Well what a night…
not for the faint-hearted – read this if you are prepared to be shocked as to how we while away our dark hours. Step 1. set the alarm for 23.50 Step 2. log into Tesco.com Step 3. be patient whilst […]
Dog walking in the time of Covid
Just for the covid record, we are fine, thankyou. Usual routines being carried out and there are plenty of jobs to be done, including dog walking – this was me earlier.
Remember tadpoles?
Do you remember tadpoles from your youth? The pond is looking good, ir overgrown with cotton heads and fresh water bean, but the frogs have been doing what they need to do, and this year our tadpole numbers are the […]
Can spring be far…
Can Spring be far behind? Part 2 of the video. Albeit slowly, just these last couple of days, it’s as if a switch has been thrown. Something to take your mind off Jeremy Covid. Spring be far behind part 1
A bit of sun, and we all feel happier…
Well apart from the gardener that is. Let’s assume it’s concentration and not auto suggest working on the compost heap! Got to crack-on now the the deluges have ceased as we don’t know how long this break will last. This […]
COVID-19 live updates
Just like to reassure all our readers that COVID-19 is in Wales and is alive and well. If you see the virus (see picture) then you are advised urgently to self-isolate (still say this is tautologous) and self-sanitise (sounds rude!). […]
Another day another surge
Just when you thought that we’ve had enough water, we’ve had twelve hours or so of moderate rain. At 5.00 this morning, the surge took the river from summer level to 6’6” above. We will an eye on it! Another […]
Energy saving…
Bought an energy saving lightbulb recently, on which (plastic, hard to open) clam pack is written “15000 hours life expectancy”. I can’t work my calculator because of the plaster on my index finger, put there courtesy of said clam pack […]
Dewi Sant
St David – or Dewi Sant in Welsh – was born on the south-west coast of Wales, near to where the city of St Davids is today. We don’t actually know the exact year when he was born, but it […]
A lite bite
Two of the best bits about living here is the butchers Mr. Morgan in Builth never fails to impress. Unprepossing on the outside. the butchers is simply wonderful, but you only get what you see, so if he has […]