Holly burst in the door brandishing something in her usual triumphantly clutching a mighty prize fashion, “Dad, I’ve got a flower for you!” She knows me well does my girl.
Posted on March 12th, 2011 by PTC*
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Full press release below, the camping ban is law from 1st June. I have mixed emotions as I can see both sides of the argument. I’ll be watching, jeez, we’ll all be watching this one closely. **************************************************** “Community Joy as Camping Byelaw Approved” 10 March 2011 New laws aimed at helping to protect the landscape [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by PTC*
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Thinking is never good, just leads to trouble. I’ve done many things that make me wince, even 20 or 30 years on I screw up my face at the memory of whatever I’d said or done. They say that youth is wasted on the young, I think it’s more that experience is wasted on the old. [...]
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by PTC*
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Amusingly my old silver Ford estate seems to have become invisible to other road users. They don’t see me at junctions, roundabouts, even on straight sections of road in broad daylight. I know it’s panels are a little grimy right now, but it’s hardly stealth camouflage. This newly acquired superpower has so far only put [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2011 by PTC*
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The Beinn Narnain trip a couple of posts below saw a few new bits and pieces getting some proper use. The Terra Nova laser Ultra 1 probably being the biggest talking point. I’ll do a proper in-depth look at it when I get better close-up shots, but a few things are worth flagging up right [...]
Posted on March 8th, 2011 by PTC*
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In a moment of despair I sent a text to Twitter, Inverness is next to cleanliness. It also seems to be made entirely of retail and business parks. As I had arrived in darkness and seen only Tesco and the Premier Inn I was staying at, it seemed like a reasonable assessment. It’s been a [...]
Posted on March 6th, 2011 by PTC*
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Joycee was on a rare girl’s night out and sleepover, so me and Holly had the place to ourselves resulting in all sorts of shenanigans and a late night for the girl. This meant I couldn’t pack as my rumaging and compressing etc wakes her up every time, so I’d get it in the morning. Morning [...]
Posted on March 1st, 2011 by PTC*
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