Cycle and eat Tiramisu!
That’s what I did and the depression lifted. For some strange reason, I woke up this morning feeling depressed for little apparent reason. I cannot say why, I was just depressed, moody and fed up.
However, I forced myself out of bed, drove around aimlessly until I came to Dulwich Park. Although I used to pass it every single day on my way to work, I had never been inside. I decided to walk in the park for some exercise and surprisingly enough, on this minus 3 freezing day, lots of families and people were out enjoying the bitterly cold weather.
Even more suprisingly, I happened upon, by chance a Cycle Hire Shop in the grounds called London Recumbents Ltd! Couldn’t believe my luck! What a coincidence! Quite a few people and children were having loads of fun on these strange looking bikes that I’ve never seen before. They were so funny!
I got up the courage to hire a cycle on my own for £7.00 for an hour and rode around in the bitter cold, passing the frozen lake, the frost tipped manicured gardens, a large mansion type dwelling that housed the cafe, children’s playground, numerous gravel and smooth paths and tennis courts, several times.
I must get proper gloves. The tips of my fingers were frozen off, they felt like icicles but after about 30 minutes they warmed up. Then it was my feet that caught the icy cold frost! But I was particularly pleased that this was my first time riding a bike alone. It was great fun!
At home I brought some Tiramisu from Sainsburys, put it in a wine glass and ate it slowly, savouring every moment and my achievement. Delicious and no more depression!
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