Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I seem to be doing lots of beekeeping related things at the moment – other than actually doing any husbandry of my own bees of course! Tuesday was the beekeeping photo competition, then we’ll be Skep making on Sunday and on Wednesday a few members of the Aberystwyth Beekeeping Association visited the National Beekeeping Centre Wales,...
Well, we did once again manage to get some honey from our bees. Not a lot but one or two (small) jars more than last year. Not much and not a very successful year all round with the bees, but what little we did get is delicious!
Well, the first ever Aberystwyth Seaside Triathlon was a roaring success. I hope everyone had a good day. I’m sure the competitors won’t agree with me but I reckon helping to organise and marshall all day is actually harder work than when I’m racing. I’ve now uploaded the photos I’ve taken to the Aberystwyth Seaside Triathlon...
I’ve recently returned from a very successful weekend at the Rother Valley Triathlon Festival. I’ve written a full Rother Valley Triathlon Race Report elsewhere, but being the organised type I like to arrive at such places early just to get a feel for them and so that I don’t need to rush. The race was...
We had the Aberystwyth Beekeepers Association photo competition on Tuesday evening. Vicki who was orgainsing it this year had put a huge amount of effort into it so there were some really good prizes up for grabs. We however didn’t really put much effort into it this year as we didn’t have much time so...
Phew, I think we’ve just about caught up after our whistle stop visit to the Isle of Man. The main reason for visiting the island this year was to attend the wedding of Andy and Natalie, but as the wedding fell on the same weekend as the Isle of Man End2End mountain bike race I...
Whilst I was out riding the Isle of Man End2End on Sunday, Anna and Morgan were out there driving from one end of the island to the other trying to spot me as I rode past. The were also manning the camera and got a whole load of shots of riders as they flew past them....
We thought we’d introduce Morgan to the joys of hill walking at the weekend as he hasn’t really done any before and where better to start than the highest mountain in Wales. To be honest, it really is the best place to start, not only is it quite an easy climb but the fact that...
I’ve just finished reading ‘The Urban Beekeeper’ a book all about Steve Benbow and his crusade to bring commercial beekeeping to London. It tracks his adventures, mishaps and business initiatives throughout the year and takes a look back at how he got into beekeeping in the first place. I didn’t realise until I started reading...
If only the weather would improve, this would be such a nice place to sit if it wasn’t quite so wet. The garden is looking lovely at the moment.
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
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