Wednesday 15 July 2020
by Wulf
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Today we’ve concluded the purchase of a new home in Loughborough. The start of a new chapter… although, peeking ahead, I can see a lot of hard work over the next few weeks as we arrange for the essential utilities, … Continue reading
Saturday 11 July 2020
by Wulf
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Our treat for yesterday morning’s perambulation was meeting a friendly little baby robin. We we walking through Burleigh Woods, on the far side of the University campus, and I spotted a rather round looking bird. Grabbing the binoculars, I quickly … Continue reading
Saturday 4 July 2020
by Wulf
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We were up in the local wolds this afternoon, near Wymeswold. I’ve discovered a Leicestershire-focused site called Choose How You Move, where I found the Wymeswold Parish Walks file under the walking section. As is often the case, following the … Continue reading
Tuesday 9 June 2020
by Wulf
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If I’m going to do a daily, directly painted watercolour and blog about it, that means I need to do some painting about the other things I’ve done so I can write about them. On Sunday we stayed in bed … Continue reading
Saturday 30 May 2020
by Wulf
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We went back past Dishley Pool for our walk this morning, starting from a bit closer but continuing on down the top of the Grand Union canal and completing the loop via the industrial estate. No kingfisher today but we … Continue reading
Thursday 28 May 2020
by Wulf
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This morning’s walk was relatively unplanned. Jane said she wanted somewhere flat so I suggested a short drive to park up near Blackbrook Way and then a walk past Dishley Pool to the bank of the River Soar. It was … Continue reading
Friday 22 May 2020
by Wulf
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For today’s exercise, we went back to Beacon Hill and the entrance we normally use on Deans Lane. However, we made a change by walking to the summit and back without stopping. Even admiring the view, I scrupulously kept my … Continue reading