Tag Archives: Active travel

It’s been a while….

Posted on December 29, 2021 by deborah @ the magic jug

But I’m back now. The space between Christmas and New Year always feels like the right time to reflect on what’s gone before, and think about what might come next. What’s gone before has for every one of us been … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: where did the time go?

Posted on August 4, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

I’m not sure where the time went, I seem to have been away for a bit.  Sorry about that.  Mostly busy being busy; in between times busy feeling exhausted. Thank you for the good wishes for my operation, which I … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 97

Posted on June 28, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Sunday again.  Plans for an afternoon garden get-together were abandoned, for several reasons but the main one was the very changeable weather.  Tea in the garden not such an appealing proposition when it’s intermittently pouring with horizontal rain then sunshiny … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 48

Posted on May 9, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Today we did the last walk of our virtual walk around Arran.  I hope we’re able to do the real thing next year. Today’s was another wonderful walk, and one that I’ve never done before.  How can I have lived … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 26

Posted on April 17, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Today has been trickier than usual as I barely slept last night.  I have developed an unhelpful habit of waking up around 3am and struggling to get back to sleep again, which is fine when it’s just one night but … Continue reading →

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A few (health related) updates: all good-news stories

Posted on February 16, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

There are some health-related things I’ve written about or touched on over the past few years that it feels like time to update.  Things I thought could/would never improve that to my surprise (and delight) have improved beyond anything I … Continue reading →

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How did it go? – lose weight

Posted on February 3, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

I’m so glad you asked.  Not at all well, as it happens. This was definitely my failure in 2019.  Though I ended the year weighing less than I began it, that was purely and simply because part-way through I realised … Continue reading →

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Six good things (not) on Saturday (October 2019)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by deborah @ the magic jug

Well it would have been 5 on Friday, then moved to 6 on Saturday; 6 on Sunday.  And still I hadn’t finished writing.  I have now.  It may not alliterate but at least it’s finished.   Because heaven knows in … Continue reading →

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Going Dutch in Delft

Posted on July 15, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

I have a backlog of semi-drafted posts from earlier this year.  I’m planning to work my way through them.  This is the first – from April this year.  It took 35 years or so for us to get to the … Continue reading →

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100 day challenge: so what is it?

Posted on July 13, 2018 by deborah @ the magic jug

It’s actually very, very simple, and takes a commitment of just one hour of my time each day. This is what I have set myself to do: Exercise – at least 50-60 minutes of reasonably strenuous exercise every day.  A … Continue reading →

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