Snowshoeing into the Year of the Pig
It wasn’t until I was walking towards the hill known as The Sow of Atholl that I realised how fitting…
February 11, 2019
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Ramblings and Scramblings
Hillwalking, climbing and blethering
The Cairnwell: first winter hillwalk after a sprained ankle
The Cairnwell is a mountain near Glen Shee in Scotland, an area which I’ve been entranced with since I was…
February 5, 2019
New insight into cow’s milk intolerance: the clue is in the breed
Last week I posted about the embarrassing, inconvenient and sometimes excruciating cow’s milk intolerance that I’ve suffered for over 20…
February 4, 2019
Twenty years of cow’s milk intolerance… cured?
It was a warm day in July, and I had just completed a circuit of Meall nan Tarmachan and the…
January 31, 2019
Taking risks: it gets easier with practice
I was having a silly argument with a couple of hillwalking friends a few weeks ago. I’d said I did…
January 24, 2019
My pick for the fosteraminnow challenge
Ever since @bozz launched the #fosteraminnow challenge, it was in the back of my mind to find a minnow to…
January 21, 2019
Diet for the planet: making food a political issue
Yes, you read that correctly. A group of “experts” have come up with a proposed eating plan for the entire…
January 17, 2019
No added sugar please!
I hate New Year resolutions, but it really is time I gave up sugar. Processed, refined sugar, that is –…
January 13, 2019
Is the era of driving really coming to an end?
Driverless cars are coming – but maybe not as quickly as we’ve been expecting. An article published on the BBC…
January 10, 2019
Six days in Torridon, Part 3: Slioch
Slioch was to be my third big mountain walk in three days. Unlike Beinn Alligin and Beinn Eighe, Slioch only…
January 8, 2019