Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I’d hoped that after the tumble drier stopped working, the microwave blew up, the septic tank pump failed and the Hard Drive in my computer failed that we had seen the end of expensive things breaking – We can’t afford to replace anything else. But no, now the barometric altimeter in Garmin Forerunner 910XT has...
Whilst in Bristol recently we visited a few of the sights thanks to Isambard Kingdom Brunel. I’m from Bristol originally so things such as the Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain are fairly commonplace to me, especially as I used to walk past them everyday on my way to school. But Morgan and Anna...
As Scout Leaders for Borth 2nd Scouts, Anna and I organised a trip to Llain Activity centre for the last meeting of the term. With Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers we had about 40 children there and quite a few adults as well. They all seemed to enjoy the archery, climbing and kayaking and especially liked...
We put the moth trap out again last night, but with cooler temperatures and stronger winds there weren’t quite so many moths come the morning as there were the other night. That did of course make going through and identifying them a lot easier this morning and Morgan and I had fun doing so. It...
Check out this bright purple pollen being brought back to a hive by one of our bees. Does anyone know what flower it might have come from?
Wow, loads of moths in the moth trap on Wednesday Night. Literally hundreds of micros and close to 150 macro moths from over 35 different species as well. Here’s the trap before I opened it. And here’s a typical sheet of egg box covered in moths. Here’s the full list: 18 x Common Footman 4...
One of our Sweet Potato plants has started flowering… We’re still not sure how, if or when we’ll actually get any sweet potatos though.
Following on from my post about tracking my diet, I thought I’d post a list of what I’ve been eating, so here’s my food diary from Monday.. A typical day in the life of Alan. Breakfast 1 portion of M&S Delicious Nutty Crunch cereal 3 tablespoons of yoghurt – homemade with skimmed milk 1 mug...
I noticed a discussion on the Tri Talk forums the other day about the cost of the entry fee for ITU Age-Group World Championship Triathlon in Auckland, which soon became a discussion not only on the cost of entry, but also on what qualification for this event actually means. People were complaining about the extortionate...
With the sun shining and lots going on in Borth, we had a lovely weekend. We spent quite a bit of time in the garden, we popped into Borth for the crowning of the Carnival Queen and for Morgan to collect a commemorative mug. The mug was to commemorate the Diamond Jubliee and there was...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales
Backbreaking but Beautiful: Nuttall Bagging in North Wales
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
