Car free!

For the first time since I passed my driving test I am officially car free. Oddly enough, it feels as if my arm or leg or whatever has been cut off. This worries me as it just goes to show how much I have come to rely on a car for transport, and how lazy I have become. Fair enough, when we lived out in the country for the last three years we needed the car, as the nearest shop was 16 miles away, but living here we have a corner shop about 3 minutes down the road, plus the main town is only a mile away, and we are lucky enough to have a great bus service. I was thinking today how much we miss driving around in the car, and I must admit one of the great attractions for me living here was the thought that we could just pop Fin in the stretchy or connecta, grab a bag, and Lewis and I could be off. We were fully intending going out today and exploring our new neighbourhood (the beach is 5 minutes away) but both Lewis and myself are full of the cold, so anywhere further than the garden seemed too much today. Never mind, I feel a bit better tonight after having consued about 5 gallons of honey, lemon and ginger, and about 3 bulbs of garlic! Hopefully some of this anti-cold concoction I have been having will filter through to Fin, as no doubt he is next in line for this horrible summer cold!
Finally, speaking of Fin, a sleepy baby pic to sign off with...