Toasty Hot
All that’s missing are the marshmallows and long pointy sticks. The use of a normal sized cutlery fork would not be a smart move unless you were aiming to emulate the roast chicken we had earlier. ? Toasty hot it is.
Latent Power
One of the delights of living where we live is that time of the day when the natural lights are turned off – dusk. In the summer we witness intense orange horizons, as the sun sets in the west. These sunsets are the equal to any I’ve seen in my travels. In the winter, especially ...
It’s not all black & white
Here we are in Helsinki, national capital of Finland and the furthest north I’ve ever been. Certainly the closest to Santa Claus. So what’s it like? Chilly and damp but better than the snow we just missed, and being near the water there’s a bit of a nippy wind now and again. It’s flat, easy ...
Remembrance Sunday
The images and messages have been with us for many weeks now in the run up to today, Remembrance Sunday. The politics of the conflicts in which those being remembered served are irrelevant today. Today, it is about those who died and those who were wounded. I have never served in the armed forces, nor have ...
My Wooly hat
The weather has turned in a colder, chillier kind of way. I felt the climatic change about 3 week ends ago. I had to put a waistcoat over my t-shirt when I took Boris out for a walk, especially in the evening. Gone are the dreich but still mild summer and autumnal days, now we ...
Springburn parkrun
Hello, Saturday came and it was time for another parkrun. I travelled through to the largest city on the Scottish map – Glasgow. More specifically the north side of the metropolis and a place called Springburn, for their version of the parkrun experience. A jolly nice bunch they were too. I had got in touch ...
The Copper Carpet
Neither are in their first flush of youth. The dog rustles around the leaves, sniffing and huffing, convinced there must be a grey squirrel in those leaves somewhere. The man scuffs his boots through the carpet of fallen copper toned beech leaves, that cover the bare earthen floor of the wood. Part of both their ...
Gluten Free Fish n Chips
Although never an everyday, Fish n Chips that staple of British gastronomic life is something that is usually only open to the gluten loving community. We Coeliacs are largely left out of the loop. However on a recent work trip I found myself in Scarborough. I hadn’t been there for many years, the last time ...
Linwood parkrun
Hello, I thought I would try something slightly different today. My post is a video blog entry, taken just after I had finished running the Linwood parkrun, near Paisley. I’m a bit tired, hot and sweaty but you get the picture I’m sure. Another event done and a worthy addition to my tourism experience and ...
Bra!
Bra! Note to self Too much work travel = depleted energy reserves = sleepy me So I had a late start this morning, rushing once again to get to parkrun on time. Rooting in the half dark for the required Lycra running garments resulted in me sporting a Nordic orienteering look. The only thing missing ...