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Lady V’s Shoes
A column on village life from Victoria Kennedy Huzzah - It is 2022! Happy new year. May 2022 be full of many blessings for you all. My husband and I have decided that this year we will find more activities that we can do together. In general, my husband favors the outdoors, with mountain biking being his preferred activity of choice. I, on the other hand, am a creature of comfort. At the end of the day, I enjoy nothing more than changing into one of my many oversized jumpers, dimming the lights and curling up on the sofa. So, herein lies the question: how do we find a middle ground between the high hills and the Hobbit-like trappings of home? Well, as luck would have it, we have already managed to partake in one shared activity this year. Our children very sweetly
gave us both vouchers for Line of Sight this Christmas, so on a welcome day off we donned our puffiest jackets and headed to Tarland. Line of Sight is a purpose built 25m outdoor shooting range in the heart of Deeside. Needless to say, this was quite the change to our usual Friday morning routine and, I won’t lie, I was quite nervous about shooting. Thankfully Line of Sight’s Paul Basford swiftly quelled any misgivings I had, and soon I was fully immersed in the experience. I even managed to get a bullseye, much to my smug satisfaction. Despite my enjoyment, however, my husband ultimately got the higher overall score (by, I kid you not, one point). This means only one thing – We will have to go back and have a rematch! With this in mind, perhaps shooting will become our ongoing middle ground. After all, it does meet halfway between our two habitual se�ngs. I can wrap up warm and take some calming breaths in a more stationery manner, while my husband can enjoy the fresh, Deeside air around him while still feeling a rush of adrenaline in a controlled manner. It’s a win / win situation (although next time, that little Line of Sight medal will be mine!).
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