I’ve been raiding a friend’s bookshelves of late and have been gorging myself on cycling books, mainly about touring and seeing the world, though she’s been slowly steering me towards autobiographies, such as Lance Armstrong’s account of his battle with …
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It has been a funny old week. Long. Exhausting. But sunny. Lots of sun. I’ve even got a mild tan. And have made 10 portions of pheasant broth and rabbit stew, with a chicken due to go in the slow …
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I spent much of the morning trying to persuade Snipe to pose for a photo. Snipe had other ideas. She was more than happy to roll on her back and flash her bits or get so close to the camera …
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After struggling to get going this morning, after lunch I decided to take the bike out to enjoy the cloudless blue skies after yesterday’s downpour. I worked out a longish route on the map, partly based on a route I’d …
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I’ve spent the afternoon with my friend, Ally, shovelling chicken shit for the most part, but squeezing in some time to drink tea, eat bread n butter, and take lots of photos of her poultry. And wrangle toddlers. And avoid …
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A local dog went walkabouts for 48 hours over the weekend, much to the distress of his owner. For obvious reasons, it made me think of Midge, my old Jack Russell, who went walkabouts herself last year – though for …
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It’s safe to say that when I took the bike out on Wednesday, it wasn’t music ringing out in the west Somerset hills but the painful sound of my breathing as I struggled up endless hills – though the cycle …
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After months of faffing around, I finally got round to buying a bike at the end of January from these extremely helpful and friendly people in Taunton. I probably paid over the odds, but you can’t put a price on …
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It’s been a funny weekend. After a severe lack of sleep, last night I conked out without even letting the dog out and stayed deep asleep for ten hours. She and I were both rather desperate when I finally regained …
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