Earthshake…
‘The lands in this parish are chiefly arable, and in many parts wet and weepy’ Theophilus Jones, A History of the County of Brecknockshire 1809 * A woodcut of the […]
‘The lands in this parish are chiefly arable, and in many parts wet and weepy’ Theophilus Jones, A History of the County of Brecknockshire 1809 * A woodcut of the […]
When men were all asleep the snow came flying… Robert Bridges To begin at the beginning… Early on a December morning, a bedroom in the Usk valley: 1st Voice: “Oh […]
A couple of weeks ago I blew a gasket. Yes, me…I’m much mellower now than I used to be but occasionally I see or hear something that ignites my dormant […]
When Lizzie was very young every minor illness (thank God there were no major ones) was accompanied by a little…drama, shall we say. I won’t embarrass her here by regaling […]
So December is finally here and now we can legitimately get into Christmas mode! On Tuesday, the first day of the month, we officially hung up the Advent tree on a door […]
Wales is a very watery country. No news there, for those who live here nor for the less fortunate ones who don’t! The country is surrounded on three sides by […]
Oh boy, what awful weather we’ve had this month! The Anglo-Saxons used to call November the ‘Wind Month’ and it’s easy to see why if 2015 is anything to go […]