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• Spending: September to December 2016

  

  Across the final three months of 2016, I embarked on a ‘spending spree’ of sorts to upgrade a few key areas of my existing range of walk-related clothing. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Hinton Blewett and Litton Walk

  

  Monday 26th December 2016Boxing Day and this walk is set only a few miles south of Chew Valley Lake but on land that seems to be largely unknown to the masses. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Stonehenge Stomp 2017

  

  Sunday 29th January 2017It’s been a week now, since my most recent long-distance walking event.It was only through Facebook – and, perhaps, a week in advance –... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Draycott Sleights

  

  Saturday 24th December 2016Christmas Eve and officially the start of my ten-day break from the ‘necessary’ routine of work.Of course, I was going to spend the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Blagdon Walk – December 2016

  

  Tuesday 20th December 2016Each time I entertain the thought of doing a walk that includes the village of Blagdon and its lake, I find myself tracing out a mostl... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• #Walk1000Miles – January 2017

  

  Already, the first month of this new year now lies behind us!Having amassed an impressive total of nine-hundred-and-sixty-five miles for the whole of 2016, I... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Cutting Condensation on the Fridge

  

  Living in flat with minimal household facilities, I found myself wanting – and, almost of necessity, needing – to use the top surface of my small... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Wellow Walk – December 2016

  

  Sunday 18th December 2016Wellow. A North East Somerset village that I seem to be visiting quite frequently. Before writing this post, I’ve already returned... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• ‘The Cat’s Back’ (Part 2)

  

  Saturday 17th December 2016In Part 1, I had reached the summit of Hay Bluff, with its trig point imprinted with the image of the Welsh Dragon. Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• ‘The Cat’s Back’ (Part 1)

  

  Saturday 17th December 2016This was to be my first ever walk in the Black Mountains. I’d already postponed it by seven-days due to a poor weather forecast and,... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2017 HOME

• Video: My First Walk in the Black Mountains

  

  I’m about to begin writing up a memorable walk from the middle of December. It was my first time exploring the Black Mountains in Wales, having already visited... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Patching a Hole in the Ceiling

  

  Over Christmas, I started a DIY job that I didn’t ‘have’ – and, at the time of writing this, it’s not entirely finished off and tidied up. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Keynsham to Pensford

  

  Monday 5th December 2016So, there was no marker, monument or statue to denote the end of the Two Rivers Way… I’d read in advanced that it finishes at the A4... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Pensford to Keynsham (2 Rivers Way)

  

  Monday 5th December 2016This was a walk that I had hoped to do a fortnight earlier, but for a surge in heavy rainfall and extreme flooding in some parts of Nort... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Severn Beach Walk – Attempt No.2

  

  Saturday 3rd December 2016My first walk in December was a second attempt at a partial-fail dating back over three-and-a-half years.With minimal daylight hours,... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• #Walk1000Miles – December 2016

  

  Just as I finished writing up my walks from November, 2016 draws to an end.It’s time to review my final month’s mileage and to see how I faired in my first... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2017 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Ozelworth Bottom

  

  Sunday 27th November 2016One day after following a Walk West route in Somerset, I decided to embark on another walk from the free eBooks, beginning further nort... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Somerset Coal Canal (Part 1)

  

  Saturday 26th November 2016I do hope that everyone reading this has had and is still enjoying a good Christmas. I also hope that you are able to get outdoors, a... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Storm Angus – Wrington, November 2016

  

  Tuesday 22nd November 2016Many parts of the United Kingdom were hit hard by what was known as ‘Storm Angus’, about this time last month. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Deerhurst and the Severn Way

  

  Sunday 20th November 2016Another weekend and yet another November walk, with the route taken directly from one of the Walk West eBooks. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT