Category Archives: Turf

Turf particles have been few and far between on Planet Gary these past few weeks, almost none existent, in fact. Ah, what is a turf particle you ask? Well, a turf particle is largely unknown to mainstream science though clever … Continue reading →

Many moons ago, when I was a innocent spotty teenage apprentice at James Gentles & Sons, Chartered Quantity Surveyors, Galashiels, there was much discussion in the office about the so-called butter mountain, the location of which I always wondered about. … Continue reading →

After four years of posting blogs about turfing, these past few weeks have been a real challenge to come up with interesting content for another turf blog. However, having been out turfing recently on our Brompton C Line folding bicycles, … Continue reading →

It’s truly amazing what a paleopolymer engineer can achieve these days. Or should I say, mad scientist? To be able to dig into the Lego fossil record, extract some Lego DNA from a lump of fossil amber, then culture a … Continue reading →

The Loch Leven Heritage Trail was much colder than I expected this morning. Okay, it was cold but I was still feeling the cold while wearing a thermal long-sleeved t-shirt, another t-shirt, a fleece jumper, a windproof jacket and a … Continue reading →

I should have known better than to push my laden Sonder Broken Road up steep paths in the Pentland hills. It usually does by poor lower back no good at all and that was the case again in this instance. … Continue reading →

Friday 17th January and we were off down to Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders. By we, I refer to myself, ChoccyMuffin, my Brompton Mr Orange and another Brompton which might be Mr Green or Mr Lime or Mr Yuzu but … Continue reading →

It’s a pleasant change to turf somewhere different, away from the over-familiar local patch of Midlothian and enjoy the opportunity to collect a few unique zones. And today, I’m in Kirkliston, a small village to the west of Edinburgh, though … Continue reading →

Every morning, I logon to the computer and check if there are any new zones locally, and this morning fortune had favoured Midlothian and a new zone had appeared only a mile or so away from the house, down by … Continue reading →