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January 25th is St Dwynwen’s Day. This is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine’s Day. (more…)

It is only January 19th but even after the searing storm force winds that howled up the Loughor Estuary in the last two days, we have Daffodils beginning to bloom. However, we shouldn’t be too complacent that the winter is finished, because last year on March 1st, we had snow!

The time we spent living in Spain was regularly punctuated by parties. In a multinational community, there is more chance that any particular day will be a day for celebration (more…)

One of our favourite charities is the Welsh Air Ambulance (more…)

The day after the previous posting, where I dared to tempt fate by declaring that things could only get better, and that winter was on its way out…. it happenned. (more…)

As today is December 21st, as far as I am concerned, this is the middle of winter and from here on, things can only get better. (more…)

Well! It is great to be back!

For two days I have felt as if somebody had chopped off my arms.

All I did was switch on my computer… and there it was … A GREAT BLUENESS HAD HIT ME! (more…)

One of our favourite breakfasts is ‘dippy eggs with soldiers’…… Well, they say old age is akin to childhood, don’t they? Sadly, though, in my case I think I am really just making up for lost time. (more…)

Hooray for Pott Row First School in Norfolk!

They have realised the benifits of allowing children to run around outdoors and and fill their lungs with fresh air.

Some forty four years ago, I was a teacher in Pimlico, in Inner London. ‘Outdoors’ as far as our kids were concerned consisted of a tiny rooftop playground, seven stories up, or a bus trip to Wimbledon. (more…)

Congratulations to the Powers That Be for seeing sense at long last!

On November 8th, the Animal Welfare Bill finally received Royal Assent. This is very good news because (more…)