Category Archives: Keeping Fit

Travel Theme; Transportation

I love cycling, and I love bicycles.  Here are some I’ve taken  on our travels, not all suitable for transportation! Addendum Another bike abroad, this time at the Rembrant Memorial in Amsterdam  C1995 🙂 To find out more about this … Continue reading

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12.12.12 12:12 Is it too early for a New Years Resolution?

I have thought about doing something like this for a really long time, but always the second the thought came into my head it ran for the exits as fast as its little feet could carry it!! Recently I have … Continue reading

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Exercise really does energise!

This afternoon it rained, really heavily.  The roads were flooded again.  I am tired, we went for a long walk on Chobham Common yesterday and I took Wilson for a 2 mile power walk in Horsell Common in Woking this … Continue reading

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Shoes – The perfect antidote to a rainy Wednesday

This is my second post about shoes If you have read my first post : Shoes – The perfect antidote to a rainy Monday, you will probably not believe what I am about to write… My other favourite shoes are … Continue reading

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Boats, Egypt, Keeping Fit, Myrtle, Shoes, Shoes, Tortoise, Water | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Green (2)

Looking for ‘Green’ in November when surrounded by beautiful reds and browns and golds, reminds me of the first line of a Robert Frost’s Poem; ‘Nature’s first green is gold’ On our 4 hour hike yesterday up and down all … Continue reading

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Oh Help!

I’m 1 stone above my ideal weight and 2 stone off the weight I want to be! For a former anorexic, this is not good news!! The last time I was this heavy I was about 7 months pregnant!  No … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Happy

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The Challenge this week is to create a gallery of happy photos, or photos that make me happy! Taking photographs makes me happy & I love when they come out well, like the little bird I found on a wall … Continue reading

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Fit Mum? I’m becoming one

Finally after 15 years I have decided I need to do something about my bum, tum & thighs! Years of working or studying have finally taken their toll and I am seriously unfit! I tried a few years back to … Continue reading

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A day of gardening

I did it!  I moved a trailer load of mulch from the front garden to the back, and even did 50 sit-ups at the end of the day!  I am sure I will ache tomorrow! Initially I thought I wasn’t … Continue reading

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The Fun Theory

I love this video! For me this symbolises what learning and working should be all about. When we are having fun we forget we are working, and suddenly what seemed a chore, becomes easier to complete and repeat without even … Continue reading

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