Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
I picked a whole load of succulent blackberries from the hedgrows at the weekend. Free, health food, what is there not to like about that! Better still, I’m pretty sure that the majority of our bumper honey harvest this year came from nectar from the flowers on these blackberry bushes. I can’t be sure of...
Morgan spent the weekend at the Big Tribute Festival. I don’t think there was much planning involved but he seemed to enjoy it even if he hasn’t really told us much about it. Despite camping in a field with thousands of other festival goers he somehow managed to blag a nice hot tub every morning...
Just a standard Ynyslas Sunset for you today – one of the many last week. The camper and Surf Ski obviously set it off nicely.
Well, after missing a week windsurfing in Morocco, things didn’t turn out too badly here on the wind front. In fact I managed to get out on windsurfing every day. Most days were on the seafront in decent conditions nicely powered up with a 5.7m sail. There was a session where I had to change...
Last week whilst at the Commonwealth Games I had a message from Simon telling me that he was going windsurfing in Morocco. His daughter was supposed to be going with him but wasn’t able to go so he had a spare ticket. Did I want to go? The accomodation was all paid for so the...
During this recent heatwave we have had clear skies all day long. This gave me a chance to notice a dip in our solar production that seemed to follow a very simialr pattern each day. The following sequence of photos shows four days of solar production during this time. As you can see there is...
With the heat wave continuing Pete from Aber-kayakers had organised a little paddle on the Mawddach Estuary. It was going to be a relaxed affair and just a chance to paddle somewhere different for a change. The plan was to meet at Penmaenpool for high tide at around 11am and then paddle downstream with the...
Looking at the actual wind forecast you wouldn’t expect a windsurfer to get particularly excited about the wind for Saturday. Especially seeing as High Tide wasn’t until around 10am, so there wouldn’tbe enough water in the estuary until about 8:30am. According to the forecast, what little wind that was forecast was likely to drop to...
There are certain people in our lives who make the world a better place – especially when we’re going through hard times. While life may be busy and you struggle to maintain certain relationships with friends or family members on a daily basis, it’s always important to acknowledge that you care for them and are...
Whether it’s an upcoming birthday, an anniversary, or you are beginning your Christmas present shopping early this year, it can be difficult to buy gifts for avid car enthusiasts. Although buying a gift for someone who has an obvious passion might seem simple, there is a lot that can go wrong. You don’t want to...
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Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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