Category Archives: Turf

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 →

I am very upset with myself. Why? You may well ask. I am very upset with myself because I missed an FTT for a new zone in Bonnyrigg, my home town and local turfing patch. The zone was requested by … Continue reading →