Those were the days…
You don’t stumble upon your heritage. It’s there, just waiting to be explored and shared Robbie Robertson Bryn Eryr ironage farmstead. Picture from the St Fagan’s website Life can be […]
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…but don’t forget to enjoy the journey
“Trains and boats and planes are passing by
They mean a trip to Paris or Rome…”
…and to Croatia
My Wales…three walks
A woman is as young as her knees Mary Quant * I somehow think that Ms Quant had something else in mind when she said that – more to do […]
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 […]
Home is where the hearth is
There was a fire in the wide hearth before them, and it was burning with a sweet smell, as if it were built of apple-wood JRR Tolkien I’m sure you’ve […]
Ugly, lovely towns
“I thought of my river, the Afon Lwyd, that my father had fished in youth, with rod and line for the leaping salmon under the drooping alders. The alders, he […]
The Road from Killiecrankie
Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all Helen Keller How far can you jump? Not from a standing start, nor with a Greg Rutherford style sprint – […]
Pictures instead of my thousand words…
There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do Bill Watterson Because I’ve managed my time so badly this week I’m going to fill this […]
Over the hill?
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 […]
The route to London
Last week we made another trek to London. This time we drove, and although three of us went only two came back; because much to our delight (and terror…in equal […]
at home in the hills 