Nigel went down to a four-day working week. The idea is to find the activities with which he will one day enrich his retirement.
His top
pick was volunteering for the Woodland Trust at Heartwood, our local forest.
There are hedges to be laid and trees to be planted. The first time, Nigel took only a spade, but
he has now added a camping stool, thermos flask and sandwiches to his
accoutrements.
It all sounds
like healthy outdoor fun - rather like a camp for superannuated scouts.
Meanwhile, at home, I have a lovely quiet day.
On Sunday, we went together
for a ramble at Heartwood and Nigel showed me what he’d been
doing.
‘In the
woods, folk tend to trample the bluebells which then take a long time to
recover. We’re using logs to edge the path and encourage visitors to stay on
the straight and narrow.’
Next, at the edge of the woods, we saw
an impressive pile of logs.
‘Look!
Those are the logs we use to edge the paths.’
Quietly, I
imagine the partners of the energetic Heartwood volunteers ringing one another secretly
to arrange that there is a great big pile of logs available, enough to keep the
working party busy for hours.
While we
have another lovely quiet day at home.
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