My latest toy

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During Covid, when all charity shops were shut and we were supposed to be avoiding contact, people round here began to put unwanted items outside their gates so that passers-by, on their daily walks, could pick up any item of interest. Now many people continue to do that, and a few days ago I saw a selection of items outside someone’s gate and stopped to see what was on offer. I picked up a useful wire basket that I can use in the garden, and also this disc thing – I wasn’t too sure what it was but decided to take it home and have a look. Well as I suspected it is a little twisty platform intended for exercising. I’m not at all keen on exercise for its own sake, but if it’s something fun that’s a different matter, and twizzling about on this is actually quite entertaining. It also has the advantage that it doesn’t take up much space, unlike my other twisty toy the hula hoop, which is actually impossible to use indoors without bashing into the furniture. I was enjoying twirling around on this when my daughter told me I looked stupid – that, it seemed was to induce me to get off it so she could get on and have a go! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2024.