Gwern Offeriaid

Another wonderful weekend in deepest Wales where bonfires need building, paths making and barbecue areas preparing. Good company and conversations ranging over B&Bs, greeting guests on arrival, spirits of places (and fillets of plaice), vowels and phonics (Welsh excluded), al fresco dining; accompanied by a highly competitive game of snooker and a wonderful evening of chamber music made this another memorable visit.

Given our ages, refreshment takes the form of cake, roasted marshmallows and bucks fizz by the fireside. Ah, such decadence!  See more here.

Harvest festival

Returning from a wonderful weekend in North Wales ... we drove across the middle of the Principality in bright sunshine. The roads were empty and the hills were alive with the sound of maa-ing. We emerged into civilisation at Tretower and Crickhowell before crossing into England. We wondered why anyone thinks it ever rains there.

Eventually we returned to the Duchy where we found a positive harvest of vegetables awaiting us. Some people put such things into local village competitions but we will just settle in for healthy meal of ... hmmm! ... I hope we can find some serious protein somewhere.