This ditty is for all, or at least, any, of my friends who are currently suffering from the Shingles. Eat More Fruit! You know it makes sense.
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About Me
- Mike Knipe
- Crook, County Durham, United Kingdom
- I am a retired NHS Personnel person. All I do nowadays is walk about.I used to have my pet dog Bruno with me, (in the front page pic). he was Superdawg but he died. Then my new dog Lucky The Dog who also died and now I have Ringo the daft Border Collie.
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Saturday night . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . is film night. BAFTA-winning drama starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters. A plucky young hairdresser starts university and meets a cy...
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Taigh Mor and Penrith parkrun - After 340 miles we reached our home for the next week. Great views towards the Ben. ⁸ We had taken a break at Penrith - the tenth time I have done this ...
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A coastal walk again - A coastal walk again. May 8th After several country walks and a slog round Prague I've been looking forward to being beside the seaside. An old favourit...
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still with the markmaking - Daily Markmaking is now in year nine. Can you believe it? I had to check it twice. Yesterday was #3048: this very small section of a very large red oak ...
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Queso Blanco - These photos are from the day after my walk around Hawes. Of course, another option, when the weather is a bit mixed, is to stick to local walks. You could...2 days ago
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Wednesday 6 May: Gathersnow Hill & Goseland Hill - In our hasty packing for this trip, whilst also trying to decide on where we would be going and what we would be doing, I belatedly decided that I needed...
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Walk out with Julia Bradbury for National Walking Month - This May, we are highlighting the physical and mental health benefits of walking for women for National Walking Month3 days ago
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Roasting Limpets - Bushcraft Training - Needed to practice something for a bushcraft course in May; that's involving sea shore foraging. Limpets; pretty tasty; usually cooked in hot water, like...
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Todmorden to Littleborough along the Rochdale canal. - * Saturday 25th April 2026.* This post is just for my records as a reminder of doing this walk along the Rochdale canal. We actually did this route pre...
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Welcome to spring - I’ve always loved the mountains in winter, from early experience of climbing hills in the snow as a teenager to later years of more technical challenges st...4 weeks ago
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Hallowe'en Ceilidh - with thanks - *Our Hallowe'en Ceilidh at New Mills Town Hall raised a tremendous total of £982.06.* *Photos here.* *This has been equally divided between The Sea...
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The Troms Border Trail A solo trek from Sweden to Norway and finnishing in Finland The Abridged version - As is becoming tradition i ran away for my birthday again this year, this time i wanted to visit Norway and Finland so the Troms border trail was chosen. D...6 months ago
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Can a camping pillow make you happy? - Time to swap that jacket stuffed dry bag for an actual camping pillow? The post Can a camping pillow make you happy? first appeared on Fi Darby.7 months ago
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Beyond the Road: - *Recollections From a European Cycle Tour.* *Part One: * A week ago, I boarded the overnight ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth. This marked the...
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Pebbles And Islay Go Nadventuring - 🐾i’s dun a little vidio of owr adventures its only 5 minits long but better than mums vidios🐾1 year ago
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11 - 17 September 2024 - Braemar - The 70 mile drive took longer than usual, mainly because of heavy traffic in Perth, but it was a pleasant journey all the same with me in the motorcaravan ...
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TGO Challenge 2022, Days 13-14, Tarfside to St Cyrus (published from a saved draft) - *DAY 13: TARFSIDE TO NORTH WATER BRIDGE* DAY 13, WEDNESDAY. RIGHT-CLICK TO ENLARGE IN NEW WINDOWDistance: 27.0 km Ascent: 150 m LOUISE & BARRY AT...
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Cateran Trail..what a gem - Day 1 Blairgowrie to Kirkmichael 24.5 km 523m ascent Day started dry but with light rain coming in & staying for most of the day, so donned the waterproofs...2 years ago
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Read Before You Buy: RAB Electron Down Jacket for Women - I absolutely love this jacket and I can recommend it to hikers and campers. Its mid-weight size and warmth makes it amazingly versatile technical jacket. I...6 years ago
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2019 in Review - April 2019 saw us celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary, so we hired a campervan to have an adventure in Scotland. We spent a lovely few days on a wh...
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Happy New Year 2019 / 20 - Well hello from my local village green in between Christmas and New Year. I'm still active on here although only just and wondering how many other peopl...
6 years ago -
Borrowdale - A few photos from a couple of days camping in Borrowdale. Many thanks to Mike for all his help. Over the last few months my Parkinson's condition has worsen...
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FOR SALE: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (Robic version) Size M + Hip Belt (Price Drop) - *Gossamer Gear Mariposa* (*Robic version*) Size *M* + Size *S* Hip Belt *FINAL Price Drop. £120 delivered UK. * *If it doesn't sell, I'll keep it, the pri...
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Come on Heart: Pennine Way Day 4, Jack in at Jack Bridge - Manchester, 5.50am This is a post about how I lost my love of backpacking and why I gave up walking the Pennine Way. Was it difficult to write? Definit...
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Kungsleden, part 1. Hemavan to Kvikkjokk. - It's late in the day and overcast as we disembark from our flight to the tiny town of Hemavan. We unwrap our rucsacs and pack the flight bags and a coup...
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Wainwrights - Low Pike and High Pike from Ambleside - From the parking in Ambleside (£7.00 and toilets not open first thing) we (Moira, Graham and Sandra) headed up the Kirkstone road for a few hundred metres...
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The Arctic Trail – Kautokeino to Kilpisjärvi pt4 (mountains and waterfalls) - The Arctic trail starts at Kautokeino in the far north of Norway and heads south for approximately 800 kilometres. It crosses into Finland and Sweden, fini...8 years ago
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Breaking Free. - Life just seem to keep on turning………ying and yang, ups and downs, positive and negative. The older one gets, the easier it is to understand and cope with t...8 years ago
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msr night glow zipper pulls - A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter. They are easily installed by looping through the zip and back through the loo...
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5 comments:
Ah the genius that was Spike Milligan
Thanks Mike. I appreciate the sentiment.
Haven't seen this before...makes ye smile!
Loved Spike since I was a kid. Indeed a genius of the highest order.
Word: ampses (n) an Orcish term for electricity.
Thanks each - I liked the way they flirted in the middle....
My grandson liked the hair loss at the end...
ampses - arf...!
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