Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
After a busy weekend with some wild weather, Monday looked like the perfect opportunity to head into the hills and bag another Nuttall. With a few still close to home that I hadn’t summited, I decided it was a good day to tackle Y Garn in the Rhinogs. The forecast looked promising for a short-ish...
We’ve got a new addition to the house – though I’m still not entirely sure what to call it. Is it a pergola? A gazebo? A pergoda? Maybe just a fancy lean-to or a patio-shade? Whatever it is, one thing’s for sure it’s new and it looks kinda cool! The main idea behind it was...
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Having harvested some honey a few weeks ago, the bees fought back and stopped us taking any more for a while. One of the hives had honey that, at the time, wasn’t fully sealed, another decided to sting us and prevent us getting any off. So, we left them for a few weeks and then...
Anna has every other Monday off work at the moment. Nice for her, and nice for us as I don’t officially work on Mondays either so we are able to have a day out locally together whilst avoiding the ‘crowds’. Not that I’m sure Devil’s Bridge would have been ‘crowded’ over the weekend, but it...
Views from the Dunes It might not feel like it this year, but there have been some breaks in the weather here and there. Enough, at least, for me to sit on top of “the dune” opposite our house a few days ago and take in the views. It’s nice at this time of the...
Anna and I took a little drive south last week to visit a garden centre we hadn’t been to before. It was nice enough, but the real draw was the coffee and cake—though that actually turned into lunch instead. On the way back, we stopped by Driftwood Designs in Aberaeron to see if we could...
Ever thought about going on holiday without knowing where you’re headed? That’s exactly what we’ve signed up for! With winter on the way, we fancied a bit of sunshine, but since Anna’s busy with work until March, we needed to find something for then. There are so many destinations to choose from, and we had...
Lakeside Breakfast Breakfast was another large meal to use up the rest of our food. I had a wander around the lake first and watched dippers diving into the water looking for food as the sun rose behind the mountains. We then packed away the tents for the last time. They were a little damp...
Sunrise – yes, the sun! Having got up in the night to starry skies I was glad to see the fog had gone and we were treated to an amazing sunrise and expansive views of Kosovo in the morning. Our campsite choice was perfect. I’m not going to apologise for the many photos taken here...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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