Far and Away

Going to do some more of them tonight @Faith-and-Hope I have all the months of the year done. Watching basketball now. Our Jackjumpers are ahead so that is good. I used to go to the basketball when we last had a team in the national league back in the 80s - Mum and sometimes Pop would also go. Pop loved basketball and athletics - he watched my sister nearly every week race and to some of my basketball games until I stopped playing.

A sport-loving family I see ….. 😏

@Zoe7

Everyone except my Nan @Faith-and-Hope She hated watching me especially play softball as she always feared me getting hurt. The funny thing is - she was not wrong - every week I would have a scrape or bump (sometimes worse).

My parents were sport loving players @Zoe7 . My sibs and I were decidedly not !! My Mum broke several fingers. My Dad suffered dislocation …. It was me watching them through my fingers, braced for seeing them injured.

That is funny @Faith-and-Hope it is usually the other way around. We definitely got it from our parents - they were both really sporty and good at whatever they chose to do. It was really difficult for me to give up sport - I used to have something on most days.

I have inherited a love of casual sports @Zoe7, things that are non-competitive …. walking, swimming, dabbling with things like kayaking, archery, cycling, indoor rock climbing, roller skating, that sort of thing, so all is not lost - lol 😂

I know (presume ?) you like skiiing @Snowie. Would you consider yourself sporty too ?

👋💕 Hi to anyone else around this morning.

Despite participating in competitive sports for half of my life @Faith-and-Hope I also prefer the non-competitive pursuits. Kayaking is my favourite however I have not been on the water for a few years. Physically I have not been able to do it - cannot lift my kayak onto the roof racks and would not be able to paddle for long ...hoping once I can get my back right then I can start to build up muscles again and get back into it.

I do not like walking unless there is a reason lol I have always been that way with running/walking - had to have a ball or bat in my hands. When we would do our runs for softball I would take a ball with me LOL

Archery is one thing I have always wanted to try. Had a couple of goes at it on school camps and loved it.

Also loved skiing the couple of times I have been (both on school camps again). Too far away to do on my own though.

morning @Zoe7 , @Faith-and-Hope 😊

My mum was very active and in lots of different sports when she was younger but her life discissions had change that for a while

then when mum was single again she took up golf, ten pin bowling , volunteering

me on the other hand not into sports as due to my physical problems but I did keep active and swimming with a couch who got me to go to the 'Masters ' 😁

That is pretty awesome @Shaz51 😁

@Zoe7 , I played golf too but i need guidance so playing with mum, aunty and uncle was great

how are you today my sister xx