Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Day two in Liverpool and I was up at 3am writing blog posts and milling about suffering with some sort of lurgy. I had a busy day to look forward to though and lots of eating, starting with a huge breakfast in Jury’s hotel. Buffet style which is always my favourite, although I do see...
It was my 43rd birthday on Wednesday and we had a busy day planned. The week had already been quite disrupted due to the fact that Morgan had been home from school with some sort of lurgy. I had managed to fit in some work and some training though with a good turbo session and...
We usually don’t put our Christmas decorations up until after my birthday, but seeing as we had been to Bristol for the Christmas visit, have a busy week this week and had an evening to spare we thought we’d put them up last night. We stuck mainly with the tried and tested plan with the...
We made the annual visit to just north of Bristol at the weekend in order to meet my side of the family for the pre-Christmas gathering. It was my Mum’s birthday on the Saturday as well so we were there to celebrate that as well as meet up with everyone and exchange Christmas gifts. Anna, Morgan...
We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK, in fact, until recently we hadn’t really heard of it, and I had to look it up in Wikipedia to see what exactly the Americans were celebrating. Apparently it’s “A holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the...
Once again, the Aberystwyth Fair was in town, along with it’s slightly unusual operating days. It’s here every year on the 1st Monday after the 12th of November and the subsequent 2 Mondays after that. It also runs on the Saturdays before the second two Mondays – if that makes any sense. We managed to miss...
In the summer I went kayaking with my friend Cameron and applied for a Blue Peter Sports Badge. I had to introduce a friend to a new sport. I didn’t know if I’d get one but it arrived this week. Cameron applied for one too and he got one as well. It is pretty cool,...
Mmm, we’ve just polished off some homemade pudding pizzas topped with Marshmallow Fluff, Nutella, Chopped Hazelnuts and crushed Oreos!!! Healthy hey!!
Whilst my Dad was here at the weekend we managed to get out fishing at Ynyslas for a while. Squirrel Attack After a very wet Saturday where we stayed indoors most of the day, I started Sunday with my usual run and swim. This was a little more eventful than usual as I was ‘attacked’...
We’ve been busy producing products from Pumpkins – Well, it is that time of year! Anna and Morgan carved the pumpkins which we then set out in the woods last night to add to a spooky night hike we had organised for the Scouts. I baked the cakes and pumpkin pie and so far they...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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