Category Archives: Turf

Yes, another day of household chores first, turf second. The paint on our kitchen walls is supposed to be washable, at least that’s was my understanding of Crown silk emulsion. Now I’m not so sure. Check out the stains on … Continue reading →

Out for my Daily-Five this morning, an easy kick scoot on the Swifty Air around Bonnyrigg. It was nice to have no fixed plan to take all the zones, as is my usual modus operandi, just scooting a random circuit, … Continue reading →

Household jobs first, turf second. And that job is redecorating the bathroom. Okay, it’s not a very large bathroom and a good portion of it is tiled but there’s still a good amount of painting to do. Of course, it’s … Continue reading →

Tomorrow sees the end of round #142 and the start of the next turf round. Yes, you’ve guessed correctly, round #143. My turf activities during round #142 have been rather poor, I just haven’t had the impetus to get out … Continue reading →

Now fully refueled, but with tired legs from kick scooting 13 miles, and with all 26 zones dotted along the Loch Leven Heritage Trail in the bag, I now wanted to collect the 20 zones in the town of Kinross. … Continue reading →

This wasn’t my first visit to Loch Leven, a national nature reserve located beside Kinross in the Kingdom of Fife (most people would say Fife, but Fifers* say the Kingdom of Fife). I’d been here before once with my wife … Continue reading →

While looking at the turf map, there seemed to be a lack of people out turfing this weekend, then I realised it the Easter holidays and people may be elsewhere. You tend to forget about holidays when you retire as … Continue reading →

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? I suspect most people never give it a moment’s thought. However, I mustn’t be most people because that’s what I was doing while turfing Gorebridge this morning. You know, when you … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks I’ve found my turfing has become, dare I say it, rather boring, somewhat monotonous and simply a chore to be done. I’ve found myself cycling round the zones in Bonnyrigg, Eskbank and Dalkeith, almost in … Continue reading →