Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
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...
With the bank holidays over I headed out for an early morning stroll around the dunes at Ynyslas. It’s good to see that the Ringed Plovers are nesting here again and that the nature reserve wardens have fenced off a few areas in an attempt to give them some peace and quiet. There wasn’t much...
One of my jobs over the bank holiday weekend was to tend to the bonsai trees. I should qualify this by saying that none of them are real bonsai trees. Some might be classed as pre-bonsai, but most are just sticks in pots!! The Larch (bottom middle) is sprouting nicely so I’ve repotted it and...
Crowds With a long weekend thanks to the Easter Bank Holidays, it could only mean one thing – time in the garden to get it ready for the summer. I know it’s not that exciting and seems to be what the masses do for the Eater weekend, but sometimes you just have to go with...
It’s that time of year when I could almost write a blog post about the garden on a daily basis as there’s so much happening. Even on the slightly grey dreary days there’s plenty to do and plenty of new plants and flowers emerging. On the sunny days it seems to transform itself. Jobs to...
As the winter fades away and the spring sun begins to warm our days, it’s time to start thinking about getting the garden ready for the new season. There is something so satisfying about a well-maintained garden. Not only does it make our outdoor space look beautiful, but it also provides a place of solace...
Much of the weekend was spent creating what will hopefully become a little woodland thanks to a whole load of free trees. Well, it’ll be more of an unruly hedge than a woodland if we’re honest. Free Trees Thanks to the Make Room for Nature scheme run by the Woodlands Trust Cymru we had 40...
Anna recently drew my attention to a post on the ‘Make Room for Nature’ Facebook Group saying: Spent a lovely day off taking Woodland Trust Cymru and Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust staff around a few of last year’s tree-planting sites If you’d like anything from 1 to 300 native trees to help tackle climate change and...
It’s that time of year again to hibernation Harriet and Hector our robot lawn mowers. Once again they’ve been doing a sterling job whatever the weather. The mild autumn means they’ve been out a little longer than expected as the grass has still been growing. It’s getting cooler now though, the days are short and...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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