What do you do when you want to climb mountains all the time, but you need to go to work an inconvenient amount of the time? Easy. You consider yourself lucky that you work shifts in Scotland that mean you can get up before the sparrow farts, climb a mountain and be at your desk […]
Spring has arrived, but I’m stuck in here…
Review: Regatta Women’s X-ert Capris. A few weeks ago the sun came out for a little while, a few hours of blue sky and optimism. It’s here! Spring has arrived. Then it started to rain. And in between the showers it was damp. And windy. And cold. I spend much of the bright spell contemplating long sun soaked […]
Sunshine: That’s better
It really has felt like the rain never stopped and the sky never darkened. At the time I never feel like I’m affected by the weather, but really I must be. Consequently 2014 got off to a bit of a bleurgh start, all gloomy for no good reason. Apart from the rain and the Panther’s […]
Review: Hi-Tec boots Total Terrain Mid Waterproof
It’s not quite the right time of year for reviewing walking boots. Or not for me anyway. With the Pedal for Scotland looming, every fresh air opportunity has been taken on two wheels. However, a pair of very lovely Hi-Tec boots (Total Mid Terrain Waterproof) has been sitting demanding my attention for some time. So […]
205/365 Walking footwear gets a hi-tec makeover
When I did that chocolate post yesterday and stuck poor Freddo into the laces of my walking boots I was struck by how tired they looked. And the smell wasn’t very enticing either. Admittedly the boots have served me well. I think I bought them not long after Boy Two was born and he’s 11 […]