Category Archives: Turf

Inspired by both the daily turfing assignments of Kalender Turf 2021 and the many turf medals that can be achieved, I’ve decided to create a few of my own turf challenges. If anyone wants to try some, and simply as … Continue reading →

Yesterday, along with around 528 other dedicated turfers, I reached a Daily-5 milestone, I’d taken five zones every day for 90 days straight and I’m now the proud owner of the Daily-90 medal. Hasn’t gone at all too badly, just … Continue reading →

With the start of another new round, #138, time for a quick Planet Gary review of my efforts during the previous round, #137. In the Scottish group I’ve managed to finish in 27/364 turfers with 185,297 points which I cannot … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking at various additional forms of transport for turfing, including a Swifty folding kick scooter and a Brompton folding bicycle. Both have some merit as they can be carried on public transport but … Continue reading →

09.41 am precisely. Cockpen Brixwold Bank bus stop, Bonnyrigg. I’m waiting for the No 31 bus to arrive. Yes, making use of my cherished National Entitlement Card (NEC), aka bus pass, and off into the Big City again. Why, for … Continue reading →

Too many zones, too many choices, so much to do, that’s the problem and most days are the same, now that I’ve retired. In fact, keeping track of the exact day of the week now requires some effort, with my … Continue reading →

My footsteps gently rustle the carpet of gold, and amber, and rust, on the path before me. A blizzard of autumn leaves gently falls from the beech trees. Further ahead, needles of pine fall silently to the forest floor, blown … Continue reading →

What do the following have in common? Desperate Dan, Dennis the Menace, Gnasher, Oor Wullie and The Broons. Yes, they are all DC Thomson Comics characters and hail from Dundee. And that’s where this blog starts, the city of Dundee, … Continue reading →

Someone said something to me the other day when I was explaining about turf and the Daily-5 medal. They suggested I was becoming addicted or might even be addicted already. Of course, I immediately said I wasn’t, but this got … Continue reading →