Author Archives: Gary

The 21st of December is 5-years to the day from the moment I first encountered the concept of the turf game. And today I have a decision to make. That decision is, do I continue or do I stop. Yes, … Continue reading →

Without a Planet Gary Advent Callender to stress me out this year, I’m now happily free to tackle the annual offering from Turf Skåne. Their Turf Advent Calander has 25 turf assignments, one for each day starting on the 1st … Continue reading →

Before you became a turfer, when life was fun and care free, you would most likely have been a perfectly normal common or garden variety of human being. Though what that actually is, is not something I care to define. … Continue reading →

Throughout the Turf blog pages I’ve been posting my progress on medals achieved and ranks gained and thought it would be useful to bring them all together on a single page as an overview. Perhaps also to show just what … Continue reading →

This page lists my TvT or Turfer verses Turfer collection, turfers I’ve taken at least one zone from, also known as turfer uniques, starting 21st December 2020. There are no medals but it can an interesting challenge. Note that turf … Continue reading →

I’m sitting at the computer, my excuse not to have to sit in the living room and watch Strictly Come Dancing: The Results, and I realised this afternoon, with no small level of astonishment, that in 14-days’ time I will … Continue reading →

A few days ago, on Turf Blog 28-11-25, I talked about my plans for the El Staminatore medal, taking 200 zones in a 24-hour period, but with a slight difference. I wanted to avoid travelling further afield for enough zones, … Continue reading →

There’s a zone in Edinburgh I’ve managed to avoid taking for almost 5-years now. It’s located at the foot of the Royal Mile and goes by the zone name HolyroodAbbey. I’ve avoided this zone because you have to pay to … Continue reading →

I cycled along the Union Canal today, well, not on the actual canal because I’d get a bit wet, along the towpath. I’m out on my second session for the turf mission that is the Canal Quest 754 Westbound, 211 … Continue reading →