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My August

I can’t believe it’s nearly September!  There’s always something a little sad about the end of August – the end of summer and holidays.  Summer rarely sticks around for long in Wales anyway!

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Cardiff

Black Mountain Pass

Otherwise known as the A4069, this road runs from Llangadog to Brynamman over Black Mountain; the western portion of the Brecon Beacons.  It’s a high, winding road where sheep run wild and winds are strong.  It’s a great driving road, as long as you’re not afraid of the drop! 🙂

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3 Years (+8)

Today I’m celebrating being hitched to my best friend for three whole years.  Three years doesn’t sound like a lot of time, but when you tack on the eight years we were together for before we skipped the broom then we’re talking just over a decade in total.  The first three years of our marriage were very […]

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Cardiff

The Red Kite Feeding Centre

The Red Kite is Wales’ favourite bird.  Every Easter when we travel up to Talley keeping an eye out for their forked tails and rusty plumage circling over the fields is something we always do.  Apparently they used to steal clothes from washing lines to make their nests, referenced by Shakespeare in King Lear; “When the Kite […]

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Five Questions to ask yourself when you lose the will to Blog

A couple of Sundays ago I was curled up on the sofa catching up on a bit of Mr Robot with the hubs when I realised that – for pretty much the first time since I started this whole blogging malarkey – I didn’t have a post scheduled for Monday morning. I’ve strictly stuck to […]