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Cardiff

The Red Arrow No Show

In Iceland there’s a popular saying spouted by locals; “if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes”.  Well, the same could be said for Welsh weather right now, although when we hate the weather here we’re more likely to say, “Oh, it’ll come nice, now, in a bit…” Someone should have let the Red […]

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Over the Bridge

Hall Place

A couple of weeks ago we took a drive to London to see Sunny’s Mum and Dad.  The weather in Wales was very…un-Welsh.  Having been spoiled by consecutive days of blazing sunshine, we threw into the suitcase an optimistic ensemble of shorts, skirts, t shirts… and those strappy wedges I own that only ever make an appearance when the […]

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Writing

Submitting a Novel

There’s nothing like finally getting to write down those two magical words; The End.  If you’re a writer, then you’ll know.  Between the unexpected arrival of The Idea and the relief of those two little words is an agonising and at times back-breaking journey (I desperately need to get a new desk chair, ouch!).  I’m […]

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Food

Pineapple, Chicken and Chorizo Skewers

It is a truth universally acknowledged that anyone in possession of scorching weather must be in want of a BBQ, so said Jane Austen… more or less.  And that’s exactly what we did last Sunday.  We had our first BBQ of the summer, and our first in our new house and very first garden 🙂  Alright, we […]

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Everything Else

Right Now

I take a lot of pictures.  A lot.  These days it’s really hard to imagine that not so long ago I was bashing about with a disposable camera with no focus, an unfettered flash, restricted to thirty snaps and absolutely no clue as to what was going to come out at the end of it all. […]