Category Archives: Turf

Something that has been in short supply these past few days is enthusiasm for turfing, that along with some annoying back ache, has me struggling to find any desire for turfing, and blogging as well. Interestingly, I finds myself again … Continue reading →

Dry mild weather, lovely blue skies with fluffy cumulus clouds and a free pass for the day. Now, what am I going to do? Daft question really. In fact, no need to even answer that one. There is, however, another … Continue reading →

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Every time you go turfing you have decisions to make. No, not the one about whether I should eat that home-made jammy fruit scone or not, that is a forgone conclusion, obviously. It’s decisions like should I … Continue reading →

First, something I meant to post the other day following a very muddy turf session to Gore Glen. The issue was mud clogging up the bicycle wheels and how to remove that luverly, sticky, glutinous mud. Yes, you could scrape … Continue reading →

Imagine the scene. A new zone has appeared, SouthEskBrig. The location is a beautiful river valley, the snowdrops are out and the wild garlic has started to appear, leaving a heavy scent in the still air. Kingfisher are fishing for … Continue reading →

Three turf targets today. A turfer unique at zone BalcarresRd down in Musselburgh, held by a turfer who goes by the cool turf name of EvilPegg. The other two are uniques, zone Athena in Prestonpans and zone LothianSafari, located in … Continue reading →

Tomorrow sees the start of another turf session, Round #159, another 4-week Round, and I’m thinking to add an additional challenge this time round. The main one I’m thinking about comes from a post and short discussion on the Turf … Continue reading →

Succumbing to the lure of advertising on the likes of Facebook is not something I’m usually guilty of but this time I saw something I was highly attracted to purchase. It was simply a paperback book. The title was Local, … Continue reading →

The 28th of February is usually the last day of February, only this year there’s an additional day added, the 29th, because 2024 is a leap year, which is something to do with aligning the calendar with the Earth’s orbit. … Continue reading →