Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I know it makes a change, but we’ve just had a lovely sunny bank Holiday weekend… One to make a note of as it usually rains on bank holidays! What’s more, we had visitors and had the day off so managed to enjoy the weather as well. My parents arrived early Sunday afternoon, with my...
[dropcap]U[/dropcap]nable to get out on the water at the weekend having just come out of the cardiac monitoring unit at Bronglais Hospital (more on this some other time), I did manage to walk across to the beach and take some photos of Andy and Rich enjoying the unexpected afternoon North-westerly. The winds weren’t that strong...
It may only be March but it looks as though summer has arrived early, if if it is only short-lived. There was plenty of wind forecast for Saturday so the main plan for me was to go windsurfing whilst Anna took Morgan for a swimming lesson. Actually, I wa going to take him originally but...
We’ve recently returned from our holiday in Slovenia. We went to Kranjska Gora again and had a good time. The resort was a little busier than last time but we soon settled in and as before the hotel was lovely. Good rooms, good food and friendly staff… Although it was a little too warm!! Dave...
Just a few photos from our recent Ice-Skating session in Bristol. As you can see it was an outdoor ice-rink set up outside The Mall at Cribbs Causeway for Christmas Along with the ice-rink there was a Santa’s Grotto and various stalls selling fudge, candy floss, doughnuts and other bits and pieces. Fortunately it was...
After a busy day on Saturday, the plan for Sunday was a day by the lakeside at the Cotswold Water Park. Thankfully the weather co-operated and we had what was probably the best day so far of the summer with temperatures at around 30ºC and glorious sunshine. A little too hot really, but we are...
We’ve just got back from a busy weekend. We drove to my parents house in South Gloucestershire on Friday evening. Saturday was then spent first taking my car to a garage in Dursley. Mitsubishi had recalled all cars like mine to have a part exchanged so as they were doing it for free in it...
I keep saying that it is all too easy to take what you have around you for granted and not make the most of it. So, to make sure didn’t fall into this trap we joined the holiday-makers and had a nice day out at the beach last weekend. Actually we beat them to it...
Our latest ‘toy’ is an inflatable canoe that we bought from the unlikely source of Lidl in Aberystwyth. It is a two man inflatable canoe, although we can get the three of us in it fairly comfortably and it comes complete with seats and various storage compartments. The inner is your normal plastic rubber dinghy...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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