Monthly Archives: April 2021

An email popped into my mailbox the other day and it was very brief and to the point, it said, “What’s in all those bags on your Ogre bicycle?” That was all and this was not the first time I’ve … Continue reading →

Today has been a good day. My pension forecast has finally arrived and the process of sorting out my retirement has begun. All the paperwork has been completed, all be it with quite a few question asked of Rosie the … Continue reading →

The City of Edinburgh, like the city of Rome, is said to have been built on seven hills, though this is perhaps not that widely known and all these hills also have Turf zones on them. They are located no … Continue reading →

It’s great having lots of turf zones locally that you can reach easily, your local patch. But after a while they can get rather familiar, for example, I’ve taken zone A7View 67 times as of today, I know exactly where … Continue reading →

I’m often looking at the Turf medals on offer, wondering which one to go for next. At the top of the list is the Darkest Ninja medal – taking 30 zones between the hours of 2.00 am and 3.00 am … Continue reading →

Making any firm plans in turfing can be difficult, frustrating and annoying all at the same time. Yesterday, having increased my zone count up to around 60 zones in the afternoon, the first part of my weekend plan to attain … Continue reading →

The main focus of my turfing endeavours at the moment is the Trainer medal, taking 30 train station zones over 30 days and today I used my short lunch break, which is only 45 minutes, to continue progress. Still holding … Continue reading →

Sometime, when I’m out turfing, particularly when cycling between zones, I like to try and think up ideas that would improve or expand the Turf game. Looking for ways and means that add to the experience of turfing for everyone. … Continue reading →

I decided on some easy local turfing this Saturday, rather than venturing further away in search of uniques, which was what I was thinking of doing yesterday – would probably have cycled out to the Penicuik and Bush areas. There’s … Continue reading →