This is the painting by Everett Ruess which inspired my thoughts: my own personal views. There’s a place in most of us which longs for the magnitude of the high places in the rugged mountains; or maybe some long for the freedom of wide open places of plains and seas. The magnitude and the freedom … Continue reading Mountain Magnificence
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My fitness journey and my ankle…
If you have followed me in the past you would have noticed that I haven’t blogged for over a year. There are two main reasons. The first is quite simple and I think that many of you would relate to this. I got caught up by being a perfectionist. The blog is too short, it’s […]
Finding my fitness.
Finding myself unfit for hiking and activities needing agility didn’t come upon me out of the blue, like my cancer did. It crept up so insidiously it conned me into thinking I had more time. Yet there was a point, three years ago, when had I recognised that I was in poor condition. I had … Continue reading Finding my fitness.