I’ll be leaving for Osaka next Saturday. It’s all been a bit last minute as I only got the visa paperwork back on Friday. I have to go and get …
WHW – Inverarnan to Tyndrum (12 miles)
As the previous day was quite long and tiring I had a bit of a lie in. Sadly the camp shop didn’t have any porridge (in Scotland!) so I had …
WHW – Sallochy to Inverarnan (16 miles)
It had rained overnight so I had to pack up a wet tent (this was a common occurrence). This day’s section of the guidebook started from Rowardennan which is 2.5 …
WHW – Drymen to Sallochy (11.5 miles)
After camping I’d had a pretty good night’s sleep. It looked like it was going to be sunny so I set off reasonably early in case it got particularly hot …
Sunday Pudding
This week, after a hiatus while I was hiking, I made chocolate profiteroles. Another dessert that I would like to try again to make it better. The recipe I was …
West Highland Way – Milngavie to Drymen (12 miles)
Before starting the West Highland Way (WHW) I spent the night in Glasgow so that I could start early the next day from Milngavie. I notice that the Chip Shop …
Preparing for the West Highland Way
So now that the World Cup is over (sadly my prediction of England beating Japan in the final turned out to be a little off the mark) I can now …
Sunday Pudding
This week I made Lemon Polenta Cake from this Nigella recipe. I actually used Masa Harina Blanca rather then polenta. They are effectively the same thing. It turned out …
Opinion: Three Views of Education
I would argue that there are three commonly held views about the purpose of Higher Education and that they are in conflict with one another.
The three commonly held view …
Sunday Pudding
This week I made Strawberry Pavlova from a Mary Berry recipe. It was very popular.
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