There are other challenges besides the 14kg on the back. One to do with feet – are they hard enough to take the battering in boots or shoes over miles of uneven ground? Another to do with Upness and Downess. The Upness compounds with the weight matter and the Downness can compound the foot challenge. The […]
Coastal Charge in Dorset – TGOC Training part 2 Read More »
Take one house brick. Clean off any loose debris. Cover in several layers of newspaper securing with tape to smooth out rough edges. Then wrap in a plastic bag to avoid sogginess in case of rain. Weigh this. The one above weighs 3.2 kilos. The TGOC is challenging along several dimensions. The first is the 14
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The ladybirds in the previous post obviously know this was coming! But where are they now? I know my lupins will be eaten to a skeleton within a few days by this lot! Last weekend clouds of mozzy-like insects on the Thames path in Berkshire bodes ill for a midge-free Scotland in May.
Spring weather at the beginning of March brings lots of ladybirds. Where have they suddenly come from?
My sourdough starter harvested from the air in middle England 2 or more years ago is now quite reliable. I keep it in the fridge and normally refresh it every week. Some weeks I forget and it goes a fortnight without refreshment. I’ve even left it 3 weeks while I’ve been away on holiday and
I’ve pressed on with route planning using the OS Getamap online program. It seems simple to use and operates at 1:50000 or 1:25000 depending on the level of zoom. Pages at either scale can be printed out on A4. Colour is by far better and clearer than black and white. To view a wide area
TGO Routing – part 1 probably Read More »
Last October I mis-read the Email from the organisers. I thought I was one of the chosen ones – when in fact I was one of the others – on the waiting list. This time I’m in at the outset. And as a Newby facing first:- THE PLANNING CHALLENGE. 1. The route. To this end
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The 9.15 from Euston reaches this bit of wildness almost 12 hours later. The miracle at Corrour is that the train doesn’t sink beneath the bogs, but seems to float between here and Rannock in some of the wildest land in Scotland. Me I don’t float on the bogs and within 100m of the
The Night Train to Corrour and not the Grey Corries unexpurgated Read More »
Getting the wholegrain flours to rise like the white is challenge I’ve yet to regularly overcome. The loaves on the left are 80% strong wheat wholemeal with about 15% strong white wheat flour and a small part of rye. Although the dough rises well during preparation at the last minute it has a tendency to
All is growing like crazy in the garden. Some of those herbs that are so prolific will never get used – ours are dominated by lots of different variations on oregano. This selection went into the weekend loaf – oreganos, parsleys, rosemary, chives, winter savoury, sage, rucola. The recipe which inspired this diversion:- http://blog.bakerybits.co.uk/?p=606
Satuday Bread with Greens Read More »