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Saturday, 27 October 2007

And It's All Gone Quiet Over There...

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Sorry for the lack of anything to say this week. A couple of the poorly people in the family need a lot of looking after at the moment. Add ...
Sunday, 21 October 2007

Experiment - This will be deleted

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If this works then a big virtual hug goes to Bearded Git who may have solved my inability with photos!
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Weston Park 10k - Continued

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For reasons unknown, Blogger wouldn't post this last photo in my original post below, so here it is: After, showing off their medals:

Weston Park 10k

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In both 2005 and 2006 I ran the Weston Park 10k for Cancer Research. This year I was determined to do it in a much faster time, so entered i...
Friday, 19 October 2007

A Stroll in North Yorkshire

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As is unsurprising after the cold, clear night that we had, Thursday presented itself as a perfect walking day. Admittedly it was rather on ...
Thursday, 18 October 2007

Wendy Gets Wet in Settle

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The sun was just setting last night as we paced up and down looking for the flattest piece of ground on which to give Wendy (she’s our new S...
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Sunday, 14 October 2007

Drizzle in Hartington

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The weather forecast for today wasn’t bad. A cloudy start leading on to sunny intervals later with no indication of any rain. The forecast f...
Thursday, 11 October 2007

Wightwick Manor (and a bit of Cannock Chase)

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With our planned National Trust property of the day not opening until this afternoon, we thought that we would fill our morning with a walk....
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007

Moseley Old Hall

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With an unexpected window of a couple of days in which my mother is well enough to go places, with her expressed interest in going to visit ...
Sunday, 7 October 2007

The Bivvy and the Tent

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The Bivvy: Those of you who were reading last weekend will have seen that I spent a night lying inside a waterproof bag on the floor of a co...
Saturday, 6 October 2007

Cannock Chase and Shugborough Hall

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What a top day out! Not outdoorsy in my usual sense, but I shall talk about it anyway. The day started with a short jaunt on Cannock Chase. ...
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Thursday, 4 October 2007

Wendy: Seam Sealing Complete

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A fine day in the Midlands today gave the perfect opportunity to seal Wendy Warmlite's seams. Unfortunately the fine weather also brough...
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Wednesday, 3 October 2007

Wendy's First Erection

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Today the Stephenson’s Warmlite 2R (Wendy Warmlite, as we have named her), which I ordered just six weeks ago and was delivered within the U...
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Sunday, 30 September 2007

Bivvy Bag Adventure: A Scaredy-Cat's Tale

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Firstly let me just say that this was not strictly a solo adventure. I was completely self sufficient (for the first time ever), however, be...
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Gayle E Bird's Bivvy Bag Adventure

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Just back from a night in the bivvy bag on Cannock Chase. Here's the preview, in pictures: The final kit selection (Aura substituted for...
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Friday, 28 September 2007

What Have We Here Then?

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Is it a little bit sad that this morning I really quite enjoyed my half an hour of finding out how small a kit I could put together for an e...

Don't Close The Competition Yet John!

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Earlier this year, John Hee announced a hip-pack competition with the stated aim of finding ‘the most successful outdoor use of the smallest...
Wednesday, 26 September 2007

New Toys!

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Yesterday Postie tried to deliver a couple of the items that I ordered last week. Alas, it was either not the usual Postie or he’d forgotten...
Saturday, 22 September 2007

Random Thoughts

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Running on the Chase - As we were to be travelling past Cannock Chase this morning, we thought that we would take the opportunity to take ...
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Thursday, 20 September 2007

The Tent - She Is On Her Way...

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I was today talking to my boss, who is based in the USA. With excellent timing, whilst I was talking to him, someone went and put a parcel o...
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