Knitting through winter - a reflection on wellbeing in winter and the pandemic

Lockdown Knitting In the days before Internet, Playstation and general instant connectivity, I was a lonely teenager growing up on a smallholding in rural Kinross-shire. The bus came every 2 hours and nobody my age lived nearby. During the day I loved to get outside, exploring the woods and rivers in the area. At night…

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Running for wellbeing in lockdown and beyond

Running During and After Lockdown  Many people who know me also know that I run. Can’t miss it really, I wear a big chunky running watch and if you start me on its benefits for mental health and happiness its hard to stop me talking.   Two things happened once we went into lockdown – people started running but groups and…

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