Category Archives: Blog

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Friends Reunited: Ben Cole visits from Canada

It’s great catching up with old friends.  Sometimes it goes far too long between seeing friends.  It’s hard enough to co-ordinate good time together with people who live a few miles down the road in these busy days of raising children, let alone people who … Read More

Happy Anniversary Phil & Anne

SNC00288.jpg Originally uploaded by Phil Haygarth Ten years today since my brother Phil got married to Anne – it was a lovely day in Devon – very sunny and warm – and I remember being a bit nervous as being best man for the only … Read More

Nikon D40 New camera

Just got a Nikon D40 int he post yesterday and am really dying to to give it a good try out. Have been limited to reading the manual in bed and snapping madly around the house at the moment. I honestly can’t fault it and … Read More

Impact

Broken left collarbone and 7 lug stitches

Not a very good day on the bike really. It was meant to be a relaxed reintroduction to mountainbike racing after ages off the sport but it turned out to be 20 minutes racing then a trip to Fairfield hospital via Mountain Rescue Land Rover … Read More

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Easter week in Woolacombe

Lovely time last week in Woolacombe with our old Gloucestershire mates the Greenwoods. So great to go away and have such fun with people who make life so uncomplicated for us with our semi demanding 11 month-old.

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Dileas – an old friend moves on.

Just had the sad but inevitable news that my brother’s dog – Dileas – has had to be put to sleep after a slow decline over the last few months. He was a lovely dog and with a very special nature – he was a … Read More

New motor

Well… after three gruelling trips to car showrooms and a load of time spent looking on the web at prices, deals, dealers, and cycling (well – some pleasure was needed), we settled on a sensible, comfy, safe option (read: “Unimaginative, square”). It’s fun to see … Read More

New fun bike: Commencal Supernormal VIP

Let the fun begin… Just built this up over a few days after Matthew got the frame for an utter bargain on eBay. Raiding my parts box, shopping around prudently on eBay and nice discounts on finishing kit from Wheelbase meant that it cost me … Read More

Lily as Tinkerbell

It’s world book day today and they’re all dressing up as a charachter from a book at Lily’s school. My tough, toothless bike racing little girl is dressed as Tinkerbell.

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Cadair Idris and the Rhinogydd – another lovely weekend of gentlemanly leisure

A fine weekend of walking in Wales just gone.  My cousin Adrian brings together ten or so of us each year at this time for a trip to the hills.