Margot's Blog
30 July 2026
More small steps towards tidy house
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I would love my house to be tidy. It is just that I would like quite a lot of things, and a lot of them cost time. One has to pick one's...
29 July 2026
Race the (Highland) train
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Race the Train is so popular it sells out in minutes. But as I couldn't get in last year, and I had volunteered to marshal , I got a gu...
28 July 2026
Yet another new toy: mini chainsaw
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My firewood sawing has become a heck of a lot quicker since I got a mitre saw. But there is a limit to what it can do. Firstly; it is mou...
27 July 2026
Plas Newydd and Baron Hill
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Neil was doing another Welsh 3000s training day on the Saturday, so he was quite up for a quieter day on Sunday. And he had a suggestion: t...
26 July 2026
Finally doing 'the' bike loop, and supporting fellow runners
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When I moved to Bethesda, I sort of figured straight away that there was a bike ride that was begging to be explored. The main two valleys h...
25 July 2026
Next kitchen cabinet gets makeover
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I felt really good about having stripped and painted two of my kitchen cabinet doors , so my hands were itching to do it again. And the obvi...
24 July 2026
No trace of damaged water pipe anymore
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It has taken a long time, but the work is finished! I had already blogged about the electrician drilling into a water pipe , after which th...
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