CUMBRIA WAY ADVENTURE JOURNAL | Part 1
Back in Summer 2023, Jenni (my Coast to Coast and West Highland Way hiking buddy) and I, walked the Cumbria Way. Well, the Cumbria Way-ish. We used this 73-mile waymarked long-distance trail in the Lake District as inspiration for a week hiking in this … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 141 | WOODLAND WANDERING
I mentioned at the very end of my last weekly blog – episode 140 – that I’d just received word our guided stargazing experience had been cancelled due to bad weather. Again. While it makes complete sense to postpone such … Continued
SETTING GOOD INTENTIONS | BUCKET LIST RESET 2024
My annual bucket list refresh, sharing my goals, hopes and intentions for 2024. Goals posts are a funny thing to publish. I mean, some of you won’t care what I’m hoping to achieve in 2024, and that is fine. But … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 140 | PRODUCTIVITY VS SUCCESS
This weekly blog includes a giveaway… make sure you read to the end to find out how to win a copy of Cook Out by Harrison Ward. For the first time this year, I’ve not been able to get my … Continued
WHAT’S IN MY DAY HIKE PACK | 2024 EDITION
My day hike pack and everything I put in it… Whether you are walking five miles or 25 on your day hike, this is a post for you. It’s all about what I’ll be carrying in my day hike pack … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 139 | VIEWS FROM SUGAR LOAF
Hooray for an outdoors focused weekly blog episode! It feels like most of my January musings have been very, well, indoors so far this year. Not entirely, but mostly. Which is fine, and certainly real life, but Splodz Blogz is … Continued
ONE HOUR OUTSIDE FEBRUARY PHOTO CHALLENGE 2024
The Splodz Blogz Annual February Photo Challenge | #SplodzDPC Something of a mainstay here on Splodz Blogz (have you taken part in the last eight?!), today I’m sharing the themes for this year’s annual February photo challenge, which starts next … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 138 | MAKING TOOTHPASTE TABLETS
This episode in my weekly blog series is going to be a bit of a homey one. It seems the activities I chose to partake in around my work and other commitments over the last few days, the things I … Continued
CURRENTLY LOVING | JANUARY 2024
What are you currently loving this January? Your favourite things of the moment? The things you have and the things you do that make you smile, make you feel good, put a smile on your face? I know life is … Continued
WEEKLY BLOG EPISODE 137 | THE REAL EBENEZER SCROOGE
The main feature of this weekly blog episode should have been a trip over to Wales for a night of guided stargazing. Alas, the British weather had other ideas. After we got so much joy from seeing the stars in … Continued