Category Archives: Turf

I’ve just started reading a paperback with the title What Goes Around – a London Cycle Courier’s Story by Emily Chappell* and while I’m only on chapter two, it’s interesting to see the similarities between bicycle couriers and turfing on … Continue reading →

Well folks, it has finally happened to me. That thing you dread the most when you set out for a turfing session. I’ve dropped the car off at Meadowfield Garage in Newtongrange to deal with some soon-to-be-needed advisory work following … Continue reading →

The middle of March, a bright warm sunny Saturday, nice in the sunshine, cool in the shade, but not the ideal day to be turfing on a bicycle along Portobello promenade. But if you are into people watching you would … Continue reading →

When I starting off today’s turfing session the plan was to clear the local zones in Bonnyrigg and Rosewell to allow ChoccyMuffin to take them again and get herself away from the relegation zones in the League. However, it also … Continue reading →

I was looking through the Turf Wiki the other day and came across some interesting terms in the Turf Vocabulary. The terms were Turf blogger and Turf blogging, concerning anyone who has a blog related to Turf or the act … Continue reading →

I just had to take this picture. The colour of my single speed Brompton is bumblebee yellow, hence his name Mr Bumble. And when I came across this little bit of a graffiti at zone LaGrange, it was simply perfect, … Continue reading →

Should I stay or should I go? Those were the words echoing in my head at dinner time. Should I cycle down to Musselburgh, hoping that the two turfer unique zones I’d noticed would still be there, or would I … Continue reading →

There are many things in the Multiverse that find ways to stop you from getting out there are taking a few turf zones. Annoying things like having to work to earn a living, or demands made by family members, unannounced … Continue reading →

Here in the Turf Blog section of Planet Gary, I want to share some of my turfing adventures, taking you with me while I’m out exploring town and country in search of turf zones, for points, for medals and simply … Continue reading →