Archive for May, 2007

More news from Corsica

Not sure I should be reading all of this but then I did ask for the information in the first place.
This is what campers 185 has to say about his trip and more here.
Glad to say I will be traveling much lighter than he was.
He was carrying 28kg, my ruc-sac will weigh no more [...]

Mother and son bonding….

My youngest son is away visiting his Dad, went for a few days but has not come home yet so must be having a good time!!!
So the house is quiet, peaceful and I am not really sure what to do with myself.
My eldest son had a great idea.
While he was out shopping he [...]

Sad news from Corsica…

Had two e-mails today, regarding my trip to Corsica.
One from Marek who has the Corsica a for hikers web site.
The other from Judy Armstrong , nice to think she had time to mail me while on her alpine challenge trip
Nice to know people are thinking about me too 
Sad to hear that 3 people [...]

A big mistake……

A few weeks ago I canceled my gym membership.
Something I dreaded doing.
First time in 15 years that I’ve not been a member of a gym, but I needed to cut back on my spending, so the gym had to go.
Since I canceled it ive been having withdrawal symptoms and I am now desperate to [...]

Better than Tupperware…..

Every Girl that lives on her own would love to know Cindi Dugger.
Cindi Dugger wears pink, loves jewelry and admits to being a bit “girlie,” but she’s not afraid to fix a broken toilet, repair damaged drywall or lay tiles.
Dugger just celebrated her first year as a sales consultant for Tomboy Tools, which sells ergonomically [...]

A lucky escape….

In Cambridge this week-end, where else would you expect me to be 
Woke to a damp and drizzly day,but that was not going to stop Geoff going off to Jesus Green for his daily 10 length swim. 
Unfortunately once again I had forgot to pack my swimming costume….
I may be going shopping later to buy [...]

Eating humble pie…..

When it was suggested I use walking poles for my GR20 trip, I was dead against the idea.
I did a lot of research into using them and it all pointed to using 2 poles.
But still I could not imagine they would make it any easier, I felt I would hate not having my hands free [...]

Boots v lightweight shoes

Some thing I have learnt from my training week-ends, is how important it is to look after your feet.
I sweat a lot and my feet get very hot and sweaty.
So sweaty that I have started to change my socks half way through the day, this is certainly very good for me.
Maybe I should [...]

Your age…..by eating out……

Don’t tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but your waiter may know!
This is pretty neat
DON’T CHEAT… BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read …Be sure you don’t read [...]

Cleaning and washing……

After a great few days walking its back to cleaning and washing….
Trip back was a long one due to flight delays and buses instead of trains, got to bed gone 2am and I was up at 6am to catch the 7am train to Downham and back to work…. its been along day !!
Just put my [...]

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