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• Wentwood Forest Walk

  

  Sunday 21st February 2016With an uninviting forecast to follow a day that was wet and dreary, it didn’t seem like the greatest of opportunities to go... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Bath Skyline Walk

  

  Sunday 14th February 2016Valentine’s Day… What better way to have spent it than doing something I love that could be shared with a group of other people?It’s... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• A New Workshop?

  

  There’s a very good chance that I have found myself a new workshop. Less than two-years after departing the first one alongside my mother’s home. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Machinist / John Wick

  

  First up this evening, we have a fairly well-received ‘thriller’ that strengthened Christian Bale’s CV ahead of selection for the starring role in the Dark... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Life Choices: Writing

  If there’s one thing I believe I am very good at then it has to be writing. I’m not a talker and I will sometimes doubt my abilities in other fields where I... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Adding a Mattress Topper

  

  We’re not even quite halfway in to February and already, I’ve succumbed to what I believe is my fourth visit to Bristol’s Ikea store in as many months!Not... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Way Back / Inbetweeners 2

  

  Not to be confused with another title from my previous post of film reviews, The Way Back begins in a Siberian Prisoner of War camp, set during World Way II. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Life Choices: Woodwork

  

  It should come as no surprise to many people that I have talents and abilities when it comes to working with wood. I appreciate there are still likely to be... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Reverse Gorge Walk

  

  Thursday 4th February 2016On a rare day off from work yesterday, I found myself with a day that had become free and undedicated, as previous plans fell to piece... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Life Choices: Now

  

  It’s not often that I will go to the effort of drafting one of my posts, especially when my writing is something that flows so naturally (and yes, I am aware... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Walking the Way

  

  Only a couple of weeks ago, I watched a film titled The Way, starring Martin Sheen and written by his son, Emilio Estevez. At first, I felt the film was... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• #Walk1000Miles

  

  I first became aware of the #Walk1000Miles initiative via social media in December and it only took a matter of minutes for me to sign up beyond the discovery. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Cam in the Cotswolds

  

  Saturday 16th January 2016It’s been seven-days since my most recent walk – one with the walking group for the second successive week running (a good start to th... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• The Way / Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

  

  When Amazon recommended another video about a long-distance walk, it instantly became a High Priority on my Love Film Rental List. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Minehead and the SWCP (Part 2)

  

  Sunday 20th December 2015Continuing on from the tail-end of Part 1, where I’d stopped for lunch beside the sea in Minehead; I was now ready to my most local... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Selworthy to Minehead (Part 1)

  

  Sunday 20th December 2015It was one-day before the official Winter Solstice date and, with work otherwise interfering, this was best chance of repeating the fea... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Camping Plans for 2016

  

  A brand-new year is already two-weeks underway! Over the Christmas break, I took a few minutes to jot down a couple of short lists – one for potential walks; th... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Wotto’ Lovely Walk

  

  Sunday 10th January 2016My most recent walk was up in the southern half of the Cotswolds, beginning and ending in Wotton-Under-Edge. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Brean Down

  

  Sunday 3rd January 2016Wet weather apprehended my plans for a short New Year’s Day walk and the following day wasn’t much better. Sunday morning began with an... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Memento / Mockingjay: Part 1

  

  My interest in Memento came about after reading somewhere that it was released around the same time as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – one of my... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT