Our first Parkrun was completed at Reigate Priory.
First Parkrun walk completed at Reigate Priory. It was the first Parkrun event in England for over a year and since they welcome anyone to run, jog, crawl or walk we thought we’d give...
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Siamese Finnegan joins the house.
Welcome to the house, Finnegan. Our latest kitten is a break from tradition. We have always had Tonkinese cats in the past
A walk around Holmwood Common.
Today we took a drive out to Holmwood Common in Surrey, where there is a National Trust circular walk around a pond and a relatively large common. It was a pleasant walk along decent...
A circular clifftop walk from Martin’s Haven to Marloes Sands.
We visited the dramatic coastline of Pembrokeshire in Wales and were treated to a lovely ramble along the clifftops at Martin’s Haven, a National Trust site with paths to Marloes Sands. Clifftop walk The...
Random Bowen Tesla Autopilot observation with commentary
We used Autopilot at every opportunity on a recent road trip to Devon recently and recorded everything with a GoPro Hero Black 7, which was mounted handsfree on the inside roof. The Autopilot certainly...
Tesla Dashcam #1 – Dartmoor National Park
The Tesla Model 3 and I would imagine all models of Tesla have a dashcam feature, which one can activate while driving. It films the road in front of the car as well as...
A ramble through the Berry Head National Nature Reserve.
This was a pleasant walk in the pouring rain to explore two World War 2 forts perched high on the cliffs.
Happy 20th wedding anniversary
We are suppose to be on a tropical beach somewhere exotic, celebrating our 20 + 3 years together, but alas, lockdown has had other ideas. At least we got a bank holiday out of...
Three LCD monitors plus DisplayFusion equals efficiency
Last year I wrote a post describing how two monitors were better than one, having switched from a single 27-inch monitor to a double monitor setup. I’ve recently upped the ante and added a...
Gorilla waterproof patch and seal tape sticks like shit to a blanket.
I am sure you have heard that saying before. The Urban Dictionary explains it perfectly: To adhere strongly to. That adhesive is brilliant. It sticks like shit to a blanket! Leaky drainpipe spewing muck...
A lovely 10-mile walk in the snow.
We started our walk at the Bletchingley golf course and made our way to Place farm, then up the steep hill to Hextalls Lane, which took us past some amazing properties. At the top...
New Tesla Model 3, website logo and theme for 2021.
We have a new logo, which includes our new car, the Tesla Model 3, our first electric vehicle. I bet you didn’t even notice it, so scroll back up and take a look. 😉...
2020 – You are on mute!
2020 was the year of COVID-19, wearing face masks in public, washing hands from bottled sanitisers, social distancing stickers on floors, walls and doors, working from home and telling your friends, colleagues, bosses and...
The desk/bookshelf that S.R.W. Carpentry & Joinery Services built for Bowen.
Our previous homemade desk solution worked really well during lockdown 1 & 2 (2020). But with lockdown 3 looming on the horizon, we needed another desk solution. As good as our previous desk solution...
Our last diesel fill-up on our 2014 Nissan Qashqai Tekna.
Our last diesel fill-up on our 2014 Nissan Qashqai Tekna took place today. It is the end of an era. No more standing at the pump. In future we will be sitting inside the...
Paving blocks cleaned with a high-pressure Kärcher hose pipe.
We have paving blocks on our driveway at our home, which is terrific! Being able to park on a solid base, away from the road and people is simply the best. Not having a...
We are Mike and Jo Bowen. Originally from South Africa, we now live & work in the United Kingdom. Mike is the blogger, 
