Welcome Gnome!

I was up early again today for the very last Olympic cross-country race - the ladies 30k mass start. Norway’s Marit Bjoergen got the gold, making her the most successful athlete in the Winter Olympics - 15 medals over 5 Olympic Games, 8 of them gold. I was very excited for her! And also very sad for Austria’s Teresa Stadlober who was in a good position for the silver, but tragically took a wrong turn on the course and finished 9th.

The rest of the day was busier than normal for me on a Sunday. The skiing finished early enough for me to go to church and then after a quick shopping trip in Maidenhead, I stopped in Littlewick Green for a walk on the way home. It was very cold and windy and I was hungry so I decided to stop for a warming bowl of soup at The Cricketers pub. As I walked along the green this friendly fellow greeted me on a bench overlooking the cricket pitch. I have no idea why he was there, but he sure was cheerful! He must have been happy about the sunshine and didn’t seem to mind the cold!