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Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Get Up and Go (To Buttermere
This is me off to Buttermere for some walking about, some eating, some drinking and some TGO 2013 route planning. I have maps, I have er... thingy and I have the will to implement it, whatever it is.
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.
Relief, it's finished.
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*Good evening.*
That's a relief, the woolly artwork is finished. It seemed to go on for a
long time, because I am easily distracted. The construction wa...
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*Weather: *Gloriously sunny morning with just a few clouds bubbling around
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*Start Point:* layby by Ty Cerrig on B439...
color
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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.
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*Supporting The Christie and The Seashell Trust:*
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*Part One: *
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msr night glow zipper pulls
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A simple and effective tent upgrade that adds less than 3g* to the shelter.
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