· James Torr · Personal  · 1 min read

As some folks may know, I'm a big advocate of repair not landfill. So, I darned my first sock! It's ugly as buggery but I don't really care. I'm unlikely to take this next week on the Camino as I've no idea whether it'll last! This guy got a small hole burned in it from a San Juan festival pallet burning on the beach in Brighton.

As some folks may know, I'm a big advocate of repair not landfill.

As some folks may know, I’m a big advocate of repair not landfill. So, I darned my first sock! It’s ugly as buggery but I don’t really care. I’m unlikely to take this next week on the Camino as I’ve no idea whether it’ll last!

This guy got a small hole burned in it from a San Juan festival pallet burning on the beach in Brighton. Exploding wood entered my shoe and burned a small hole there.

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