Dr Gwen

So Saturday dawned & we pack up the car to head home. We took the scenic route ober the Black Mountains and stopped to ride the Brecon Mountain Railway before dropping off some cake to my great aunt. Then we had the long drive across England before getting home & unpacking. We did give up & stop for a tasty pub supper before reaching Buckinghamshire! So the honeymoon is over & we can settle down to life together as husband & wife! :)... read more

Woke up to grey cloud & rain so we set of for the wet weather plan of Pemberton’s Chocolate Farm! Nom! Sadly when we got there only the shop was open as the rest was closed for refurbishment (dammit!) but Mark rallied magnificently & bought plenty of chcolate to make up for it. So we then headed over to Llys-y-Frân reservoir for a disappointingly soggy stroll round. The Dam was an impressive sight but the walk became rather monotonous up & down through patchy woodland with limited views, especially when the heavens opened & we got drenched! Annoyingly when we got back the cafe was shut so we headed back towards the cottage for tea & cake. On route as the sun returned so we stopped to poke around Pentre Ifan burial chamber which was very ... read more

Tuesday dawned rather grey so we opted for damp weather Plan A. First we popped over to Castell Henllys. We said hello to the first residents we saw then pottered around the iron age huts & chatted to Roger about how they would have lived there. We then went over to Cilgerran Castle where the sun came out as we wandered up & down the old walls and towers. The view along the gorge from the castle was so fantastic so we decided to try the gorge walk. It was a lovely stroll along through the woods & then back along the river. Annoyingly there had been a land slide washing away the path so instead of walking all the back the way we'd come we decided to off-road it up through the rood. This proved ... read more

We couldn't lie in too long as the B&B owners were off on holiday on the Sunday (this wasn't their fault, their plans got changed at the last minute) - she did let us leave & lock up ourselves though. We headed up to the barn to help my parents & some friends to take down the decorations. Some went to Kate & Tom for their wedding in September, others (plus some presents) got taken by Vix & Neil to drop off to us at a later date. We headed off a bit later than planned & stopped in Abergavenny for lunch & to wander around the steam fayre that was there. We also grabbed some groceries to suppliment our supply of wedding leftovers! Mark drove us over to the far end of the country & ... read more

So the morning was a hectic rush of loading a good portion of the wedding bits & bobs plus all out honeymoon stuff into the car - amazingly it all fitted with room to see out! We arrived at Postlip Tithe Barn late morning to find mum already sorting out her carload! Many friends turned up to help turn a working barn into a magical hall. We had a team (including myself) putting up the swagging, another making bows to go with it, a couple of lads hanging the wonderful bunting (made by lots of friends!), Mark & Dad strung up the fairy lights & cloth behind the stage, the table & chairs were put up, stage arranged, mum & Clare worked wonders with the flowers! I apologise for turning into Bride-zilla but everyone wanted me ... read more