Nope, fresh pine needles from a Scots Pine. Fresh growth…
Last year I made a ganache infused with Basil, another with Rosemary…nom nom nom

Nyetimer, and I would go for the demi sec as it is an easier drink. The blanc de blanc ain’t bad either. Majestic Wines had some offers on sparkling wines…

Make your own pastry, and grate in lemon and orange zest into the pastry mix. This year I’m going to add chopped pine needles too

Now is the time to start looking at the trees and thinking, they’ll sprout soon, they’ve gone purple…soon all the excess water on the trails will be sucked up and spat out as leaves…

Timbo678

I’d be very grateful.

Best wait for winter slop to pass first though, but email me and we should organise a ride?

Thanks very much

Thanks Drac, knowing I’m not alone in these thoughts helps.

There is hope with chaps like Eric Schmitt-Matzen being out there.

Can somebody suggest a good route please, as well as a parking spot?

Based in Salisbury these days and twisty Singletrack is currently many miles away

Ooh. Spare parts? Can you get new plates?

I hate running, but it’s good for me.

The more I do it, the less I like it,

But it’s good for me…

Get up you lazy BEEEEP!

Just sharing my morning mantra. Doesn’t work, so anyone got a better one?

I hear the Sage machines are OK

Such as?

The question of why leave is probably all about money.

Clarkson’s books are telling you the same thing; regurgitated column inches with no inclination to raise a solitary finger to embellish or to create a stream of thought.

Was this done in an intelligent broadsheet?

No. It’s in a Murdoch pastiche of what a broadsheet used to be.

So you just know his intent is to make money, for its own sake.

Don’t get me started on May ‘The reassembler’!

On a Tuesday

Thanks to Drac I’m now in the right place.

GT is utter tosh deserving of some B roll edits on some re-run show they host with whom ever can fill Wogan’s shoes on BBC4 at 3am

+1

Really?

I just use it to vent my grumpy middle aged spleen…

Carrey, by a country mile

Sorry, missed the thread.

What really got me though is the jibe at Chris Evans, hardly seems reasonable to laugh at somebody at least trying to modernise their lack lustre style, however misjudged.

I didn’t say anything about bans! I think etiquette lessons by the organiser.

Well done to the wiggle riders on that day. Not same riders I saw.

To answer others, nope not impatient and in regard to anger management; please reread my first post.

Spoken like a true grockle atrthanks.

Contrary to your point some roads are straight and vision is clear ( as the heathland presents only dips in the landscape as a threat to visibility), but as the peleton stretched for about 8 miles with no alternative routes I tried to make progress respecting the safety of all other road users. Is it somehow a faux pas to overtake slower vehicles when appropriate?

The issue with the cyclist riding far too close to me happened many miles later, as I did not wish to cause injury to other users of the road.

Anyone else fancy making assumptions that I’m an impatient, dangerous driver?

I thought that and it was because they placed a feed station at one end of a lane. Bikes going to and from. Not clever.

Dorset Bimble didn’t have feed stations, but did deliberately go past at least 2 excellent pubs with fine cider. Very clever

Until somebody gets hurt

Rolling road block would seem reasonable, and safer than the mayhem they produce now. I imagine it would be expensive, or just put extremely clear signs up so other road users can divert?

I’d hate to think what would happen to a skittish horse being surprised by a load of cyclists coming around a blind bend.

The Blog is excellent, and I just hope some good comes of their actions. I hope other forces also take note and try a similar campaign. I hope it works. I have recently decided to never knowingly go for a road ride again, as quite frankly I don’t find near death experiences and inflamed egos forcing me into a ditch a relaxing pastime.

other distinctions are also possible, could do a trip to other fabled twisties.

Motorbike

That’s 1.

Obviously, with twisty roads comes the need for obligatory tea/ pie/chips stop…. Local knowledge required….

I’m having a pot noodle moment…try it once a year and remember I love it!

I ride my Wednesday most days and it is fun. Not fast, but really chuffing fun. Dusty summer bridle ways mean drifting and clouds of dust and never get bored of reactions of dog apple farmers.

It always hurts. It wouldn’t be love otherwise. Looking at Rescue dogs tomorrow. Embarking on a next chapter, trepidation and excitement is my current mood, with the feeling I’m 2 timing my Golden Retriver. He’s 8, lovely but could do with a friend too I think.

Death is part of life, losing family is not easy, but the memories are yours to keep and share. I for one could not see myself ever living without a hound.

Ton, simple answer is needs must. £ per m2, on the edge of West Country, plus, I have a garage of my very own now filled with wheels n stuff

Poddty, fancy a ride out at some point? How is the bike fettling business going?

I’ll do that, thanks. I’m annoyed, because a path existed but the barriers put up for the next phase of development have totally blocked the route to the bridkeway.

I’ll request the plan and see if there is anything on it. Thanks

Clif peanut

Brooks cambium c17

Also thinking cx with serious mud tyres. You know, chalk clag serious. Do they do 38mm wet screams?

How long has Stoner been sitting on that Gif?

Legs of Hoy.

Belly of beer

well Gin and Tonic really