Now, I try and keep my bias against the English limited to the rugby season, however, I must admit that a character named Giraldus Cambrensis has rather rattled my cage by referring to the Welsh as a “barbarous people”. Admittedly this was in the 12th century, but that is no excuse for such an insult. …
Although I have up until now added photographs of our little princess (!) Gwen, I think she now merits a spot of her own. So please forgive the drooling, but she is a bit special – and Carol and I are totally mad about her. So I will add thes in no specific order – …
Having just arrived back from this years Food Fest in Abergavenny, I feel that I have to report a degree of disappointment. It’s been about three or four years since I last visited, and the increase in the volume of people attending is quite amazing. So much so that it has put me off visiting …
I had to make a sad journey a few weeks ago, back to the village of Ballyporeen, where my Mother’s side of the family hailed from. My aunt “Phillie” (Philomena – I think) died this year after a long and difficult illness at her home in Melbourne. Her son David brought her ashes home to …