No regrets. Just do it.

No matter how fit I am and how many hills I climb, I still think I can’t do it. The … Continue reading No regrets. Just do it.

On top of the world

The ice clung like lace to the car as we came out of the hotel to collect our walking poles. … Continue reading On top of the world

The broad shadow of white skin beneath my watch, squeezed between the brown, is disappearing fast. The kids have been … Continue reading Autumn blues (and reds and yellows and oranges)

The weekend didn’t go exactly as planned. Saturday started well, with a hearty porridge breakfast to give N fuel for … Continue reading The rough and the smooth

‘I am in need of spiritual rejuvenation.’ N stands looking pensively out of the bedroom window. ‘Do you fancy going … Continue reading Getting high

They hang like trophies on a twisted wire fence. They are, to put it bluntly, the kind of thing you … Continue reading Hidden treasures

I’ve been thinking a lot about the Norwegians. Not the current cohort. I only know one, because he happens to … Continue reading Bloody June

I’ll be honest – I haven’t been paying much attention recently. I can find I’ve stomped a good half mile … Continue reading Out of sorts

There’s a real danger I’ll begin to sound like some ancient hippy if I’m not careful. For a start, I’m … Continue reading More than enough

This week my son turned sixteen. It is the first milestone birthday en route to adulthood, for now he can … Continue reading Happy returns