Author Archives: Gary

SCOnanza, the Scottish Open Turf Championships in Glasgow. It’s here. It’s now, or if reading this later, it was before. And I signed up for it. Unfortunately, at one point I wish I hadn’t signed up for it. Yes, I … Continue reading →

This page lists my TvT or Turfer verses Turfer collection, turfers I’ve taken at least one zone from, also known as turfer uniques, starting 21st December 2020. There are no medals but it can an interesting challenge. Note turf names … Continue reading →

Throughout the Turf blog pages I’ve been posting my progress on medals achieved and ranks gained and thought it would be useful to bring them all together on a single page as an overview. Perhaps also to show just what … Continue reading →

You know, I’ve suddenly realised that I’ve been “green” for most of my life, all be it unwittingly and long before being “green” was even invented or Greta Thunberg was a trinkle in her father eye. I’ve avoided flying abroad … Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered at the sheer scale of possibilities within the game of Turf? It is truly mind-boggling. Did you know that there are over 13,700 zones in Scotland alone and the United Kingdom hosts over 48,900 zones in … Continue reading →

I’ve just watched a program called The Future, presented by Hannah Fry, and the episode was all about living for longer. This got me thinking and I asked myself some interesting questions. Is turfing good for your mental and physical … Continue reading →

One might think that traveling all the way down to the south of England via the east coast, then back up the west coast, turfing on each of the 12 days of the trip, there would be plenty of stuff … Continue reading →

It’s funny, sometimes when out turfing, thoughts and ideas for a turf blog post come to mind and, yet by the time I’ve taken the next zone, those thoughts and ideas have vanished into the mysterious electro-chemical infinity that is … Continue reading →