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Turf Blog 16-01-23

Posted on 16/01/2023 by Gary

It actually snowed last night, not a lot, but it snowed. Okay, not much more than one inch of snow, that’s about 25 mils metrically speaking and to be honest I thought initially that taking the Surly Pugsley fat bike … Continue reading →

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Blog 15-01-23

Posted on 15/01/2023 by Gary

Okay, I’ll stop you right there. The silly white rainwater pipe is not the finished article. It was used to temporarily divert the rainwater from the flat roof while the harling was completed, twice. No point attaching the rainwater downpipe … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 14-01-23

Posted on 14/01/2023 by Gary

Roll up, roll up, for the greatest turf adventure in the multiverse, well, here in Scotland anyway. Yes, TurfEmbra10 is here, the turf event you’ve all been waiting for. Take strange and exotic turf zones, meet equally strange and exotic … Continue reading →

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Blog 10-01-23

Posted on 10/01/2023 by Gary

When work first started on our porch. I asked the builders to lay aside the plywood sheeting from the fascia and soffit as I wanted to build a bird nest box for my mum. However, salvaging the wood intact was … Continue reading →

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Blog 09-01-23

Posted on 10/01/2023 by Gary

As you might expect, not much progress on our new porch over the Christmas and New Year period, other than the roughcast on the external walls. About 50% was completed but rain, holidays and cold weather put a stop to … Continue reading →

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Posted on 10/01/2023 by Gary

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Turf Blog 08-01-23

Posted on 09/01/2023 by Gary

When I first starting turfing back in January 2021 there was around 800 turfers active in Scotland, today, two years later, that number has fallen to less than 300. Globally, we see a similar trend with numbers at that time … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 07-01-23

Posted on 08/01/2023 by Gary

Newtongrange is not on my list of favourite locations for turfing, mainly because it takes 30 minutes on the kick scooter to get there and most of that is uphill. And for those not in-the-know, kick scooting uphill is hard … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 06-01-23

Posted on 07/01/2023 by Gary

There’s a scene in Fargo, season 1, where a rather evil and nasty character called Lorne Malvo, aptly played by Billy Bob Thornton, is on the phone to another main character by the name of Lester Nygaard, portrayed by Martin … Continue reading →

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Turf Blog 02-01-23

Posted on 03/01/2023 by Gary

Temperatures were hovering around freezing today, yet at times in the sunshine I’m roasting hot. It’s one of those days where getting the ideal amount of clothing is a challenge. One minute Jack Frost nipping at the finger tips, a … Continue reading →

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