Dydd Dewi Sant - St David’s Day
Friday, February 29th, 2008March 1st is St David’s Day
Dydd Dewi Sant Hapus Iawn
Happy St David’s Day
Because it happened to fall on a Saturday this year…….. (more…)
Archive for the ‘weather’ Category
Two capsized boats
Saturday, November 24th, 2007Firstly……the TV news and the newspapers have been filled with the reports of the cruise ship MV Explorer which emulated the Titanic in the Southern Ocean, hitting an iceberg and sinking.
East Coast Flood Warning Tonight
Thursday, November 8th, 2007I was thirteen when the Great flood of Canvey Island happened. (more…)
Airbus 380
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007The first airbus 380 was transferred to Singapore yesterday and a celebratory ceremony was held in Toulouse.
Last year when we were camping near Perpignan , sheltering from a strong and long Tramontana wind, we had our own personal flying display from this fantastic machine. (more…)
Travelling to Europe with a dog
Sunday, October 15th, 2006This year, for the first time, we took our dog away with us to Europe.
Clearly we had followed all the Defra rules about the Pet Passport. She had had her anti-rabies jab and the blood test one month later. Then the necessary time had passed before we left (six months since the blood test) for us to be able to return to the UK in a hurry, should it have been necessary. On the advice of my vet, (more…)