Category Archives: Interesting things

Bendy Buses in Swansea

By Lesley | Published: December 6, 2007

There is great upheaval in Swansea these days. Roads are being changed beyond all recognition….and all to accommodate the new ‘Bendy-Buses’.

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Santa comes to Gorseinon RSPCA Charity Shop

By Lesley | Published: December 2, 2007

Stop Press News! Santa will be in the RSPCA CHARITY SHOP in Gorseinon this week.

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Gas Pipeline: What comes around goes around

By Lesley | Published: November 27, 2007

Today will see the end of the project to build a gas pipeline though South Wales.

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Home made bread again!

By Lesley | Published: November 15, 2007

My hitherto trusty bread making machine went sadly wrong a few weeks ago.

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Dogs & Cats Are Different!

By Lesley | Published: November 11, 2007

Yesterday, I caught a snatch of something interesting on Breakfast TV. Apparently, hundreds of people are at risk of killing their pet cats by mistake.

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My First Bonfire

By Lesley | Published: November 7, 2007

Whilst I was clearing up all the airborne rubbish after the three Guy Fawkes nights (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday the 5th), I reflected that in these days of affluence, ‘Bonfire Night‘ has more to do with noisy and colourful (and very expensive) fireworks than bonfires.

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Our Canary died last month

By Lesley | Published: October 31, 2007

We had a lovely canary called ‘Blodwen’. When we rescued her from a tiny cage, we thought it was a ‘she’, because the only sounds to come from it were shrill squeaks.

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Sputnik

By Lesley | Published: October 5, 2007

Just before this magic day fades into antiquity…. I wish to raise a glass to Sputnik

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Swansea Mutt Strutt

By Lesley | Published: October 1, 2007

With the early morning drizzle and a fresh breeze yesterday, we might have preferred to have stayed in bed,

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Ex-pat Brits help children from Guatamala

By Lesley | Published: September 29, 2007

This morning, I came upon some old friends via the internet. When I am feeling a bit nostalgic, I occasionally turn to the ‘Costa Blanca News’, an English language newspaper published on Fridays in Spain. It was from this week’s paper that the names of Peter & Teresa Cunliffe leapt from the screen at me. [...]

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