Tag Archives: Forest of Dean
When walking is better than cycling…
I will almost always prefer to cycle but there’s a lot to be said for walking. Only by walking do you stumble across interesting bits and pieces hidden away. I’m not talking about the likes of the beautiful piece of … Continue reading
A busy day in the Forest of Dean
Busiest day in the Forest of Dean of 2015, according to the lady in the Round Tuit at Mallards Pike as she handed me a hot bacon roll and a polystyrene cup of tea. There were about ten people visible … Continue reading
Gloopy golden gorgeousness
I felt a bit crocked on Sunday, to be honest. I had a bad back from frantic cleaning, a twingeing thigh ligament from last weekend’s yoga exercises (which was an ironic injury as I was doing it to relieve the … Continue reading
Did the earth move for you?
Well, yes, agreed…. the last blog was pretty curmudgeonly so I’m making amends by sharing one of my big huge shut-up-now-forgoodnessake enthusiasms. With a bit of luck they will make the earth move, they certainly blow your neural cortexes if … Continue reading
Cycling consumer fail
It was only when I was getting the kit on to go mountainbiking in the Forest of Dean last weekend that I realised that where bike shops are concerned, I am a living nightmare. It’s not so much that they … Continue reading
Mainly fair with occasional rain blog – 2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading
Why Forests should remain free to all
Massively important news recently – and no I’m not, for change talking cycling, the Tour de France, the Olympics or La Vuelta (starts today) – although I could bore you silly with ALL of that – I’m talking the independent … Continue reading
Older, wiser, faster
I was immensely cheered yesterday by the sight of an old guy with a neat silvery-white beard zooming down a slope in Cheltenham on his mountainbike. He was wearing a red jacket which was flying out in the wind and … Continue reading
Bad parenting
An article headed “Five hallmarks of bad parenting that are actually good for kids” caught my eye today. I never considered myself a particularly good parent but hey, maybe the boys had turned out ok because of the dodgy parenting! … Continue reading
Confessions of a tandem virgin
I lost my tandem virginity today and I kind of regret it. I regret it from the point of view of the state of delicious anticipation being much more exciting then the actual activity turns out to be. Up until … Continue reading
Janh1: Mainly fair with occasional rain. 