Tag Archives: walking

Blog 115 – 29.4.19. Springtime talking and walking…

Posted on Apr 30, 2019 by

Spring is springing along as usual here in London. It was warmish, we put winter coats away…and then got them out again. It is the beginning of a new term at St.W’s primary and as a volunteer classroom assistant I … Continue reading →

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Blog 108 -7.8.18..Roll out the soda, pretzels and beer…

Posted on Aug 7, 2018 by

I’ve got a stinking cold and sore throat…the kind you might get once a stressful period is over and you can finally afford to collapse in a heap… yes…we have a beautiful new extended kitchen…and yes, it was worth it. … Continue reading →

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Blog 96 – 3.10.17. Camino 5 – Off with her head?

Posted on Oct 17, 2017 by

On arrival in Arzua (only about 40Km left to Santiago!!), I find I am staying in the same place as Priscilla, a 60(?)-something Floridian lady born in Puerto Rico and now living in a 5 bed house, on her own….family … Continue reading →

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Blog 95 – 1.10.17. Camino 4 – Camino Family…

Posted on Oct 15, 2017 by

Family is not like friends…you don’t choose family…they are just there. Everyone says ‘Hola!’ or Buen Camino! as they pass you on the Camino…you can choose not to engage of course, but if you find you have a common language … Continue reading →

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Blog 94 – 29.9.17. Camino 3 – God Save the Queen…

Posted on Oct 13, 2017 by

Among the pilgrims there’s lots of talk about the best way to prevent pain…I’m using boots that feel comfortable and are a size bigger than normal to give sweating/expansion room, plus cushioned socks. Also, apparently baby-soft feet are the thing … Continue reading →

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Blog 93 – 28.9.17. Camino 2: No place like home….

Posted on Oct 11, 2017 by

If you’re a Brit..and you’re on the Camino Frances, (the most well-known of several Camino de Santiago pilgrim trails)…and you’re in Galicia, northern Spain (at the end bit of the nearly 800km/500 mile Camino trail), you could be forgiven for … Continue reading →

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Blog 92 – 26.9.17. Buen Camino….

Posted on Oct 4, 2017 by

Okay okay. In my mind, when I booked up this walk, I was basically embarking on the equivalent of a warm trek to Everest base camp. My anxiety (about walking, and my previously injured Achilles tendon) obviously transmitted to Caroline, the … Continue reading →

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Blog 91 – 15.9.17. I hope these boots are made for walking..’cos that’s just what they’ll do..

Posted on Sep 15, 2017 by

I blame the farming revolution..you know..the one that happened around 12,000 years ago. Up until then we were essentially nomads; people who walked.

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Achilles Blog 71 – 4.2.15. Walking back to happiness

Posted on Feb 4, 2015 by

Although the temperature is dropping significantly, the sun is beaming at me and nothing can stop the expectation that comes with knowing that the shortest day passed over a month ago and therefore…therefore….we are on the up again!!! Yay! … … Continue reading →

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Achilles Blog 70 – 26.1.15. Oi! Show us yur muscles!

Posted on Jan 27, 2015 by

Sometimes I think I know better than the experts. I mean, it’s my body after all and I know my body better than they do. So I didn’t really like it when (hospital physio) Helen said –  get some off-the-peg … Continue reading →

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