By Lesley | Published:
December 26, 2009
Exactly ten years ago…..
We knew a storm was in the offing. We were living aboard ‘Bolero’ a Moody 376 sailing yacht, in the marina at Les Sables d’Olonne on the west coast of France
But our minds were full of two other things as we approached the “New Millenium”.
One was the much advertised ‘Millenium Bug’ [...]
By Lesley | Published:
November 8, 2009
Yesterday saw the last ever greyhound race meeting at the Swansea Greyhound Stadium.
Fears had been expressed about the welfare of some of the greyhounds whose owners might not wish to continue to care for them.
All the animal welfare charities agreed to combine forces to ensure that temporary shelter could be found for any animal [...]
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By Lesley | Published:
August 14, 2009
I have to admit it…. we are in the throes of another wet and windy summer here in Wales. People coming here on holiday have complained about the wetness… understandably. But why do we always put ourselves down?
When I lived in Switzerland, it was not unheard of for the first snows of the [...]
By Lesley | Published:
February 3, 2009
At long last, Swansea City & County Council are about to install traffic calming measures, a pelican crossing and a 20mph speed limit in Frampton Rd, Gorseinon.
This is necessary because it is a busy road passing a primary school. However, we don’t think it will make a lot of difference to the standard of driving [...]
By Lesley | Published:
August 10, 2008
Today we saw the first gold medal of the 2008 Olympics to be won by a Brit.
As a member of Team GB she competes under the Union Flag and is not allowed to display her origins, so here is a Welsh Dragon to keep her company:
Well done Nicole !!!
By Lesley | Published:
February 29, 2008
March 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……..
By Lesley | Published:
November 24, 2007
Firstly……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.
By Lesley | Published:
November 8, 2007
I was thirteen when the Great flood of Canvey Island happened.
By Lesley | Published:
October 16, 2007
The 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.
By Lesley | Published:
October 15, 2006
This 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 [...]