It was Holly’s second birthday on Saturday. She’s recovering from the same bug I eventually got (and Granny, Mum…), but she still loved her presents, cake and candles. I can’t believe it’s been two years. It feels like two minutes, but we feel like we’ve always been a team of three. There really is no greater joy [...]
Posted on November 8th, 2009 by PTC*
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The week is almost done. Thank Jimmy for that. I nipped out to the rehearsal studio last night, ill or not I’m a Scotsman and I’m not paying for something without getting the benefit (we’ve got a block room-booking). It was a good idea, I had a great time. We’ve settled on what tune we’re [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by PTC*
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It was a bit like the old days. I looked at my watch, I looked at the patchy cloud and the spots of rain landing on the windscreen. There was nothing to be done ’til tomorrow, so I headed home, grabbed some kit, packed a rucksack and picked up a pair of still unworn test boots [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by PTC*
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Carefully made in the UK by… That’s something you took for granted at one time, these days it means either valiant independent or old. In this case both apply, the former at the time of its manufacture in 1995 and the latter as I’m taking it’s photies. Old it may be, but amazingly this pack is new and [...]
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by PTC*
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It’s not that I’m bored with new gear, but I think it’s time to remind myself how far kit has come, or indeed hasn’t since I first got into techy outdoor gear and left army surplus and Adidas Sambas behind. So over winter I’ll be pulling out some kit from the early 90′s when I first [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2009 by PTC*
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