AFTER a bit of a long lie I go outside and inflate the paddleboard…then back into the house to make breakfast burritos.

I get a little bit of work done then go out for a quick paddle. Not too much time as we’re gonna nip along to the flower show.

The loch’s pretty busy and I take a break from paddling, sit down and let myself drift for a while. While trying to sort myself out on the board with out landing in the water I manage to twist my left knee.

It’s so sore I end up lying on my face on the board for ten minutes until I feel I can get up and cary on.

Back home I have a shower then rub some ibuprofen ointment on my knee and look out an old elastic knee support.

At the flower show I find out my Conic Hill pendant has landed first prize in the handicrafts category. We hang out and chat with folks then I walk home – keen not to let my knee stiffen up.

Catriona and the kids roll up late afternoon and once the kids are asleep we go outside for pizza….