Monthly Archives: November 2010
The first snow!
As I have been expecting… like a little girl (I never get tired of not feeling grown up!)… this morning we woke up to the first blanket of snow… Only a dust, you could say… but a polar wind, blue … Continue reading
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“Bicyclists Who Brunch”
I’ve been toying with this idea for a while… to put the word out there about organising a monthly get together for Greater Manchester bicyclists, who enjoy their bikes as a mode of transport. There are many groups out there … Continue reading
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A frosty loop
I was out all day today with Barolo, using the Fallowfield Loop as my destinations were all along it =) Some pretty photos to share of frosty leaves and grass with, once again, a magnificent blue sky!… Also as I … Continue reading
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Know your local bobby
In a misfortunate event I had the pleasure of meeting my local bobby. Misfortunate because, we don’t know who, but someone thought it clever (and hoping there isn’t anything more sinister than that) to come to our street and slash … Continue reading
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oh baby it’s cold outside…
Sorry, couldn’t resist all this cold weather and [soon] snow, it just feels so festive! For being end of November, we seem to have plummeted to mid December straight away with temperatures struggling to go above 0°C (32F), but I-LO-VE-IT!! … Continue reading
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Sharing dutch cycling infrastructure wisdom…
Thanks to a post by David Hembrow, I’d like to share on this blog too a really interesting video by Mark Wagenbuur. New cycling routes can be accommodate not only in ‘new’ towns but even in old towns, where at first … Continue reading
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End of autumn…
It may be the end of autumn, with winter around the corner, but there are still plenty of crisp and sunny days to be enjoyed. Being out and about with the bike on days like this is a real joy. … Continue reading
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A day along Oxford Road
Yesterday I spent my day along Oxford Road, and what a lovely day it was! I went to the Withworth Art Gallery, my all time favourite, for a wonder and then met my friend, who works at the University of … Continue reading
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British Cycling cool video… on essential toolkit!
Just discovered the super duper British Cycling webpages on Commuting et al. Excellent the way they have been put together, and they’ve tagged them as “travel”, “recreation”… not just “sport”… so double brownie points from me! I’d like to share … Continue reading
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