Loveliest Ludlow
John Betjeman once said that Ludlow is probably the loveliest town in England. I wonder how many he’d visited, because there’s some stiff competition out there. The only other example […]
Category Archives: Out and About
summer days
Today I’m going to write about good things. No tragedies, no sad losses, no whinging, even. Just good stuff, that has made me smile – hopefully it’ll have the same […]
The long valley
This week two interesting things happened – the first of which was that The Flying Scotsman hit the rails and passed through Abergavenny. This was a treat not to be […]
…A thing as lovely as a tree
The other day I happened to read something about an ancient yew tree in the churchyard of St Cynog’s Church, Defynnog, near Sennybridge. The article reckoned that the tree was […]
A day trip to Dinefwr
I’m a big fan of the National Trust, as I’m sure you know. Partly because they look after wonderful old buildings, woodlands, coastal areas etc, but also because if you […]
Gorgeous, gorgeous Scotland
We’re home from our Scottish trip, much too soon. We thoroughly enjoyed it, so much that I know that we’ll go back some time. Before we went away a friend […]
Freedom!
This week, for the very first time, I’ve come to Scotland. I don’t know why it’s taken so long but life is full of these puzzles; and finally, a few […]
House-swap!
Photo from Visitlondon.com A few months ago I was chatting to my eldest daughter on the phone and the subject turned to her friend’s wedding in April. Lizzie and Sarah […]
Happiness is…
Does any couple manage to live with each other for years without occasionally wanting to slap each other with a wet fish? I have to say that I was surprised […]
Crosses, bones and bridges
Moving to the country two years ago after decades of living in Cardiff brought all sorts of challenges, as you’d expect. One of the first came the week after we’d […]
at home in the hills 