Home for Christmas
It was Christmas morning when the first cracks appeared…and it was all my fault. Every year I stubbornly ignore the gaudy decorations that appear as early as October, and swear to […]
Author Archives: MrsB_inthehills
Battling for Breconshire
When I first visited Brecon as a child it was a bustling market town and the trip was something of a treat – the place was almost exotic in comparison […]
Sounds of the season
The boiler has broken down. As I write I’m half-buried beneath a blanket with my laptop on my knees. Mr B’s on the other sofa with a blanket of his […]
Wintry Wales
Snow came to the Usk Valley this week – though only on the hilltops, which is probably a good thing. We disagree about snow in our house; I love it and Mr […]
A more perfect union?
Ugh. Donald Trump is the President-Elect of the United States of America. Just over two months from now executive power will be transferred from the sublime Barack Obama to an […]
Great British Fuss and Bother
It’s the end of life as we know it. The Great British Bakeoff bit the dust this week when the 2016 final was aired and Candice was announced as the […]
Bored by the bore
Last April we failed dismally in our first attempt to see the Severn Bore. I say ‘we’ but actually it was my fault – mea culpa. I’d misread the times […]
Birthday!
…when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life. So said Samuel Johnson in the 18th century. Clearly things have changed since then because I think it’s […]
Grapes at the White Castle
I’ve been completely distracted this last week, unable to get to my laptop because I was devoting every spare minute to my knitting. I’d promised Lizzie a sweater and so […]
September ramblings
It’s been two weeks since my last post and you’ll be glad to hear that I’ve washed off the mud and managed to stay upright. I haven’t fallen, slipped or […]
at home in the hills 