Granspeed]

I know Granspeed 🐿️ I'm becoming obsessed watching the wildlife! I did play a few songs in the garden for the neighbours a couple of weekends ago 🎶 It was really lovely ♥️

[Hidden]

Way to stay busy! You are super creative!!!!!!

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Hidden ❤️

How are you doing in your part of the world? xxx

[Hidden]

I’m doing well. We are in “lockdown” but a lot of people are not following the rules. I go out once a day to get some sunlight aka workout and then head back home and get ready for telework (my new normal). I jog by a park on my route and I see people socializing and hanging out. We just have to make due with the cards we have all been dealt this year. Stay safe fellow female engineer.

[AliHC Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Yes, it's been a bit of a change of lifestyle all round in our household. My son is home from university (which is lovely for me, but an uncertain time for him as he was planning on going to university in Japan in September!) My husband is at home (which is lovely for all of us, but an uncertain time because of not knowing what will happen to our business once lockdown is over!) And I am at home (which I am thoroughly enjoying because I have time to run, cook and be creative, but again uncertain as to how long it will take me to rebuild my business after lockdown. So I am making the most of the time off before the hard work starts again.

People in my part of town which is on the outskirts of the city on the edge of the countryside seem to be obeying the rules so far🤞

I hope for you it won't be long before you're back to your usual routine and back to your normal job! Stay safe too my fellow female engineer ❤️