I’ve been away for another family visit – this one to celebrate my mum’s 86th birthday. Japanese women have the longest life expectancy in the world, but the old Scot has now matched them and with luck she has a few good years left in her yet – Happy Birthday Mum!
As you will see from yesterday’s post, I had pals up for the weekend. Martin made an early start in order to get home to London at a reasonable time, but Paul and Nick fancied a little stroll along the canal towpath before they set off for home, and my usual walking partner Lisa wanted [...]
It was once again time for my annual mountain bike weekend with some old mates. They bring their MTBs with them to Hebden Bridge and we go out for a tour of local hilly bridleways on the Saturday. Last year’s ride took place in very poor conditions and I wore full winter cycling kit – [...]
Another sunny day, which I spent most of staring at a computer screen at home. Finally, I could bear it no longer. I had a small package to post (some SPD clip-on pedal platforms that I was donating to a fellow CycleChat forum member) so I decided to extend my trip to the post office [...]
It was a nice sunny day but I was busy working at home on the computer when Lisa rang. Did I fancy a quick stroll up to Heptonstall with her? Actually, I did! I wanted a break from the PC and I also wanted to test my new walking shoes which had arrived yesterday. I [...]
I felt a bit yucky this morning but in a rare display of good taste, I’ll spare you the unpleasant details…
My guests were spending a few hours having a tasty veggie brunch at the Bear cafe in Todmorden and a stroll round Tod Market so I did a power walk up to Heptonstall to meet Lisa. Boy, was it humid! I got from home to our meeting place in just 14 minutes and was somewhat [...]
Another lovely day! My guests wanted to go for a scenic bus ride to Haworth, but I’ve been there many times and fancied a bike ride instead. We came to a compromise – they went on ahead by bus and did some sight-seeing and shopping, and I rode over a couple of hours later on [...]