Regular visitors to my little blog will know that on a couple of days a week, we drive the ambulance for the RSPCA in Swansea. Today we had to take a beautiful grey and white cat, aged possibly about two years, to the vet for a check-up, after she arrived at the Centre. She had been brought in by one of the Animal Collection Officers from Mountain Ash where she had been found straying in the past couple of days. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Gas Pipeline: What comes around goes around
Today will see the end of the project to build a gas pipeline though South Wales. Continue reading
Two capsized boats
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.
Home made bread again!
Dogs & Cats Are Different!
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. Continue reading
East Coast Flood Warning Tonight
I was thirteen when the Great flood of Canvey Island happened. Continue reading
My First Bonfire
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. Continue reading
Ray Gravell. R.I.P
The Welsh legend , Ray Gravell died suddenly last night in Mallorca where he was on holiday with his family.
Following his dreadful year, healthwise, we had been delighted to see him back on the box last week.
What a shock!
R.I.P