Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Don’t you think maunfacturers of childrens toys should at least make an effort to get some science right now and then? We bought Morgan a little tub of dinosaurs yesterday as he had been so well behaved for the last few days. We got them out and the dinosaurs themselves didn’t look too bad, they...
The WSSR (World Speed Sailing Record Council) have today ratified two new world records set by l’Hydroptere. The overall 500m record is now an amazing 51.36 knots, and the 1 nautical mile record is 48.74knots. Amazing stuff. The records were set on Sept 4th in a 28 knot wind. The tri-maran built specifically to challenge...
Not content with oodles of damson and plum gin (Yep, ‘oodles’ is a technical term), we thought we’d have a go at strawberry gin as well. It won’t be ready for a while but I can’t wait to give it a taste, and it’ll hopefully be yet another glorious shade of red. Who wants some??
Time for a rant…. First of all, dog owners that don’t clean up after their dogs, it’s disgusting, especially in public places and around here on the beach. There are kids playing in the dunes, digging in the sand and generally crawling around on the beach. The last thing they want to come across is...
The flu I had at the weekend has been coming and going and was probably at its worst yesterday. Was it Swine Flu? who knows, maybe, but last night most of the flu like symptoms went away and I was left with a bit of a sniffle, a nasty cough and a sore chest. The...
Just in case you didn’t believe that I had a blue nipple following my little incident on the final lap of Sleepless in the Saddle at the weekend, here for your enjoyment and delectation is photographic evidence!.. Sorry!
I’ve been Twittering using Tweetdeck for a while, but now that I administer several Twitter accounts (a personal account, accounts for websites I maintain and company accounts, as well as one for ‘Designing Libraries’ where I work on Monday’s and Wednesdays), it was getting used less and less and I tended to rely on Twitterfox...
Saturday was the day of the Agricultural Show in Aberystwyth. When I was little we always went to the show each year (I’m not sure why) but I think I used to enjoy them, so since the weather was so nice and Alan had a days mountain biking planned, Morgan and I decided to go...
Finding the perfect camera can be a nightmare, but I’ve now come to the conclusion that there isn’t one camera that suits all circumstances. Which, of course, means that it is time to buy another camera! Well, you can’t have too many gadgets can you! I know it wasn’t that long ago that I bought...
The Dyfi Valley has joined the ranks of world-famous sites including Mount Olympus in Greece and Ayres Rock in Australia as the first biosphere in Wales. Biosphere reserves are sites recognised by UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – which demonstrate successful approaches to conservation and sustainable development. There are 553 Biosphere...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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