Category Archives: Travel

Walking with sciatica, part 15, end of!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

A short update for those who might be interested! The sciatica is disappearing. It’s taken a while and will take a bit longer to fully heal, but suffice to say part 15 is the end of the road as far … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in no more than 500 words)-part 11.

Posted on April 13, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

I got to Blandford today ready for the next bus onto Milton Abbas.  But such is my impatience that the ten minute wait for it to come was too long…and I wandered off for a coffee and then into the … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in no more than 500 words), part 4.

Posted on March 29, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

The walking goes on.  The healing goes on and I wonder if some of my recent experiences can help others suffering with sciatica, presumably those people with similar symptoms as mine. Two years ago I had an MRI scan due … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in no more than 500 words)-part 3.

Posted on March 26, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

I sent off my latest entry to the Just Back Telegraph competition last night.  £200 would be nice. I went on two walks today.  Gently did it.  If you walk down through the village of Milton Abbas, past the pub, … Continue reading →

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Walking with sciatica, (in no more than 500 words)-part 1.

Posted on March 24, 2015 by theprofessionallitterpicker

A second bout of sciatica stops regular work and with money running very low it’s time to surely find a way of earning a living partially from writing.  Fortunately for me my sciatica allows me to walk.  In fact the … Continue reading →

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Bad dreams, machine gun fire and a bag of carrots.

Posted on November 3, 2014 by theprofessionallitterpicker

In the late 1980’s and into the 90’s, (and into the 0’s and still now) I spent a lot of time travelling abroad.  Initially, and for many years, it was to get rid of the angst I felt at having … Continue reading →

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The Colour Green.

Posted on November 24, 2013 by theprofessionallitterpicker

I wanted to write-but what about?  The colour ‘green’ came to mind so I decided to flick through my photographs, pick out some of the ‘greenist’ ones-and write a bit about them. No philosophical messages.  No hidden meaning.  Just a … Continue reading →

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Where’s the buzz coming from?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by theprofessionallitterpicker

There was a buzz in town last week.  In Nuneaton, Warwickshire that is.  I heard it.  I saw it.   I bought a ticket it from it. The buzz came from a group of young adults who were running a … Continue reading →

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A Magical Day. Pallet Tour/Day 11. (Part One).

Posted on July 28, 2013 by theprofessionallitterpicker

…and I said I was going to get a good bit of writing done today! But I don’t really feel particularly inspired to write-oh dear! Yesterday was good. Took the Pallet Prayer to Warwick Craft fair. There was a steady … Continue reading →

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“I’ve got a room!”. Pallet Tour/Day5.

Posted on July 22, 2013 by theprofessionallitterpicker

Okay, so no photographs today. Moved from my tent at the camping site…to a ‘room’ at the camp site! Two reasons for this, the first being I have found some work on a narrow boat, the second because we are … Continue reading →

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