Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Halloween is nearly here so it’s time to pick the pumpkin that we’ve managed to grow in the garden this year. We’ve only managed to cultivate one, but it’s quite a big one so should be perfect for carving into a halloween pumpkin. I think we’re going to go with an ‘Angry Bird’ carving this...
I’ve just retuned from the garden and a little bit of beekeeping. As well as closing all entrances down to the smallest settings on the hives I also put some mouse guards across them. A nice warm hive with loads of honey is quite an attrractive place for a mouse over the winter and they...
Another nice days geocaching for Morgan and I. Morgan wasn’t quite so keen to go out today but I convinced him in the end and we set off for a drive up the valley behind Talybont. We were following a little track that is part of the Devils Bridge to Borth footpath and missed the...
First day of the half term and as I have no work on, Morgan is staying at home with me in order to save on child-care costs. Not wanting to sit around the house all day I’d managed to get him excited about heading out to do some geocaching. So, after some breakfast we packed...
Just a few photos of Steve windsurfing the other day. I was too ill to join him so stood on the side-lines with my camera.
Just another photo of the Narcissus now that it’s fully open.
A new Earth Cache had been created on the beach just across the road from us so we thought we’d better do it – we are supposed to be geologists after all. It was centred around the submerged forest on the beach so is only visible at low tide, and it has to be said...
As I’ve been ill and unable to get out doing anything strenuous, I’ve been forced to go out and take some photos again. Nothing too exciting, just a wander on the beach as per usual.
Saturday brought with it glorious sunshine and the 2011 Aberystwyth and District Beekeepers Association Honey Show. The show was held in Llanfach Hall in Taliesin and thankfully for us was a fairly informal affair. I’m not really into all of the intricacies and nit-picking of showing things so the relaxed atmosphere was nice to see....
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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