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Bell Tents and Birthday Cheers: Sophie’s 50th at Mwnt

Following a busy start to the weekend, we enjoyed a more relaxed Sunday and Monday. We’d been invited to Sophie’s 50th birthday party (she’s the wife of Alan’s friend Dennis—and has therefore been a friend of ours for a while too!). The party was being held at Mwnt, just over an hour down the coast...

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Nuttalls and a Wild Camp in the Berwyns

With another bank holiday weekend on offer and the weather looking good, it was time to head to the hills again to bag some more Nuttalls. I wasn’t working on Friday, so it was a long weekend for me and there was no rush to get started. I headed out for a little mountain bike...

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A Slow but Sunny Stretch of the Isle of Man Coast Path

Running around the Isle of Man Coast Path has become a slow but steady project. Each trip adds a few more miles, and although I’m moving more slowly these days, the scenery — and the small adventures along the way — make it worth every step. This weekend, with a tweaked back and patchy weather, I managed to tick off another stretch between Niarbyl and Peel.

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Our Juniper Finally Has a ‘Forever Home’

I’ve been growing this juniper for about 20 years. It started off as a tiny little plant with no real place to call home. Over the years, I moved it a couple of times to temporary spots—always with the intention of giving it a proper location, but somehow never quite getting around to it. Now...

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A Little World on My Shelf: Building My First Book Nook

There’s something quietly magical about miniature worlds — little scenes frozen in time, tucked away on a shelf, inviting your imagination to step inside. This Christmas, Anna gave me the perfect excuse to dive into that magic with a thoughtful and rather brilliant gift: a ‘Book Nook’ model kit. I finally finished it today. For...

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Lines in the Estuary

Anna keeps telling me that I need to just accept that I’m getting older and embrace it – but where’s the fun in that? It’s much more fun to don a rubber suit, strap myself to several thousand pounds’ worth of carbon fibre and monofilm, and draw some lines on the water!! It’s been blowing...

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New Doors—Finally!

New interior doors for the house might not be the most exciting home improvement, but after waiting over 20 years, they feel pretty special to us! We never liked the old ones from the day they were installed. Back then, we were young, building our first house, and not really sure what we were doing—so...