There is a website you can use to work out your carbon footprint and ‘earth overshoot day’, the date by which, if everyone lived like you, the earth would run out of renewable resources. Or something. It’s complicated. It’s also not helpful. I live very happily in a cottage on the edge of the Trossachs. … More Rural living and the carbon footprint
My bridesmaids ended up giving me an excellent hen party but when I found out it wouldn’t start until 5.30pm I was a little bummed. I had thought we’d spend the day doing something fun and then meet all the other women later on for dinner and drinks. So, in true Jemma-fashion, I made up … More Stirling Cycle Hen
An excellent read from Rosamund Urwin. I have always been speechless when people demand I tell them why I don’t wear a helmet. I just don’t really feel like I need to for a cycle of a couple of miles. “Perhaps some people find it easier to stomach such stories if they kid themselves that … More Cycle safety
Jemma Beedie 