I was right to be
nervous about the weather for my golfing expedition on Wednesday although, to start
with, we were pleasantly surprised. Defying the forecast, the showers had
lightened and cleared up by the time we set off. Nevertheless, I was fully
kitted out in raingear and my trolley was swathed with its waterproof cover as I
didn't trust the sky's perfidious face!
It's a pain playing
golf in wet weather gear - you're all swaddled in rustley gear and get too hot,
your swing is restricted and you can't find your stuff (tees, balls, pencils,
markers, pitch repairers etc) as whatever you need always seem to be in the
wrong pocket. I was, however, wearing my new, bargain waterproofs for the first
time (although I've owned them for nearly a year!) so perhaps it would be
different this time?? I bought this suit in the spring sales because I needed
some decent kit and it was a bargain but then didn't really play much golf over
winter. The suit is an excellent make (Ping) and was reduced from £160 to £60.
All good eh?
Weeeelll, not, so
much. It is a very strange shade of purple, kind of a rich, deep aubergine. I
FEEL like a giant aubergine while wearing both trousers and jacket together.
Although interestingly, as I walked along, I found that I also felt like Barney
the Dinosaur from kids' TV and possibly even the purple Teletubby (don't know
their names). Suffice to say, I felt far too PURPLE! Apparently, feeling
purple does not improve my golf!!
Anyway, we were
lightly rained on a couple of times during the early stages of our round but
mostly enjoyed intermittent sunshine, blue skies and scudding clouds. Then, in
the middle of an epic battle on the 17th hole, the sky turned dark, the wind
picked up and the rain started. No worries we said, we only have 2 holes left,
how bad can it be?? Soon it was almost dark and the rain had turned to hail;
the wind had whipped up into an angry, swirling gale and the temperature
plummeted. We could see groups of women swarming in for shelter from all
quarters of the course, but our match had reached a crucial stage and we had
only the end of the 17th and the 18th to go to finish it. We persevered
although we were drenched, our faces stung by the hail and our hands, numb with
cold, and had turned an angry, sore, red and white colour. (It's not easy to
play golf with sore paws...striking the ball hard hurts and you have no touch
for the delicate putts.)
My partner and I had
battled back from 3 down with 4 to play to all square on the last - an epic
achievement. We went on to lose on the last, in lashing rain/hail with an
audience of women peering at us from the clubhouse windows. (To be fair, they
were probably wondering what Barney the Dinosaur was doing out in such terrible
weather...) Hey ho.
But, on the plus
side - I've made a start to the golfing season; I'm signed up for a few more
comps; my waterproofs stood up well to the deluge; and hopefully I can hit the
ground running this season and take another couple of shots off my handicap this
year. And, I may have a new sideline as a childrens'
entertainer.....
I'm not very happy
with my approach to food yesterday though. I allowed my chimp to use feeling
tired and being cold and wet and the fact that I was eating my lunch later than
usual as an excuse for out of control eating. Instead of coming home and
preparing something sensible (which would only have taken a little longer)
I dived straight into toast (slathered with cheese and pate), still felt hungry
so grabbed a bowl of cereal and then snacked through the afternoon. Not good.
I reined it in once I'd warmed up and felt human again but it was not helpful.
I need to remember this about timing of eating and golf and ensure that next
time I have something healthy and sensible ready for my
return.
Luckily I was going
out for the evening to see my friend Vicky. As she has twins and her husband
works away during the week, we couldn't go out so she cooked us supper and we
just stayed in and had a good chinwag. Perfect. She cooked a very healthy
supper of baked chicken breast with pasta in a tomato-based sauce and we only
had a small glass of red wine each so the day ended well even if I did go off
the rails for a while in the middle. You live and
learn....
That said, I really enjoyed my night IN last night. I've been out every night since
last Thursday and was feeling a bit jaded (not drinking each time of course) but
sometimes you do just want your sofa don't you? Rich feels the same but he had
darts and dominos so will have to wait until tonight.
3 comments:
Well the golfing was nothing sort of heroic (and I'm sure you didn't look like Barney or an aubergine!)
Have a nice weekend.
Px
Hmm, I don't think I understand golf. Walking, yes. Hitting the wee white ball, not so much. Still, I'm sure it was nice once it was over...
Oh Dear - you needed the sunshine too. It is much in demand. It has rained here all day long - I'm hoping there will be none left by next weekend!
I'm also hoping that I'll squeeze into my party dress!
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