11 October 2020 should’ve been a big day in the running calendar, with both Chicago & the postponed Manchester marathons taking place. But, sadly & perhaps unsurprisingly, both have been cancelled this week. 2 more big marathons bite the dust. London is now the only “major” race left standing this …
My cyber-girlfriend Myriam who runs through the countryside and parks in Belgium definitely has an eye for the quirky. This, dear reader, is an insect hotel, she assures me: How interesting. I wonder what insects live in this smart-looking? Ants? In my local biodiversity park, here in Delhi, I see …
Even before I saw the comment my London-based friend Alison attached to her photo of Richmond Park yesterday, I thought how dried up the grass looked – almost African savannah-esque: There’s definitely a hint of Africa (where, incidentally both Ali & I lived, through not at the same time)…or perhaps …
Today has been a good day for running friends. This is the 3rd guest post today. All 3 from women friends. All 3 from different countries. And all 3 unsolicited (that means I didn’t nag and nag and nag these lovely gals 🙂 ). They all volunteered, the darlings. THIS …
My South-Africa based friend Sarah, who has contributed to this blog before (here, here & here), sent me some pictures from her Sunday morning run, where she tried (& apparently failed) to dodge the winter rain showers. Sarah runs with her dogs, in the hills behind her farm in the …
A couple of weeks ago, my UK-based girlfriends Katha shared some fun photos of scarecrows from her run. Yes. Scarecrows. Yesterday, Katha was out running in her village which is celebrating its Scarecrow Festival, and she shares here some of the clever and funny and bang-on-trend scarecrows made & displayed …
My London-based friend Alison who has been chronicling the wildlife and scenery of Richmond Park during her lockdown runs and sharing them with us here, has a super photo from her latest run. Will you just have a dekko at this handsome fella!! How gorgeous is he? From his cool, …
The lovely Sarah Arnot is the real deal – one of those seemingly effortless super women. A phenomenally accomplished show jumper, a writer, a blogger, a dog-lover, and a runner. She lives on a smashing farm just outside Cape Town, where she goes for runs with her dogs through the …
My London based friend Alison has been out and about running in Richmond Park, from where she has previously shared with us here some great photos of the deer that roam freely in this huge, beautiful park in south London. She’s also been charting the progress of this season’s crop …
I LOVE this post from my friend Katha, who lives in a village in the north of England, and I’ll tell you why I love it so. It’s because it somehow highlights the strain of slight eccentricity that I have always suspected ran through my fellow country-peoples’ veins. Katha explains: …
