You can see the four wellingtonia trees from a distance. They stand out, tall and rather incongruous. They don’t quite fit in to the beautiful landscape around them. They had to be planted here for a reason. They mark the […]
Chapter 8 Sex did indeed complicate things, Edward realised when he awoke. In fact it royally messed them up. He’d made a terrible mistake, and he was surely soon to pay the price for that mistake. What was worse he’d […]
Karen Foy visits a picturesque haven for wildlife and discovers the amazing story of sacrifice by a whole village community. As a county, Powys has a whole host of intriguing landmarks and natural beauty spots to be proud of, but […]
Chapter 7 The new coffee shop and bookshop in Neath had been open a week and a half. It was continuing to go from strength to strength. There was no sign interest in it was dropping off. Indeed it was […]
I seem to have spent a large amount of time this year bemoaning the wet weather, longing for a prolonged spell of dry and sunny weather. Not anymore! The recent phenomenon of a ‘heat dome’ topping 35 degrees kept me, […]
It is a long way down the hill to the stunningly beautiful church of St. Cadoc, just behind the impressive family home, Hendre, the “winter dwelling.” A gentle, prosperous place. Timeless and untroubled. Enter the church yard and look up […]
Chapter 6 ‘How was your day?’ Jill asked him, as he climbed the stairs and walked wearily through the door. ‘It was fun, but very tiring,’ Edward replied, throwing himself down on the sofa. ‘I’m not used to being […]
A walk tonight filled with inspiration ………………. The swallows weave wind through dog rattled grass……. As the sun rays down- behind a lozenge of silhouetted age bent trees and ‘cronky’ cattle sheds. Chilled campions dazzle pink ruby against the shadows […]
Chapter 5 When Edward entered the bar, he immediately saw Alice already sitting there. She was at a table by herself, reading a newspaper – The Times. The bar wasn’t busy. It was a weekday, so she wasn’t difficult to […]
From Golf to Graveyards: Meet the people behind the growing movement to restore the Llŷn’s drought-resistant meadows When Jo Porter moved to Rhiw in 2018, before she even unpacked a box, she scattered some seeds in the neglected field attached […]
Chapter 4 With the new shop almost ready to open, Edward was able to put the finishing touches in Meredith’s capable hands. He had full confidence in her. He knew he could leave the rest of the preparations to Meredith, […]
The Theatre of Lightning We had been making our way to bed when the first flash of lightning stopped us. Arriving on the back of a yellow weather warning for a heatwave in May, the storm swept in late on […]
