Will I do it?

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Days, Exercise, Hill, Life, Penkhull, Steps, Thinking, Time, Walking3 Comments

Another day, 14 so far, will I be able to do #100daywalkingchallenge? What happens when I get there, or trip up and twist an ankle. I hope I can be determined enough. My mind seems to be getting into a walking gear, I’m not as scared of walking as I was. I used to think walking a few hundred yards was hard. The best thing I did was to decide to walk up our steep hill on most walks, get the hard effort done at the start… It really helped me, getting through the pain… I might not be doing 10000 steps, but I’m doing my best!

Walking in the rain

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Cold, Life, Photos, Rain, tweed, Valentines, Walking, Wet2 Comments

Oh it was wet today! My feet were wet, my coat soaked, my glasses were both steamed up and splashed with rain. My hubby had a body warmer and his old tweed coat on. But we had a good walk. I bought myself valentine flowers and him a packet of chocolate biscuits. Then we had a Thai takeaway for our evening meal… Not the most romantic day, but comfortable…

The Croft

Posted on February 13, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Cold, common land, HS2, Life, Penkhull, Photos, the Croft, Trees, WalkingLeave a comment

Walked across the Croft today, a green lung in our city. Frequented by dog walkers who were out in force today. Its like a patch of common land, open to the public, but the local council wanted to open it up as a housing development. Basically to make money. A lot of people protested but it’s still being discussed as far as I know. It would be sad to lose it.

In some ways it’s like another development, HS2, ancient land and forests and trees being grubbed up for a train line which might knock 30 minutes travel time off the journey between London and Manchester. The tickets are likely to be massively expensive, £250 a time, so only someone on a large salary will be able to afford it. Yet again work to support the prosperous and damage and destroy nature.

Flat tyre…

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Annoying, bike pump, Drawing, flat tyre, foot pump, Garage, inflated, Tyre, WalkingLeave a comment

That was not fun!

We had been out for our afternoon walk and I decided to go out again because I’d forgotten something from the shop up the hill. I asked my hubby if he wanted to come out again. Yes, so I got in the car and he walked round the passenger side only to find the rear tyre was completely flat.

That’s OK we have a tyre inflating pump? In the car? No….? Hubby thinks he’s ‘borrowed it’ to inflate his motorbike tyres. He also ‘borrowed’ my car keys to look in the boot of the car….

It wasn’t in the boot so he went off to look in the kitchen (as you do) and then the shed….Half an hour later, the only thing he could find was an old footpump and a bike pump with a shrader connector. I couldnt find my keys- until I spotted them stuck in the passenger side door- where he had left them when he went in search of things walked off!

I said I would walk to the local garage while he tried the foot pump. I decided to go and buy another inflator so there would be enough air in the tyre to drive down the garage and inflate it fully with their air machine. Off I walked while he, having given the foot pump a go and not getting any air in the tyre started with the bicycle pump! I came back with a new air compressor to find he had managed to half inflate the tyre! We then tried the new compressor ( I turned on the engine- he attached the valve to the tyre) No, it didnt seem to work! So I decided to drive us down to the garage…I asked where the foot pump was and he said he had left it on the pavement,

The flat wheel registered at 22 psi- thats not bad going for a bike pump! the other three were worryingly about 24. They should be a lot more than that, I pumped them all up to 33psi, although one did seem to lose a bit of air, perhaps its because the car has been standing still for most of the last year- I’ve only filled it up once every four to six weeks!

We went off to get some shopping and then came home. I thought I saw something like an old tin can next to the pavement in the road…CRUNCH! It was the footpump he had left.. Next to the kerb! I hope the drivers side tyres will be oK!

And we’re walking…

Posted on February 7, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, doing it, Exercise, kilometers, Miles, Steps, thanks, WalkingLeave a comment

So this week I started a #100daywalkingchallenge with friends. Given that I don’t walk far normally I think doing an average of about three miles a day isn’t bad. Particularly since I have been doing a lot of uphill bits to exercise my heart more. I just think if I hadn’t been pushed by a friend to do it I never would have. The point is I was scared. I’d walked with friends before, but in the countryside, and they would leave me plodding on behind and laugh when I struggled to get over stiles because of my bad balance and short legs. My hubby carried on, but I gave up on it. I’m glad now that I have realised I can do it after all!

Digital finger painting

Posted on February 6, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 100 day walking challenge, Art, Artrage oil app, Digital drawing, Finger painting, red boots, Shoes, Sketching, WalkingLeave a comment

Digital drawing in ArtRage oils. Using my finger to draw as I don’t have a stylus on my phone. The colours aren’t bad, but with just four brush tools it can end up a bit streaky. There is a metallic option but I only used it a bit….

Walking again

Posted on February 5, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Dreaming, Exercise, Fish and chips, Life, pebbles, Sand, Seaside, She'll, stick of rock, WalkingLeave a comment

Up the hill round the corner, down the other side, urban jungle, walking through terraced houses and past the church. Over into a housing estate… It might be good to go further, but I’m not allowed.

I still want to walk along a beach, water lapping the shore. The sound of water trickling through pebbles, sand and shells.

Buying sticks of rock, fish and chips, a drink of bitter shandy. Seagulls trying to steal your ice-cream.

I can dream!

Remember . not , for the decimal point…..

Posted on February 4, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #100daywalkingchallenge, Distance, error, Fun, kilometers, Mars, Miles, probe, WalkingLeave a comment

Oops. I don’t think I walked 207 miles today, schoolgirl mistake..

It’s like a probe that was sent to Mars a few years ago. They failed to convert distances from Kilometers to Miles (or the other way round). The robe crashed, no matter what you do there will always be human error.

So if I add up all my miles over this challenge I’m hoping it will take me well over 207…we will see. X

Sartorial. What’s that?

Posted on February 3, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged blue mask, Colours, Life, Poem, Poetry, sartorial, Tired, Walking, White hairLeave a comment

I’m not the most sartorial walker,

Nothing matches

Everthing clashes

I like my white hair

Like I’ve had a bad scare!

Black and white trousers,

Red boots,

Purple jacket,

Blue fleece and mask,

I’m still standing

But my toes hurt,

My legs ache,

My fingers are white and cold

But I will do it all again

Tomorrow!

Uphill

Posted on February 3, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Exercise, Hills, Penkhull, Shattered, Steps, Stoke-on trent, Tired, Walking2 Comments

Five and a quarter miles! Help. I got to about 9000 steps and my friend said why not walk up the hill at penkhull! Note to self, do the hill at the start of the walk, not half way through it. Half way up I had to call a halt and we turned onto some flattish side streets. Then a gentle slope back downhill and about a mile on the flat back home…

Mallaband-Brown

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