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Bronze sky thinking
Like a lot of people this year, I have looked to indoor hobbies as a distraction. Recently I have been experimenting with gel plate monotype printing which is a cheap, simple and very addictive form of print making. Paint (I … Continue reading
Posted in Makings, Musings, Writings
Tagged Ancient Greece, Art, Classical literature, Classics, Covid 19, Gelli plate, Homer, Lockdown, Monotype printing, printmaking, The Odyssey
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The smell of summer — Virtual Camino
Working at home during lockdown means I haven’t been commuting. At first it was not something I missed. Some mornings, I’ll admit, I’ve got out of bed at 8.57, gone down stairs to my coffee table desk and turned on … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Lockdown, Pilgrimage, Travel, Virtual travel, Walking
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O Cadavo to Lugo – 100kms to go! — Virtual Camino
The weather has taken a turn since last week’s sunset musings. The temperature has fallen and so has the rain, but that doesn’t matter when you are travelling virtually and most of your steps are indoors. I am also back … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Lockdown, Pilgrimage, Travel, Virtual travel, Walking
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Berducedo to O Cádavo
I have made up some ground in the last week and have covered about 70kms, completing three more stages of my virtual Camino Primitivo: Berducedo to Grandas de Salime, onwards (and upwards if I were walking the route for real) … Continue reading
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Workplace Pompeii
A post about my first time back in the office since Lockdown began, over on our collaborative blog. Yesterday I went further than I have in a single day for more than a week. For the first time in three … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Lockdown, Virtual travel, Walking, Writing
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Tineo to Berducedo
It has been a slow week. Not much writing, not much walking, but I’ve finally made it through the mountainous stages four and five of the Camino Primitivo. Just outside Borres the route temporarily splits. I chose the higher option … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Lockdown, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Travel, Virtual travel, Walking
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Salas to Tineo
It took three days but by yesterday evening I had covered the distance from my campsite 6km outside of Salas to Tineo. The bulk of the journey was on Sunday with an 11km walk around my neighbourhood. I live close … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Lockdown, Travel, Virtual travel, Walking
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I can sing a rainbow
Originally posted on Virtual Camino:
Today, things did not go according to plan. Today I was going to be super efficient. I got up at 6.30 when my partner left for work. He is an engineer at a power station…
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Tagged Lockdown, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Rainbows, Writing
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Escamplero to Salas via San Juan de Villapanada
With a 7km run on day 2, a 5km walk on day 3, plus some vigorous typing, trips to the kitchen and circuits of the garden, I made up enough distance to join my fellow travellers at San Juan de … Continue reading
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Tagged Camino Primitivo, Hiking, Inspiration, Travel, Virtual travel, Writing
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Desire Paths and Intention Lines
Originally posted on Virtual Camino:
They are all over the city. Everywhere there is a footpath across an open space, everywhere there are steps next to a slope, everywhere there is a gap in a fence or a wall or…
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Tagged Hiking, Lockdown, Travel, Virtual travel, Walking, Writing
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