Tag Archives: hedgehog

My first tent and other gear

Posted on 26 August, 2011 by Yasmine

I’ve been thinking of writing a gear review for a while, but just never quite got round to it. I’ll start with my lovely tent… It’s 2007 and my Taller Half and I decide to try out a couple of … Continue reading →

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Tent Alone!

Posted on 3 September, 2010 by Yasmine

This week I went on my first lone camping trip. I’d been threatening my Taller Half that I would buy my own tent all summer. I haven’t made good on that threat yet, but my new bigger and better backpack … Continue reading →

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Keeping me company (or: there’s a hedgehog in my tent!)

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by Yasmine

I’ve just got back from a one night camping trip up at Hadrian’s Wall. I was woken in the night by someone carrying pots and pans outside my tent. Although annoyed by the thoughtlessness – it was 1.00am – I … Continue reading →

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Beware of the hedgehog

Posted on 6 August, 2010 by Yasmine

Unlike Teesdale, with its veinlike network of satellite dales, Weardale singlemindedly cuts through the landscape from Wearhead to Crook, with the exception of a few short but beautiful valleys on its northern flank. Rookhope is one such diversion, and my … Continue reading →

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Blackbirds and hedgehogs

Posted on 13 July, 2010 by Yasmine

Stabby’s back! Stabby the blackbird has finally let her offspring visit the Place Where Sultanas Appear. Or rather, she looked at me cutely until I gave her some sultanas while her two fledglings skulked at the end of the garden. … Continue reading →

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