the way through the woods

today's a day of housework and sorting things out (including a blown fuse which means we have no lights in the older part of our house. I was going to say "the original part" but then you would be thinking Jacobean and it was built in 1947, it's just that some of it's a bit newer! Well, anyway the fuses are out of date and we've had to order some on the internet and our friend who knows about these things sounded grim and was talking re-wiring. M thinks any kind of trouble or expenditure on the house is an outrageous imposition, but has reacted rather well to this.)
So, we decided to go for a walk to take a break from laundry etc. I am getting a lot of heel pain, which is slightly comic, especially as it's colloquailly known as policeman's heel, but is causing pain further up my leg and also making me feel really fed up and clapped out. It was a very slow walk, and M offered to fetch the car at one point, but I kept on.
Today's my older daughter's 25th birthday - I think that may be contributing to my feeling of ageing too!