Category Archives: Turf

The trouble with the Game of Turf is that there’s too much time to think between zones and during my previous turfing session into Edinburgh, hunting down turfer unique zones, I was thinking, what would I include on my turf … Continue reading →

I rather felt like I was a Turfinator today, hunting down individual zones held by other turfers. Though I did feel slightly guilty about taking a zone from turfer RosyPosy who appears to be a recent addition to the gang … Continue reading →

You have to be really quick these days to bag a First To Take or FTT zone, that’s taking a new zone that have never been taken before. I almost didn’t notice this one, it was actually my wife Cathryn, … Continue reading →

First, the topic of new Turf medals. And I’m delighted to say that the Monumentalist option won with a landslide in the vote for the next new medal series, finishing way ahead of the other contenders with 180 votes out … Continue reading →

To quote a line from the famous Goon known as Spike Milligan. “What are we going to do now?” This, resulting from not being able to face yet another turf round clearing the zones from my local patch and waking … Continue reading →

Morning turfers. Voting for the next new medal launch closes on the 31st January, so final chance to get your vote in. You can cast your vote here, though Turf Supporters only, so sign up and pay the very reasonable … Continue reading →

Saturday the 27th. A rather tiring day on the Harley Quinn single speed bike today, out across Edinburgh to Portobello and back via Musselburgh but a good 72 zones taken, so well worth the effort. This would not usually be … Continue reading →

Thursday the 25th of January, otherwise known as Burn’s Night and where not a few Scots have the excuse to make merry, recite the fine words of Robbie Burns very badly, drink too much of the water-of-life, and not forgetting … Continue reading →

Here’s a question for you all. Is there a word for storm-driven 50 mph stinging horizontal rain? Perhaps one in the Scots language? That’s what I experienced the other today while out turfing in Dalkeith. Storm Esha had mostly passed … Continue reading →

Let’s face it, turfing is a strange activity. We go outdoors in all weathers, either on foot, with velocipede or kick scooter, with mobile phone in hand, to hunt down invisible areas called zones, stand there for between 8 and … Continue reading →