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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me and superdawg
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. Now I have Lucky the pup. He's a bit like Bruno, only smaller and more suspicious.
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same task different morning - Breakfast hay delivery, Sunday: *This cart was the hurried replacement when my lovely little green one got crushed last April.* Breakfast hay delivery, ...
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ONE MORE TIME - It's time I went to bed. I've had a mug of caramel latte, with a slug of Baileys in it, and a couple of bickies. And I've been watching BGT and AGT. I've p...
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Hallin Fell and Pikeawassa - Early October. The day after my flu and covid inoculations, which will turn out to be significant. As I drove out of Pooley Bridge, there were ‘Road Closed...12 hours ago
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October 1997 - The 'Shipton/Tilman' Route - Day 11 - October 21 - *Tuesday 21st October* A short day that could have been combined with yesterday. A cloudy start, then brightening. Usual routine and usual excellent bre...
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The Twin Peaks of North Tyneside - The Twin Peaks of North Tyneside. January 19th The Rising Sun Country Park has been developed on the site of an old coal mine. Four hundred acres ...
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Beautiful Winter Route In The MacGillycuddy Reeks, In Recent Snow - Thanks for all the interest in last week's winter mountaineering shots. It was a straightforward enough route, but been on my bucket list and had been wa...
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Scammonden with Deanhead circular. - *Friday 27th December.* Looking out of the window first thing (around 7.30am) I could see nothing. It was a completely foggy day. That put a bit of a da...
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Merry Christmastide Everyone! - It’s a few months since I’ve posted due to the ups and downs of my health. So, here is my 2024 in pictures instead of a written piece. Isle of Coll: May A ...
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My camps of 2024 - Not many camps this year, but some interesting ones. First camp of the year was in March on the Corfu trail, an interesting bivvy first of all on a picnic ...4 weeks 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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Overnight in Glen Banchor - Scotland is such a good place for wild camping, the autumn colours are so lovely just now, and I was owed a night in a tent after last weekend’s adventur...
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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🐾3 months 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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Lyme Park to Buxton, 18th July 2024 - A text message from my mate Vinny suggested we might go for a bit of a walk, he quite fancied Lyme Park to Buxton. It promised to be a nice day, so w...6 months ago
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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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What is a bellows tongue and why is it important in outdoor footwear? - Sponsored post If you’ve ever bought a good quality pair of walking boots or shoes, you’ll have noticed (perhaps) that their upper construction includes ...1 year ago
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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...1 year 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...4 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...
5 years ago -
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...
5 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...6 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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The Sappers’ Bothy - I’ve noticed folk referring to ascents of Ben McDui remarking on passing the ‘ruined hut’ – or the Sappers’ Bothy if they know the name – as a sign that th...10 years ago
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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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