Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It was time to move up in the world and upgrade my iPhone 4 to a nice new (2nd hand) iPhone 5s. I didn’t used to be one for mobile phones but now that my iPad was getting a bit long in the tooth I was tending to use my phone more and more for keeping up to date whilst sat at home. What with that, the fact that Morgan was about to buy an iPad mini 2 and Anna has a works iPad Air, I was going to
Even though we were away visiting family in South Gloucestershire it seems as though the Easter Bunny had us under surveillance and managed to visit and leave clues for Morgan’s Easter egg hunt while he slept last night. In addition to the eggs
Happy Easter Everyone.
I took the plunge the other day and ordered the Garmin Fenix 3 watch that I’ve been wanting for a while to replace my Forerunner 910XT. It’s a ridiculous amount of money for a watch, especially as I wanted the Sapphire Glass version with the new ‘Run’ Heart Rate Monitor Strap, but it’s nice to treat…
I hope you’re liking the new look of our Simple Life of Luxury website redesign. I decided it was time for a revamp and an opportunity to make the site more responsive and therefore mobile friendly. I also wanted to make it look a little more modern, bright, cheerful and provide more emphasis on the images...
Just another quick aquascaping update I could be imagining it, but I’m sure there are some new shoots of Eleocharis popping up here and there.
Hooray…. I’ve got stripey blue toenails.
This weekend saw the first proper Springtime assault on the garden. Gorgeous March weather with plenty of sunshine and very little wind saw the temperatures creep up close to double figures. Anna was working all day Saturday and I spent the day trying to get the garden under control. I had planned on sorting...
Morgan’s school gave special dispensation to the children today allowing them to stay out to watch the Eclipse until 10:30am before going to school. Anna and I were working, but we got in early, got on top of things and were then able to meet at the Arts Centre for 10 minutes to see and...
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ust a couple of photos from the concert at the Arts Centre that we went to last night. First up was the Aberystwyth Youth Schools Band. We knew a few of the children playing in the band, and who knows maybe one day Morgan will be joining them. Next up was a rendition of ‘The Incredibles’ by...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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