Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Whilst eating a large steak and chips and a sticky toffee pudding with ice cream the other day I got into a conversation with some friends about the amount I eat. Basically they were all pretty amazed by how much I could consume. Now, I’m not fat, I’m around 5’7″ and 70kg which puts me...
We’ve had another busy weekend in the garden here. The weather wasn’t great on Saturday but I got lots done. I had mowed the lawn on Friday so I had plenty of time to work on cleaning up a few things following on from the conservatory build. I then created a new flower border along...
The beginning of a new week already – It’s a shame the weekend had to end as it was a really lovely one here in West Wales. Clear blue skies, temperatures around 20ºC, light winds and not too busy. We got lots done in the garden and also attended an Aberystwyth Beekeepers Association practical session....
We had a busy day in the garden yesterday and some gorgeous Spring weather. The temperature reached 21.2ºC and it was clear blue skies all the way. Anna and Morgan popped into town to get some concrete and a few additional bits and bobs along with some new plants while I made a start on...
I’ve just got back from a nice morning windsurf. Nothing too spectacular as my 4.5m sail and little board wasn’t quite big enough so I took some rinsings in the lulls and had one pretty big swim too. On one occasion I had a monster wipeout got rinsed around for a while, held under for...
As well as our new conservatory, we’re also getting the soffits and fascia boards replaced around the house. When we built the house about 7 years ago we had wooden fascia boards and soffits but these haven’t lasted very well at all. We need to be constantly painting them to keep them looking nice and...
Work on the conservatory may not be quite as dramatic as the civil engineering project that is Borth’s Sea Defence Scheme, but it’s just as exciting for us. The builders had a well-earned break over the weekend which gave the concrete slab a chance to dry out. The floor level is now almost up to...
The schools were closed on Thursday for polling, so Morgan was at home with me and I was forced to take a day off work (almost). It doesn’t take much persuasion mind you if I can manage it. What with the builders here and Morgan to entertain, the day flew by. We also seemed to...
Work progressed well with our new conservatory yesterday. We’re having it built by Mid Wales Windows, who weren’t supposed to be starting until next week. They phone us up a couple of days ago asking if they could start this week so we said yes. They arrived as promised on Wednesday morning to a perfect...
As a self-employed freelance website designer I don’t have a company pension plan so have been constantly squirrelling money away in a cash ISA which acts as my retirement fund. Keeping ourselves true to the name of this weblog and living a ‘Simple Life of Luxury’ where we work to live rather then live to...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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