Come, children, gather round my knee; Something is about to be. Tonight’s December thirty-first, Something is about to burst. The clock is crouching, dark and small, Like a time bomb in the hall. Hark! It’s midnight, children dear. Duck! Here […]
Outside the castle in the heart of the lovely town of Kidwelly, you will find a fine Celtic memorial, unveiled by Gwynfor Evans in 1991. It stands there defiantly, as if confronting the bulk of the Norman castle before it. […]
Oh, the rain! The rain! The rain it poureth, and the gloom of the city see how it soareth! Silent voices of the windscreen wipers, in the swish of their blades, are like droning pipers, while afloat on downpour, on […]
Publication 13 December 2024, Logaston Press From Neolithic chambered tombs to twentieth-century reservoirs, the World Heritage landscapes of Blaenavon and the North Wales slate industry – ranging in scale from Iron Age hillforts to shepherds’ huts – this richly illustrated […]
Christmas trees, and mistletoe, and wine. But what is Christmas really about? A boy who went to school. Who joined us here on earth one day And never tried to rule. He taught us good from bad And gave us […]
Carved from a former coal tip, Parc Penallta is well known as the “place with the horse”. As one of the largest figurative earth sculptures in the country, “Sultan the Pit Pony” attracts visitors from far afield who come to […]
Happy New Year! What?! I can imagine the mutterings. Has he finally lost the plot? To tell the truth, I am not entirely sure that I ever ‘had’ the plot in the first place, but the answer is No. I […]
Three miles north of Beaumaris and part of the community of Llangoed is the tiny village of Penmon. Clinging to the south-east tip of Anglesey, it boasts an unspoilt beach where the Anglesey Coastal Path follows its shores. Well into […]
A piece of wood, of ebony, adrift in grey-cream ripples that break, cascading constancy, in cove nearby Penarth: that driftwood moves, takes form upon the pebbled beach as we stand staring, watching, motionless above on coastal path. A seal comes […]
Ah, lovely. Everything is arranged just as I like it – word processor on my lap, mug of coffee (with a hint of maple this morning) steaming at my side. I’m ready to begin writing. Until, that is, I’m distracted […]
Overcast skies hid the sun, but nothing dampened my joy as I stood in St. Cynog’s cemetery in Ystradgynlais, South Wales, admiring the graves of my great, great grandparents and other ancestors. The rectangular headstones, once upright, now lay flat. […]
Leeks and love spoons, dragons and daffodils, these are just some of the traditional images the world associates with Wales, helping to give us our unique identity. Perhaps most well-known is our national costume. Today, the outfit is only worn […]
