Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
……no matter how much you try and downshift! Alan has mentioned that I have the ‘proper’ job in the family. This does seem to suit us all very well allowing us some security (although given recent events at work nothing is guaranteed but I’ll save that story for another day) but also flexibility and quality...
I know many people think we are un-conformists living out here on the edge of Wales. We don’t think so, we think we are fairly normal, but whether we confrom or not at least I can say our weblog does. So, what does it conform to and why is it important? Well, without getting too...
As Alan has mentioned, he wants his untrained wife to have a go at this blogging thing so here goes. It’s actually quite difficult to think of things to write, afterall, who is actually interested in our little life! Anyway since most of our life seems to revolve around Morgan at the moment (and quite...
I’m on Dad duties today as the creche that Morgan goes to in Aberystwyth only has 6 places and they don’t have a place for him on a Tuesday. As Anna has a proper job at the university it is therefore my task to look after him on a Tuesday. I am in charge all...
Ok, I know it should be sick-bed but as we took delivery of two brand-spanking new sofas today I thought I’d spend the afternoon on one feeling sorry for myself whilst nursing a horrible cold. I may have felt terrible but the sofa felt good – quite a relief considering that they were £400 each....
OK, so ‘swell of the century’ is probably a bit of an exaggeration as I have only been here for 11 years and I’ve seen bigger swells than that, but ‘swell of the last year or so’ didn’t have quite the same ring to it. Come to think of it it wasn’t even that big,...
A good question and one that is easy to answer with another question… Why Not? There isn’t a good reason really. Some people with traditional jobs living in the city think we are mad living where we do. They simply wouldn’t be able to tolerate things like a portaloo in the back garden becasue we...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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