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Chasing Nuttalls in Snowdonia: A Perfect Winter’s Day

With spring in the air, I couldn’t resist a quick trip to the hills at the weekend. There are still plenty of Nuttalls on my to-do list, so it would have been rude not to bag a few while the sun was shining. Having tried to summit a few at the beginning of December, only...

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Spring has Sprung

What a lovely day today. Spring has finally sprung! The garden has another new shed as well, and there are lots of new gardening tools on the way. Hopefully, if I find the time, I’ll get the garden looking nice again. There’s certainly plenty of signs of life out there. The bees are busy, the...

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A Valentine’s Surprise: Sunday Lunch at Penmaenuchaf Hall

We don’t usually do much for Valentine’s Day. However, this year, Anna bought me a chocolate banana from M&S! Then, I received an email from Penmaenuchaf Hall saying they had finished some of their renovations and were open again. I took it as a sign, so I decided to reciprocate and asked Anna if she...

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Journee Clues – Our Mystery Destination

Spoiler Alert – If you’re going on a Journee trip, tread carefully! We won’t give anything away—partly because we don’t even know where we’re going yet! But we also don’t want to ruin the surprise for anyone else. With our mystery trip fast approaching, speculation has been rising about where we’ll end up. We’ve been getting...

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Early Garden Chores

It seems as though the start of the garden chores gets earlier every year. It was the first day of February at the weekend, and I was out working in the garden before the sun was up. The first job was to finish off some edging around the new shed. The wooden edging wasn’t high...

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Ynyslas in Colour: An Unexpected Double Rainbow

I quite often walk across to the beach to see what’s happening. It’s not far, only takes a few minutes, and there’s always something different to see. On Sunday, as I started to head over, I caught the glint of a rainbow in the sky. It wasn’t fully formed, but its bright colours lit up...

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Improving the Efficiency of My Solar Panel Monitoring Plugin: Optimising PHP, MySQL, and Caching

As a part of my ongoing efforts to optimise and enhance the functionality of my solar panel monitoring plugin, I’ve recently made some significant improvements that have boosted its performance and security. If you’re interested in solar generation data or just want to know how to improve the efficiency of a WordPress plugin, this post...

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Why Norfolk Should Be on Your List for a Countryside Getaway

There’s something magical about escaping to the countryside. The open fields, endless skies, and slower pace of life create a sense of calm that’s hard to replicate elsewhere. Norfolk, nestled in the heart of East Anglia, is one of those places where time feels like it stands still. Its charm lies in its simplicity—stunning natural...

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Nuttalls of the Hebog Ridge: Moel Hebog, Moel yr Ogof, and Moel Lefn

We had a fairly average weekend weather-wise here in Wales. With nothing much planned I decided a day in the hills would be nice. It would be an opportunity to bag a few more Nuttalls too. So, after packing a day-pack on Friday evening, I headed north early on Saturday morning so as to arrive...