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Saracans head bar. I realise I am travelling now as if I will never return to a place. Following a camping site sign, I arrived at a stunning place, Cae Du, just outside B. With a warm welcome, I ask, can I stay a night with 3 dogs, the receptionist said, yes, of course, you… Continue reading Wales 4 Snowdon for 2 days

From finding Rainforests of Wales to back in England via The Mill, at Leighton How quickly a place becomes familiar, the dogs know the way, the gate, the left the right. We walked our last walk to the S copper mines. I have not attempted to get my mind around Wales place pronunciations. Meeting Paula… Continue reading Wales 5 Journey back to England

by Seirian Summer, a friend of Berenice Great recommendation from Berenice. She's good and animated reader of her book. We have a generic fear of wasp. Long since a metaphor for something that does no good, but evil. the Wasp Factory Ian Banks (russian roulette of torture of yellow jacket wasps in attic). Aristophanes The… Continue reading Wasps – Endless Forms

The family / Abersoch We are staying on an estate, with views over the Pwllheli bay from an up stairs sitting room. The main house to our right, sheep are all around, and a short 1k walk via footpath across a delightful swamp and slate bridge, beside a golf course to the sea. With Kevin's… Continue reading Wales 3 North Wales, Pwllheli

Last walk on the great Roselli beach with Charlie. He took his shoes and socks off to walk bare foot, which gave him a freedom I didn't have. We had danced around each other this time, bumped into each other occasionally, but still we danced. After many false starts trying to find a garage to… Continue reading Wales 2 Journey from South to North

Both Bryan and I were up at sparrow fart on our different land masses (Wales and Boston), to rendez-vous at Exter Station and drive to Totness. 'He's worth it', we both agreed. He had changed both our lives, and these shifting moments were rich to reflect and recognise, and this a good moment: to celebrate… Continue reading Christopher turns 80

Journey via Oxfordshire family It is a glorious time to travel, the bursting of spring, after all the rain a watery sun and the soil draining out. The trees are that bit further out here, and I am reminded of this manifestation on my first safari around the UK all those years ago: in a… Continue reading Wales 1 Gower

INK highlights. So inspiring. Talking to strangers in the queue, hearing shifting ideas in words, laughing. Fab salads at Cut, tasty pizza's at Apollo, engineer Ushers helping me find a shady place to park (dogs), retired double base player who loves Halesworth, overhearing conversations. POD 9 (Pippa) my fav, but also Radio plays, and scripts… Continue reading INK 2024

And now for something completely different. So healthy for both of us, a poitless exploration of a place, to take us outside of our everyday life, B's wobbly with worry about throat health, mine forever catching up with events and far too much computer screen. B's idea to meet in Beccles. Beccles - the gateway… Continue reading Beccle – days about

After a week in the wood and on the land, dogs needed a stretch. As we rocked up at Dunwich car park, passenger window open, Brows jumped out and made a dash for the sea, he could not contain himself. A group of walkers were open mouthed. So naturally we started along the beach, Sizewell… Continue reading Dunwich walk – sea, moss, cream cake