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Filey To Scarborough
Having prepared myself for three days I decided that today was the day for the walk I’d been looking forward too all week, walking from Filey to Scarborough. In theory it’s a 8.5 mile walk but that...
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Glorious Scarborough
The rugged east coast of England is one of my favourite places and I’ve made many visits to it this year, mainly to walk the beaches and cliffs, but the rest of the family have enjoyed the shopping and...
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The Most Important Change We Could Make To The Workplace
I work in end-user computing and we are pretty focused on improving personal productivity, mobile working and collaboration, but the irony is that for all the buzz about mobile working our users spend...
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Temptation Bundling
I listen to a lot of podcasts, they provide a great combination of education, entertainment and company when I’m out walking or cycling alone (I reserve listening to audio books for holidays)....
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The 100 Best Walks Challenge – Windermere’s Brant Fell to School Knott
One of my first retirement challenges is to complete 100 of the best walks in the UK, as a way to increase my fitness, but also as a way to introduce myself to many areas of the UK that I’ve not...
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Favourite Walks – Rivington Ramble
The Rivington Reservoir system provides me with a perfect local walking location. It’s only a 40 minute drive from my breakfast cafe of choice and yet is a fair substitute for the Lake District that’s...
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The 100 Best Walks Challenge – Buttermere And Hay Stacks
One of my first retirement challenges is to complete 100 of the best walks in the UK, as a way to increase my fitness, but also as a way to introduce myself to many areas of the UK that I’ve not...
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Favourite Walks–Arnside Headland To Silverdale Beach
We discovered Arnside as a family when we stayed there in a holiday home a few years ago and fell in love with it. The holiday was curtailed when I collapsed on the bedroom floor and inexplicably...
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Favourite Local Walks–The Lytham Loop
Now that I’m retired I need to watch what I spend and an important part of that is not travelling too far from home for great days out walking. The ‘Lytham Loop’ is an important part of that...
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Favourite Walks–Windermere West Shore
Windermere is my favourite lake, not just because of it’s scenic beauty, surrounding fell views and vibrant atmosphere, but because of it’s practicality. It’s quick and easy to get to, there’s lots...
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London Circular Canal Walk
This post documents a superb circular walk around London, following mostly waterways, that I did with my eldest daughter, Steph, during August. The weather was fantastic, London was heaving with...
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Canal Walking
Debbie and I are in Nottingham today, one of the four places that we’ve lived for more than a year and as a result it feels like home. We lived here for our three university years, which were...
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Using Natural Movement Instead Of Pain Medication
I’ve suffered from Adult Onset Still’s disease and secondary Fibromyalgia for close to 15 years, that means daily pain and fatigue and lots of pain killers to help me through the day. When I retired...
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The Surprisingly Wonderful Spin-off Of Running Moves On My iPhone
I’m a huge fan of the iPhone (and Android) app Moves, that I’ve been running silently in the background on my iPhone for the last couple of years. It provides a fairly accurate record of where I’ve...
View ArticleWhat we are harvesting today and into the hungry gap
We are now in the hungry gap, that time of year when traditionally there’s not been much to harvest. I’ve gradually been working to make the hungry gap a bit more abundant for us and that’s important...
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