Saturday 18th January, 25 I decided to stick the directive of consistency first and foremost, keeping today’s wandering local, plus I didn’t have the whole day to use up with Chris working the morning we …
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Life in an old dog!

Firstly let me just state for the record, “the old dog” to which the headline refers is an old PC I picked up for the bargain price of £20 in December 2024, not me! This …
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December was okay as far as my walking goes, I think I managed four or five 5 – 10 milers, so not record breaking but not as sedentary as can happen some years. I do …
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My walking had really fallen off as of late. Countryside (real, off-road stuff) has been a no-go all year for reasons I really can’t justify, the unfulfilling slip and slide in January at Anglezarke really …
Continue readingGrey Knotts, Brandreth and Haystacks

The walk of Saturday the third of August, 2024. Me and Karl went to Honister Slate Mine in order to walk the four Wainwright summits of: Grey Knotts Brandreth Haystacks Fleetwith Pike With regret, I …
Continue readingYou Will Own Nothing (part 3/3)
So! Upon first reading I was not shocked. Moreover, some parts of the ‘life’ bring with them a certain indication of security. I know that sounds safe and boring but we all need that. She …
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First the logic: “Life has never been better” – well the first thing to notice here is the absence of the possessive pronoun – “my”. So is she speaking for everyone? That’s the first leaning …
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Because I feel this needs to be discussed. I’m a centrist. There, I’ve said it, and I’ve been saying that for around twenty years. By centrist what I mean is that my opinions and general …
Continue readingPiecing together the monster route

And what a lame header that is! After the walk last month which served as an introduction to the rural / agricultural road which is New Lane, I decided to start putting together the components …
Continue readingThe New Lane to Moss Lane Experience
A Southport Walk on Sunday March 3rd, 2024 I had been in search of newer locations to explore in my beloved adopted town of Southport, this one had been tempting me for a month and …
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