Author Archives: Gary

Having managed to reduce my Eager Ferret time from 9:01 to 7:56, achieved on the Loanhead Ferret Run, down by a whopping 65 seconds, I started to wonder just how I was going to manage to get it down even … Continue reading →

I’ve just got back from the opticians in Edinburgh. Needed them to check out my eyes after two short episodes of double vision the other day. Nothing found out of the ordinary, at least nothing unexpected for my age, so … Continue reading →

I think I may have discovered the reason why Team Scotland isn’t 1st, 1st and 1st in TURF 2022. Though I may be wrong, so don’t get grumpy. I logged onto the turf app the other morning, quite early on … Continue reading →

With the nights fast drawing in and the fact that turfing doesn’t stop when the light fails, I find myself in need of some better lighting for use on either of my bicycles. At the moment I use a pair … Continue reading →

Birds can sometimes display amazing feats of brain power. Take for instance the carrion crows that visit our back garden. I’ve watched them on numerous occasions swoop in with a piece of Hovis Granary toast or even an entire dried … Continue reading →

Good afternoon, or whatever it might be when you are reading this, in your own realm. Now, I bet you are just gagging to know how I faired with my attempts to remedy some very squeaky brakes on the Surly … Continue reading →

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve done away with the daily blog entries for TURF 2022. Initially I’d set out to create a blog-a-day for each of the 28 days of TURF 2022 but I was just finding … Continue reading →

Busy day today. Started with a silly o’clock session just after 11.00 am, enjoyed a very quiet and peaceful walk from Bonnyrigg across country to Gorebridge, aiming for the zone on Arniston shale bing, aptly called ArnistionBing, as you might … Continue reading →