A chilly, damp, dreich day met my bleary eyes this morning but at least the above zero temperatures meant no scraping ice from the car. I didn’t have the room for that this morning as a time gobbling, warm bed was more enticing than stepping outside. I eventually moved, dressed and jumped in the car. ...
Every Saturday, they answer the call, the request by email that asks if they would be willing to fill a space on the rota for the next Saturday morning. parkrun day. In rain, hail, sun and wind they stand at their designated posts. Clipboard, scanner or token in hand. If they have nothing to hold ...
Eight weeks ago today I invited a total stranger to take a sharp instrument to my abdomen, open me up and poke some of me back in. He pushed a piece of nylon mesh in as well to give the repair some oomph, and then he sutured me back together. Over the next few weeks ...
It’s a Saturday morning, the sun is shining…… somewhere, but not in Edinburgh, here it was warm but cloudy, a good day for your parkrun, even the traditional wind that usually disturbs the hairstyle in Edinburgh was in mute mode, windswept and interesting was out, gentle breeze was in. So what was there to be concerned ...
Beer in my opinion is Bleugh! Lager is, according to my taste buds, lousy! The need for copious amounts of water for their production and the necessity for mega amounts of CO2 are just another couple of reasons that the aforementioned beverages do not appeal, we cider drinkers laugh at the need for such bubbles. ...
Sing along time 1….2….3….. Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful Since we’ve no place to go Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow It doesn’t show signs of stoppin’ And I’ve brought some corn for poppin’ The lights are turned down low Let it snow, let it ...
Excellent flame from the wood stove this evening, the blue tips are real & natural. #woodburning #woodstove #cosyhome #cosy
I’m playing with instagram stories and I’ve posted a couple on Instagram including this mornings walk with Boris or was it my walk with him or him with me? You can see what happened if you follow fegrig and check out my Instagram stories. https://www.instagram.com/stories/fegrig/ or they might appear on here automatically. #tinkering
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Hello, the Valencia 1/2M is later this afternoon. Instead of my usual parkrun journey this morning, it’s a catch up on yesterday’s pre-breakfast amble. I had two aims yesterday, the first being to check out the starting point for tomorrow’s (today’s) race and secondly to ease my body into a state of fluidity as I ...
