Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Anna and I had a lovely evening out (for Anna’s birthday) on Saturday. We’d been meaning to go to the Stubborn Duckling in Aberaeron for a while and finally had an excuse to do so – there are some advantages to getting older! So, after a couple of days in the hills I headed home,...
Shopping isn’t something we do all that often—mainly because West Wales doesn’t offer a ton of choices, and, to be honest, it’s not really Anna’s thing. But with a Gala Dinner coming up, Anna decided she wanted a new dress, so off we went on a little shopping adventure! Luckily, my mum and sister are...
Anna and I had a little trip to Bristol at the weekend. I was originally supposed to be heading to the south-west for work, but that was cancelled last thing. We had already arranged a family visit and some shopping around the work trip though so we decided to head that way anyway. We stopped...
As we’ve just had a weekend I thought was time for a round-up of what’s been going on. I could probably write a separate blog post about each of these things but in reality each only needs a paragraph or two and I don’t have photos to accompany most of them so a quick catch-up...
Our 20th-anniversary celebrations continued at the weekend with a mini-break at Penamenuchaf Hall. It’s not far away from us but we hadn’t been there before so it was the ideal place for a little treat and a night away. We left just after lunch on Friday and had intended to go for a stroll somewhere...
My parents picked a nice week to come to Wales. After a few days in glorious sunshine in a caravan at Poppit Sands they arrived on Friday for a quick visit here. The weather continued to impress. Friday evening was spent at Brynrodyn Caravan Site in ‘The View’, overlooking Borth at its best whilst a...
Over Easter, Anna and I hit the garden centre for new pots and a plant stand for our overcrowded living room greenery. We enjoyed brunch out too. Despite limited space and light, our houseplants, like the blooming Clivia Lily and Orchid, are thriving.
I didn’t get out camping this weekend, so it was a fairly quiet affair at home. I did go for a quick surf-ski session on Saturday, but that didn’t end too well and I set the robot lawn mowers up after their ‘hibernation’ over the winter. They are out there now, happily mowing away for...
It felt a little weird putting the Christmas decorations up without Morgan here, but it would also have been weird and somewhat miserable not to have bothered. So yesterday morning we had Christmas songs playing throughout the house and made the annual trip into the attic to find the tree and the lights and soon...
I think it’s Thanksgiving today. I don’t know for sure as it’s not something we celebrate here, but the influence of the US seems to be far-reaching and my ‘Thanksgiving cactus’ seems to know what’s going on. It’s flowering nicely as one would expect at this time of year. There are plenty more flowers to...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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