I’ve come back with a few lessons learned from my Edale overnighter, the time on being that my 3mm evacote pad protector is NOT a luxury but an integral part of my sleep system. It was the first time I left it and felt the difference.

BBC News - In pictures: Frozen footprints and avalanches on Scotland's snowy peaks www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hi all, its your friendly neighborhood retired therapist here to remind you that the horrors persist and so do we! Have you: -had a glass of water or something liquid that is not caffeinated recently? -used any calming or grounding techniques you like? -eaten a food? If not, do that now. 💜

Oh No! I pressed the Repost button by mistake!! Whatever shall I do!!!

We’ve just been given 24 hours to take down our report on a dodgy Oxford accounting firm. Here’s the correspondence. On the Richter scale of legal threats, it’s somewhere between cornflakes and a kitten:

This Donnie Darko sequel SUCKS.

Feeling a bit defeated today. It was blowing a hooly on the edges today and I was even slower than usual. After 6 hours and only halfway on my route (8.6km) I threw in the towel. Still, I have some nice photos.

Now that the site is vacant, Finsbury Park should stage a production of The Producers instead.

Watching the Artemis live feed. I want to be here when they spot the little oven robot on skis from Wallace and Gromit.

Decided to start with Grindsbrook Clough, and made a grand total of 3.6km in 2.5 hours. Every man , woman and their dog passed me on the way up. But the view at the top was spectacular. #hiking

First train.

A two day training hike starts today walking the Edale Skyline. But first I have to get there.

“I just farted.”

"I'd give that 10 minutes if I were you"

Your Bretwalda's guide to Europe. Episode one. France. A wonderful place ruined by its inhabitants.

I have this mug, and the more I look at it the more the typography and alignment hurts my eyes. #coffee #badtypography

Holiday advice: It's pleasant to get a train to Europe. You just have to turn travelling into a core part of the holiday - lunch in Paris, dinner in Bordeaux, trip to Spain, week on beach etc. It's limiting, but very enjoyable & decent alternative to a flight you won't be able to afford by summer.

Long overdue: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this whenever they see a map of The Strait Of Hormuz on the news?

'Mini Switzerland' Peak District transport plan gets green light www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Your fact of the evening is that "Tannoy" is a brand name. And I know you're probably imagining now that it was invented by some big US company. Nope. The tannoy public speaker system was invented by Guy Fountain, a Yorkshire-born engineer, operating out of a small factory in West Norwood.

Planning a walk this Easter? Why not make it a #SlowWays hike!? The Slow Ways network includes over 10,000 routes that stretch for neatly 150,000km. Thanks to people across Britain, this map shows the 2,382 routes that have been triple-checked and verified. Plan a walk here beta.slowways.org

While hiking I listened to @scalzi.com ‘s Old Man’s War again. Maggie’s death still made me cry.

Pete mate, the thing with the"big bad Royal Navy" is that when you've stupidly dug yourself into a massive hole in the middle east, and want help getting out of it, the Admiralty are completely the wrong service. Not your earth moving types. You'll be after the Royal Engineers.

A gap of six weeks and I took half an hour longer to walk the High Peak Trail and so missed the bus. I have to wait an hour for the next one dammit. At least it’s a warmer wait than last time.

Two of these still on Sale - till April :)

Gosh, who had the reintroduction of the Corn Laws on their bingo card?

Looks like after six months of AI-first bullshit the recruitment market has figured out that it's not gonna work. Every single role I looked at this morning says "submit your CV *or reach out for more information here*" - a month ago it was pretty much "click this button and hope"

This is still on BBC Sounds if you missed it the first time! Feel free to write to the Beeb to demand more www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

One for #caturday… a commission, a PAWtrait if you will, to commemorate the life and times of this magnificent beast. An inscrutable and elegant kitty indeed. RIP Rupert… #cat #commission #pawtrait #catart #mainecoon #orangecat

God, I am going to miss Austrian coffee.

Oh my god, the alt text is a gift. 😹

What I did with my evening

So Danke and Auf Wiedersehen Zell am See, it’s been a lovely holiday.

"I could tell you exactly how this happened but a magician never reveals his secrets"

More snow… (and doughnuts)

Oh. Something @sturdyalex.bsky.social and @snellarthur.bsky.social might be interested in…

Thanks to Nicotinell, I am now perefectly calm and relaxed and certainly am not compensating for the cigarette cravings with a GIANT COFFEE MACHINE in my kitchen.

Well, it’s not so bad.

Hmmm. Just as I was beginning to enjoy Spring hikes…

Harsh.

Ooh look! Another bench!

The lovely thing about walking solo is that you can stop at a bench 200m along from the last bench you stopped at.

The weather is going to be rubbish tomorrow and I wanted to paint in the sunshine. I might not get another chance this holiday.

Danke Zell am See Kaprun! Not a lot of water but it was very welcome!

All mountains are beautiful, but when they put on their winter clothes they are stunning.

Evergreen post

Well, skiing isn’t the only thing you can do in Zell am See in March.