Category Archives: Keeping Fit

Weekly Photo Challenge; My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

This week’s weekly photo challenge is to pick the best pictures from 2012 and have those pictures tell everyone about your year. I have so many… to narrow it down to a few to produce a gallery was really really … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birds, Boats, Devon, Jewellery, London, Music, Olympics, Parakeets, Photography, Snow, Surrey Hills, Travel, Water, Wilson | Tagged Birdham Pool, Christmas Swim, Hampton Open Air Pool, Leonard Cohen, London 2012, Photography, Postaday, Snow, St Martha on The Hill, Weekly Photo Challenge | 39 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We found another ‘Pet Christmas Tree‘ on Desborough Island during our walk today and one bauble in particular caught my eye 🙂 I decided to have a play with my camera and here are the results To find out more … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Bauble, Christmas Tree, Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Pet Christmas Trees, Remembering Pets, Travel Theme, Wilson | 6 Comments

Wilson’s daily swamp hunt – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk on Desborough Island today, a man made Island created when the ‘Desborough Cut’ was dug in 1935 order to improve flow and ease navigation on the river. The cut has helped to alleviate flooding … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Flooding Thames, Getting Fit, Janathon, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, River Thames, Wilson | 4 Comments

Walk in Oxshott Woods

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Oxshott Woods today, there were a lot less puddles, but he still managed to find a big muddy puddle and sit down in it. I decided not to take a photo as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Esher Woods, Getting Fit, Janathon, Lonesome Pine, Muddy Puddle, Oxshott Woods, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Wilson | 7 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Esher Common

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

During our walk in Esher woods today we noticed a tree decorated with baubles and tinsel. Esher common is very popular with dog walkers, and a family had decorated a tree with Christmas decorations in memory of three of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Baubles, Christmas Tree, Esher Woods, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Remembering Pets, Star Filter, Travel Theme | 16 Comments

Janathon 1 (Otherwise known as Wilson finds another swamp)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk in Esher Woods today thinking that it might be a bit less swampy than beside the river. He still managed to find the muddiest puddle and sit down in it Then, when we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Janathon, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Esher Woods, Getting Fit, Janathon, Muddy Puddle, Postaday, stinky, Wilson | 8 Comments

From Sofa to Marathon – Week 2

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

Last week I was quite despondent that I haven’t been able to do any running or circuit training at all due to my neuralgia & now chesty cough too. I made a resolution to spend some time looking up what … Continue reading →

Posted in 40, Athletics, Diet, Fibromyalgia, Getting old, Health, Janathon, Keeping Fit, Marathon, Neuralgia, Running, Wilson | Tagged 52-Week Project, Getting Fit, Janathon, Marathon, New Years Resolution, Postaweek, Sofa to Marathon, Training, Wilson | 8 Comments

Christmas comes early for Wilson

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Barbara

Wilson loves water. We think he has some Water Spaniel in him, although he is definitely not that big! He has webbed feet. We got him from the RSPCA so we do not have his history apart from that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Walking, Water, Wilson | Tagged Black Cocker Spaniel, Christmas, cocker poo, Janathon, Postaday, RSPCA, Stick, Swamp, Water Spaniel, Wilson | 12 Comments

From Sofa to Marathon – Week 1

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Barbara

Last week at 12.12pm, on Wednesday the 12th of December 2012 (12.12.12 12:12) I posted my New Years Resolution. A bit early I know, but because this thing is going to take me way more than a year to achieve, … Continue reading →

Posted in 40, Athletics, Diet, Getting old, Health, Keeping Fit, Marathon, Neuralgia, Running | Tagged 52-Week Project, Dysfunctional Eating, Getting Fit, Marathon, New Years Resolution, Postaweek, Sofa to Marathon, Training | 7 Comments

Olympics 2012 London Cycling

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Barbara

The first real impact of having the Olympics staged in London 2012 for us, was when they decided the routes of the cycling time trials and road races, and both the races were to be through where we live. In … Continue reading →