Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It was our wedding anniversary on Thursday so although we felt a little guilty about it we sent Morgan off to nursery as usual and had a day out together. Typically I had come down with the dreaded lurgy the night before so wasn’t feeling great and the weather didn’t look too good to start...
As I mentioned a while back, the Ceredigion Coastal Path is due to open soon. First Minister Rhodri Morgan will be joining in on the activities to launch the path between July 4th and July 9th. To mark the opening of the path Ceredigion Ramblers have organised a six-day festival that will see the whole...
Geocaching seems to have turned me into a media hound! Maybe not, but I did do an interview and spend a morning geocaching with BBC Radio Wales the other day. This was completely unrelated to my recent article that was published on the BBC Isle of Man website, but I was approached by the producer...
We’ve had some fun at the beach recently. Nothing unusual there, but its good to make the most of it and all too easy to take it for granted when it is so close. Morgan and I built a huge sandcastle one morning and watched the tide destroy it. We also tried out Morgans new...
It’s been a while since I mentioned how the garden is getting on but I’ve been spending some time on it recently so thought and update was due. Most things are growing well despite the difficult conditions. Our soil is nothing but sand, the winds are ferocious most of the time and the air is...
Our latest ‘toy’ is an inflatable canoe that we bought from the unlikely source of Lidl in Aberystwyth. It is a two man inflatable canoe, although we can get the three of us in it fairly comfortably and it comes complete with seats and various storage compartments. The inner is your normal plastic rubber dinghy...
After our relaxing morning sailing at Axbridge Reservoir we headed off to Cheddar and drove up the gorge. There were a few geocaches in the gorge so we stopped off to do these. The first was a quick cache and dash called ‘Home of the Cheddar Pink‘ on the roadside. It was a gorgeous day...
We’ve just got back from a nice weekend away visiting family in the South West. We went this weekend as there was a windsurf demo day at Axbridge Reservoir. Although this isn’t the sort of place I would normally windsurf my brother moors his boat there so we though it would be nice to meet...
After yesterdays successful work-life balance day I couldn’t let it slip today so managed yet another good day. I didn’t get up quite so early today, in fact for a change I managed to stay in bed until about 7am. I think yesterdays epic cycle ride must have tired me out! So, after some housework...
Regular readers of the blog will know that our Simple Life of Luxury is all about getting the work-life balance right and living in a location that suits or lifestyle. None of this working like mad in a city all week just to drive for miles to get to the beach or hills for a...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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