Brae. A gay woman's tale!

On my way back from Hawick today I was stuck in a traffic jam… turns out it was because of a horse drawn gypsy caravan! Took ages to get past because of the winding roads, but it was rather lovely to see!

I didn’t get a chance to take a photo since I was driving… but thought I would google it… turns out it a holiday caravan you can hire!!

Not that I fancy being in charge of a horse… I can’t even control Sprout!

My new hobby…. started with a rainbow rug for Sprout… had to watch 5 year old on YouTube to learn how to do it LOL

I’ve been up and away since early this morning… lovely drive around The Jedburgh countryside and then up to Hawick for shopping.

Somewhere along my route I’ve lost my water cap… no surprise really… I’ve had problems with it from the start!

It was rather hot, too hot for Sprout… so I’ve come back to the site. Attempted to get the millions of dead flies off Alice Alice with my new squeegee mop but only partly successful… but at last I can see out of the windscreen again!

But the highlight was when I went for a quick pee in Alice Alice… I didn’t close the door and Sprout followed me in… she tried to jump on my lap… and managed to hit the shower tap… I don’t know who got the biggest fright when we got a soaking!

Alice Alice has turned out to be a bigger benefit in my life than I hoped for.

This little holiday has put me firmly back into the life I loved ( even if I did throw a wee wobbly yesterday when everything conspired against me).

It has been a journey of rediscovery, in more ways than one and a realisation that all the hurt of recent months was perhaps for the best.

No matter how much you love someone, it has to be love on an equal basis… and two people who are meant to be together will always manage to find a way.

For me, right now, I know a relationship and commitment are far from my mind. I will take my fun when I find it.

I am really not sure if I will trust again… I was badly fooled this time around, not by lies I was told… but by what was omitted… and I now have no faith in my own judgement.

Saying that, it would be nice to meet someone who is honest and who is happy with their life, who doesn’t have to feel “needed” but appreciates the importance of being wanted and the peace that brings.

I know I can’t be the only one feeling like this… so perhaps on my future journeys we will bump into each other and my faith in womankind will be restored!

Well… the “well stocked shop for all your essentials” is not open until Friday… and Sprout just took off with her lead tangled around my wind out awning leg and snapped the plastic connector… have had to wind it back in for now and hope I can buy a spare… or I will have to buy a new awning! I guess something had to be shitty during my break but I’m really angry with Sprout. I could see she had tangled her lead round the leg and I told her to wait… she ignored me! I feel like just driving home.

Well… Sprout and I have arrived at Jedwater near Jedburgh for 3 nights of chilling. I have to say I am a wee bit disappointed after the beautiful wee site in Cumbria… but it will do… the river is 20 feet away and some nice walks for Sprout.

I drove alongside Hadrian’s Wall for a good part of the journey here and I did plan on doing the forest drive at Keilder but got to it to find it is closed until 25th!!… but my Satnav found me another beautiful drive along single track lanes and through the hills. Unfortunately too many sheep around to stop with Sprout, which is a shame!

Anyway after 2 days of unexpected great fun, it is now time to chill!… I will probably head back and do the Forest drive on Friday.

Can’t believe how many dead flies I have collected… my windscreen is just as bad…. so will be shopping for a squeegee!

I have just come back into the safety of the van… it seems the midges have followed me!

Well… part two of my wandering comes to a close today and it is time to move on to my final wee stop near Jedburgh.

I’ve had a lovely time here… and loved the site… I will return as it is a handy stop over!

The past couple of days have made me feel alive again… even if I have woken up with midge bites and a really bad runny nose! (Serves me right for going paddling!).

I really don’t want to leave here.. but my journey has to continue…

After a few glasses of wine a paddle in the river seemed a good idea…. the scrabble down the banking resulted in nettle stings…. and disturbing the midges even worse! Now holed up in my friends van drinking more wine to kill the itching!

Cumbrian midges are just as bad as Scottish ones! Hopefully won’t be as bad in Jedburgh!! But then again it will just be me and Sprout, so chances of making bad decisions through alcohol are slim!!… god help me on our next trip though!