The Road Not Taken

Ok ok…so today did not turn out the way I planned it but that’s nothing new. I was greeted by a rainy morning as Autumn is here bringing with it the usual grey skies and rainy days. I was due to go to town today, and by town I mean London, but I received an email from my friend telling me she had sprained her ankle and would not be up for meeting later tonite. This and the rain kept me firmly indoors today.

I ended up spending the afternoon stripping wallpaper at my parents house. We got a lot done too. Now after a few glasses of well earned red wine I am typing a little blog update. There are many things I wish to include in this daily ramble but often feel like it should be travel based and not a forum for debate, conjecture or general nonsense that comes to mind. However, I do feel an obligation to speak my mind, after all, it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to!
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Have you ever been to Swindon? Well, I still haven’t but I came pretty close today as I visited the largest indoor outlet mall in the UK. It just happens to be next to Swindon near junction 16 off the M4. It was really a ride along with my folks who decided along with my uncle and aunt that they needed to see what all the fuss was about. The fact that there was a Mountain Warehouse in the list of stores and I had seen a rucksack online from this very store that I was interested in AND I could possibly get it at 50% discount clinched the deal and off we set this morning….to Swindon.
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