Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It was something of a mixed bag over the winter for our bees. One colony that was huge in the autumn died off whilst the colony that had taken up residence in the hive near the bedroom window did quite well. This colony had continued to expand throughout the Spring and was now looking quite...
It’s been a bit dreary these last few days, but things are growing well in the garden. Here are a few photos from around the garden at the weekend. The blackcurrants are flowering well and should have lots of fruit later in the year. The comfrey looks good. The bluebells are putting on their usual...
Before planting the pond, there were a few adjustments that needed to be made. The water level was a little lower than I wanted. The liner under the ‘jetty’ seemed to be the low point so the jetty needed raising a little. This was a fairly easy fix, Next stage was to continue with the...
Last weekend’s ‘Project Pond‘ had a bit of a hiatus thanks to a busy week at work, but with another bank holiday weekend to play with it was straight back to it on Friday evening. The liner and pond membrane I ordered had already arrived so it was time to make it look like a...
Project Pond wasn’t my only garden project at the weekend. I also had a somewhat more relaxing project in the form of a bonsai tree. Whilst at Charlies Garden Centre in Aberystwyth I rescued a poorly looking fern and a frost-damaged conifer. They were reduced in price and needed some TLC. The Fern was planted...
I finished a previous post about the garden by saying: All in all, other than sorting out the water feature I think I’m now on top of the chores in the garden and just have to keep it looking tidy. https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/04/bank-holiday-planting/ Water Feature Re-Location So, with the garden somewhat under control, it was time to...
We always have issues with the power supply here. Bird strikes often take it out completely for a day or two, there are constant brown-outs, we have powercuts if it’s cold or windy, the power seems to dim somewhat at 9 pm every night, and if there are any problems anywhere on the local network...
I’ve already posted about our tourist antics aboard the Isle of Man’s Trams and trains, which included roast dinners on the train, cream teas at the summit of Snaefell and a walk through Dhoon Glen. That’s not all we did though as we got up to plenty of other things whilst there. I ran a...
After an evening surf session at Ynyslas on Tuesday, it was back at work on Wednesday following our trip to the Isle of Man. Being back at work didn’t stop me having some fun though. Estuary Windsurfing I started the day with an early morning windsurf session in the estuary. Funnily enough, at 6:30am there...
The last time I was on the Isle of Man I started running around the Coast Path. The Raad Ny Foillan (Way of the Gull) is the island’s premier long-distance path at around 100 miles. Officially opened in 2018 it quickly became one of the most popular walking routes in the British Isles. The path...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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