Snow Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/snow/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:18:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Snow Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/snow/ 32 32 2696646 Starting with a Snow Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/starting-with-a-snow-day/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/starting-with-a-snow-day/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:18:12 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47765 It was the first day back at work after the Christmas break — if you ignore the work I did on Friday. We had good intentions of heading into the office to catch up, both with the tasks that had built up over the break and with colleagues. We set off at 7:30 am in...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/starting-with-a-snow-day/feed/ 1 47765 Brigands Birthday https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/12/brigands/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/12/brigands/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2022 07:42:43 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38542 Yet another year older for me yesterday and we awoke to snow in Mid Wales. The first order of the day for me was a frosty run around Ynyslas. I had to take it easy on any stretches of tarmac as it was pretty slippery, but the frozen ground along the Leri was nice to...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/12/brigands/feed/ 3 38542 The Beast from the East 2.0 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/03/the-beast-from-the-east-2-0/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/03/the-beast-from-the-east-2-0/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:04:36 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26272 Winter is back with a vengeance. Yesterday the strong easterly winds were back with winds above 40 knots all day long and gusts up to a massive 64.5 knots again. It was only just above freezing too with some snow flurries. My trip to North Wales was cancelled as it was likely to be too...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/03/the-beast-from-the-east-2-0/feed/ 4 26272 Offa’s Dyke Path Run – Montgomery to Knighton https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/offas-dyke-path-run-montgomery-knighton/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/offas-dyke-path-run-montgomery-knighton/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2018 07:19:56 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26043 Offa’s Dyke Vital Stats Montgomery to Knighton Distance: 18.87 miles Elevation Gain Today: 1181m Highest Elevation: 433m Time: 3:44:43 Av. Pace: 11:54mins/mile Av. Heart Rate: 132bpm Max Heart Rate: 162bpm Calories: 1088 Totals to Date Total Distance: 549.92 miles Total Time: 103:12:39 Total Elevation Gain: 16472 Total Calories: 50629 Distance to go: 80 miles I had to do...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/offas-dyke-path-run-montgomery-knighton/feed/ 0 26043 Snowy Garden https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/snowy-garden/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/snowy-garden/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:44:28 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26026 Just a few photos of the garden and the golf course in the snow.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/snowy-garden/feed/ 1 26026 Surf Skiing in the Snow https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/surf-skiing-snow/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/surf-skiing-snow/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:43:12 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=26019 That was a nice way to start the day. 0ºC and light snow as it got light, but virtually no wind and just a small swell on the sea. I had a surf ski training session planned so headed over to the beach as the snowfall intensified. Wearing just a 3/2mm wetsuit seemed a little...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/02/surf-skiing-snow/feed/ 0 26019 Let it Snow… https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/12/let-snow/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/12/let-snow/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:49:47 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=18173 We didn’t get huge amounts of snow here, but it did start snowing quite heavily whilst Morgan and I were out Mountain Biking yesterday at Pendam. Once we’d finished biking and got into the car it came down really heavily again so Morgan took a quick video clip of the snowstorm as I drove along...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2014/12/let-snow/feed/ 1 18173 Today’s Snowman https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/todays-snowman/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/todays-snowman/#respond Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:31:54 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12211 Another day and another snowman – although the snow here at sea level is now beginning to disappear. Still loads in the hills though.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/todays-snowman/feed/ 0 12211 Snowy Birds https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/snowy-birds/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/snowy-birds/#respond Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:11:15 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12207 All the snow we’ve had recently has meant that there have been plenty of birds in the garden looking for shelter and food including Redwings and a Snipe. I couldn’t get close enough for a decent photo of either though, mainly because Morgan was chomping at the bit to get out and play in the snow so...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/snowy-birds/feed/ 0 12207 More fun in the Snow https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/more-fun-in-the-snow/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2013/01/more-fun-in-the-snow/#respond Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:09:38 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=12194 We had quite a bit more snow here last night so after breakfast there was nothing for it but to head out into the garden and then over to the beach and the golf course for a play in it.   All the fun and games was followed by a delicious ‘Epic Hot Chocolate’ complete...

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