Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Now that December is here, it’s almost time to put up the Christmas decorations. Although a few things have felt a little Christmassy already. First, we added some lighting to our new pergola. We put these up in the middle of November so I was a little worried that people might have thought that we’d...
Saturday was one of those unforgettable afternoons, filled with drama, laughter, and a bit of green magic! Cardiff’s Millennium Centre was the venue, and the show? Wicked! Anna had been looking forward to this for months and I was joining her for a new experience as I knew nothing at all about the show. We drove...
Anna has every other Monday off work at the moment. Nice for her, and nice for us as I don’t officially work on Mondays either so we are able to have a day out locally together whilst avoiding the ‘crowds’. Not that I’m sure Devil’s Bridge would have been ‘crowded’ over the weekend, but it...
Anna and I took a little drive south last week to visit a garden centre we hadn’t been to before. It was nice enough, but the real draw was the coffee and cake—though that actually turned into lunch instead. On the way back, we stopped by Driftwood Designs in Aberaeron to see if we could...
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...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales
Backbreaking but Beautiful: Nuttall Bagging in North Wales
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
