I got the new shoes, the weather has cooled down, summer hols are over, but I still haven’t got my mojo back. Ran a 10k in Windsor the other week which ended with undignified waterchundering [thanks for the sponsorship, nice … Continue reading
The club has had a long summer hiatus. It’s been too hot, and time has been difficult to find. August was my lowest mileage month in a long time, and my legs have been getting more stiff and sore as … Continue reading
Our kitchen is at the front of the house. The window is partly screened by ivy, and it’s a cul de sac so there aren’t many passing pedestrians. Really the only time this presents any sort of a problem is … Continue reading
Uborka returns in September.
After dropping Bernard off for a weekend with his aunt, Pete and I stopped for lunch at a greasy spoon cafe on a busy road junction in Rickmansworth. It looked like a dive but the all day breakfasts were delectable. … Continue reading
Congratulations to Team Uborka! members who ran the Marathon Talk Magic Mile; here are our times: Me: 09:42 (usual mile is about 11:30; this nearly killed me) Swisslet: 07:04 (aiming for under 7 minutes next time) Stroppycow: 10:50 (too hot … Continue reading
This weekend I was in London with my aunt, and this picture is of where we went in a cable car. It went right over a white dome, but she doesn’t know the name. I went right over the River … Continue reading
I first heard about geocaching many years ago. I mentally filed it away under “sounds moderately interesting, charmingly geeky, mostly pointless” and didn’t really think much more of it. Last week Karen decided we should give it a try. She … Continue reading