Category: General

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Busy day in Wales

We’ve had quite a busy day here in Wales….well, certainly this morning has been hectic. We were up at 5am to cheer Alan on in the European Triathlon Championships in Alanya in Turkey. Morgan and I weren’t able to go due to work and school so have been supporting from home. We had to make...

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Not a lot of room for me!

While Al is away at the European Triathlon Championships in Turkey Morgan is the man of the house, which includes apparently sleeping in my bed….although last night there wasn’t much room for me when I went to bed!

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Banana and Chocolate Cake

Following on from my post yesterday about letting my diet slip a little, this doesn’t really help matters! It’s a banana and chocolate cake that I baked yesterday to use up some bananas that we had left over from the Scout camp. Trouble is it only actually used 2 bananas which is fine, but the...

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Slacklining Videos – One for You’ve Been Framed?

Morgan and I usually have an hour to kill on a Tuesday afternoon in between the end of school and when I drop him off with Anna at work. I then go to circuits, they have dinner, then Morgan goes to Archery, Anna goes to band and I go swimming, before we all finally go...

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Grammar – getting it right

There has been quite a lot in the news over the last few days about grammar and how most people don’t use it correctly. Morgan spotted this error by the council while we were having tea in the sun along the prom in Aberystwyth last night. Can you spot the mistake?

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Geocaching, BBQ’s and Slack-lining for Aprils Fools

We’ve just got back from visiting friends in the lovely new house on the banks of the River Teifi in Cilgerran. We took a leisurely drive down stopping off at a few roadside geocaches on the way, and then went to Llechryd for a walk along the banks of the Teifi and a few more...

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Resurrecting an Ecosystem

Amazon.co.uk Widgets You know me, I always have a few projects on the go, and at the weekend I started yet another! When we first built our house about 10 years ago I set up a nice planted aquarium. I don’t like to do things the ‘normal way’ so rather than have a tank with...

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Colour!

It’s nice to see some colour in the garden at last.

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Tips for an efficient kitchen

We have a guest post for you today which includes some items from John Lewis. It’s quite pertinent as well as we’ve been enjoying our cooking and baking recently here, so without further ado, here it is: Tips for an efficient kitchen When you’re prepping and cooking meals, you should be able to locate the...

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What a Difference a Week Makes

Ynyslas last week 22nd Jan 2013 – Sub-zero temperatures, grey skies and snow drifts – Great fun, we love the snow. Ynyslas this week 31st Jan 2013 – 10°C, blue skies, blowing a hoolie and wild waves – Great fun, we love the wind and sun! I wonder what next week will have in store...

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