“January is my favourite month of the year,” said no one. Ever. I mean, come on, it’s bleak. Christmas is over, it’s suddenly extra dark without all the fairy lights and decorations, and everyone’s either on a diet or hibernating in the dark. It’s a depressing time of year. But it doesn’t last forever, thank […]
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Boxing Day Walkies
I had originally been planning to velcro myself to the sofa on Boxing Day with a tub of roses balancing on my food baby, but after spending Christmas Day with my head in the oven stressing over turkey that I needed to get out! It was frosty but fine, so we rounded up the troops and […]
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Barry Island Firework Fiesta
I haven’t been to a proper Bonfire Night in years. To be completely honest, I’m not the biggest fan of fireworks (I mean I like them, but they’re loud and I’m terrified of getting hit in the face by one, okay?) and when the 5th of November swings around I can usually be found in […]
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Isle of Fire
I love those long summer days when you spend the day whole day out in the sun and then stay out long after it sets. Saturday was one of those days – definitely my favourite so far this summer. In the evening we went down to Barry Island to see the return of Isle of Fire; the promenade […]
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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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