Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
Well done to all those who competed in the first ever INTRtri Autumn Aquathlon yesterday. It was a great event with good conditions. I hope you put in a time to be proud of. I was pleased with my result and you can read my race report here: INTRtri Autumn Aquathlon Race Report. Once I’d...
I decided at the very last minute to do the INTRtri Autumn Aquathlon on Sunday. I had been suffering from a cold and chest infection for about 10 days so had previously talked myself out of it, but on the morning I awoke and was able to breathe through my nose for the first time...
Just another photo of the Narcissus in the conservatory seeing as it’s looking so nice. I thought it might brighten up an otherwise grey day.
Anna joined us for our geocaching expedition on Friday. We started off with a fun litle cache in the woods just outside of Talybont called ‘Lambda’ and then stopped off for another quick cache and dash in Bow Street, before heading into Aberystwyth where we stopped to look for a puzzle cache called ‘Sigma – 1854 –...
We picked the pumpkin yesterday. We’ve been growing it from seed it all year and it’s a whopper – Well, it isn’t that big but considering that it is supposed to have been a bad year for pumpkins then we think we’ve done quite well. The ones that you can buy in the shops are...
It has to be a proud moment for any Dad when their son learns to skim stones. Luckily I caught Morgan’s first ever successful attempt on video, so here it is for all to share. I’m pleased to welcome Morgan to the wonderful world of Stone Skimming – My job is complete!
Morgan and I had another day geocaching on Thursday. This time we started in the Rheidol Valley. First stop was a quick cache near to the riding stables in Capel Bangor and then we were off into the Rheidol Valley proper where we stopped at 7 other caches. Several of these were part of a...
I do like this time of year, even the gardening is quite nice. OK it may seem like the end of the year as everything is dying back and the garden is beginning to look a little dreary but the tidying jobs are fun. Preparing the garden for winter feels a little like tucking a...
Halloween is nearly here so it’s time to pick the pumpkin that we’ve managed to grow in the garden this year. We’ve only managed to cultivate one, but it’s quite a big one so should be perfect for carving into a halloween pumpkin. I think we’re going to go with an ‘Angry Bird’ carving this...
I’ve just retuned from the garden and a little bit of beekeeping. As well as closing all entrances down to the smallest settings on the hives I also put some mouse guards across them. A nice warm hive with loads of honey is quite an attrractive place for a mouse over the winter and they...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
 |
 |
More live data from Ynyslas
Subscribe for full access.
Weather trends, weather extremes and historic data. See what you get here.
Is It Worth It? Chasing Grams on the Hebridean Way
Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Hiking / The Welsh Nuttalls / Wales
Bog and Bilberry Bashing in the Berwyns – More Nuttalls Bagged
Sunday, June 1st, 2025
