Blogs from Welshpool, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 17

I have been kept pretty quiet for the last 3 weeks by a nasty cold/flu bug which has kept me indoors doing very little - except coughing and falling asleep. So we decided that as Alex had a day off yesterday, a dose of sea air was in order. Here are the pictures.... read more

Alex had a week off work and he wanted to go to Glasgow and see Martha!. I don't blame him, she's a delight. We stopped off halfway for a look round Lancaster, then tootled up the M6 on Thursday afternoon. We had great fun with Sophie and Tom, and also my cousin Chris was there for a couple of days, so we were able to introduce her to geocaching. Then Sophie and Tom went off for a day and a night to Oban, and Alex and I were left in charge of Martha. We were ok, except not very good at working out how to strap up the car seat or the buggy - in fact we were very slow and pretty thick! Martha will tell you.......... We left yesterday morning and spent a couple of ... read more

This weekend was a busy one. Mum and Dad celebrated 67 years of marriage on Saturday. They had lots of cards and flowers, and the chef at the Rhallt baked a lovely cake. Then on Sunday we played a rounders match against the next village - Llangyniew v. Dolanog. All good fun, the vicar (who is vicar to both parishes) was ref and first aider, there was a van with barrels of cider - just like the Archers - and the sun shone while Alex took photos. it ended in a draw, and sausage and chips in the pub!... read more

Today we held our 2nd annual village show. it was exhausting but great fun. There are all sorts of craft/flower/cookery classes which we don't take too seriously as a panel of children does the judging - to be fair they are pretty good. Except they never rate Alex's photos, as they tend to go for the "ahhh" factor. Then there's tea and cakes, followed by all sorts of jollity as you'll see.... read more

Just returned from 5 days in Glasgow, which also included a day in Edinburgh while the festival is on - so it was very busy. Sophie and Tom made me feel very welcome, and although I managed to fuse the kitchen whilst de-frosting the freezer, they still fed me! Tom was busy directing an opera, which is going to the festival, so Sophie and I were left holding that gorgeous baby! Now she understands such a lot,. and runs about busily, she keeps you on your toes. And it was lovely. Martha can't say Granny (or Grandma) so we are both called "gr"... read more