Oh, Divas, I just love October! And today was a great start – after several days of gloomy, wet, overcast days, we had that gorgeous bright blue October sky with just a touch of nip in the morning air.
I’ll start getting the fall decorations out, but for today, I settled for my cozy “sloth witch” blanket.
The other Good Thing for today was taking the plunge and registering for a series of four introductory swordfighting lessons.
Hear me out.
A year ago, I went to one lesson held by Swordwind. I had fenced with super-light foils waybackwhen in college (where being left-handed gives you a beginner’s advantage) and I was curious about how to fight with an actual side sword. Great instructors made it a good experience and I asked for the intro course for Christmas. It’s taken until now to commit to four uninterrupted weeks for the course.
It’s also a great workout. The swords weigh about two pounds, which doesn’t sound like much until you’re working with it for an hour.
I’m really looking forward to this!
What would you like to try this season?
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