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Planting update
I had a very busy day as I raced to beat the rapidly changing weather and get as many seeds sown as possible before rain turned the ground sticky and muddy again. I raced home from nursery on the...
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‘You’re only on a bike’
What is it about driving a car that turns otherwise pleasant, respectful and law-abiding people into dangerous, bullying motor fascists? I dropped the boys at school this morning, rode the Kangaroo...
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Selling the Kangaroo Bike
We’ve decided to sell the Kangaroo Bike after four years loyal service. The Big Lad is now too tall to sit comfortably in the cabin, while both boys are now competent cyclists in their own right....
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Some people tell me it’s spring…
Since mid-January I’ve had a string of people telling me we’re now in spring. The temperature has been above freezing most days, there’s been no snow to speak of and there hasn’t been much rain. The...
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Farewell to the Kangaroo Bike
We’ve finally sold the Kangaroo Bike. It was a major part of our lives for three years, being used day in, day out for transporting the boys to playgroup, nursery and then school. Last year, though,...
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Four years of the Kangaroo Bike
Click to view slideshow. Filed under: Cycling Tagged: bike, Cycling, Kangaroo Bike, postaweek2011, Transport
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Wipeout!
Like me, the boys enjoy cycling in all weathers. Sun, rain, wind, snow, ice, hail—it makes no difference, we get on our bikes and ride. And like me, they’ll grab any opportunity for a ride. So if...
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We were right, cars are out
Who’d have thought, when we sold our second car back in 2006 and replaced it with a trike, that a family of mad, grungy and slightly disreputable crofters were well ahead of a social trend? As it...
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Big boys need big bikes
The boys have made do with second-hand children’s bikes for many years, but they’ve now reached an age, size and level of responsibility where the Other Half and I can justify buying them a decent...
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Boys tackle their first trail
With both the boys totally familiar and comfortable with the mountain bikes they received for their birthdays earlier this year, the Other Half and I decided it was time to let them loose on a proper...
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