Category Archives: Turf

With ChoccyMuffin “bagging” the use the computer in the spare room, I was at a loose end and wondered what to do with myself this fine, dry, but cold and rather windy evening. Of course, deciding what to do didn’t … Continue reading →

Well, the month of March is upon us again, Spring is almost here, though it might not always feel that way with the cold frosty mornings. But first my apologies for the lack of turf blogs during February, just too … Continue reading →

Having stripped down my Surly Pugsley fat bike recently and given him a complete overhaul, including new brake blocks, new chain ring and rear sprocket and a new chain, I’d still not given him a thorough road test after the … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s thinking was to take the Surly Pugsley fat bike along the East Lothian coast to Gullane and pick off a few of the recent zones that have appeared in the area. However, I just wasn’t in the mood for … Continue reading →

When I first started turfing I was very critical of other turfers who “owned” the zones around their local area, having on various occasions discovered the zones I’d just taken were taken back within seconds of the block expiring. Galashiels … Continue reading →

The first rule of turf-birding is not what goes on while turf-birding stays within turf-birding. No, the first rule of turf-birding is that only birds you see from within the turf zone count. So, that dodo you thought you saw … Continue reading →

Where to begin? I know, the day before today, the day we said goodbye to my dad. I knew it was going to be a real challenging day for us all as today was the funeral and I’d been tossing … Continue reading →

The Daily-Five is a wonderful turf challenge. It encourages you to get out and turf at least five zones every day. But I’ve noticed there is a downside in that you can find yourself only taking those five zones. Which … Continue reading →

Now, before we start talking bicycles. There’s been an interesting post on the Turf website about a mysterious prize for the turfer who takes the 100,000,000th zone. The count at the moment (12.30 pm, 25th January) is about 99,912,000 and … Continue reading →