Blogs from Welshpool, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 21

well, its not hard to test mine! However we went along to our community quiz night last night for an evening of unanswerable questions interrupted by silly things to do! Took a bottle of wine - the next table even had silver drinking goblets- and some nibbles, and enjoyed the company whilst feeling that there is still so much about the world that I don't know, even at my ripe old age. We had to draw the Mona Lisa from memory, draw a sheep and mark on where the joints of meat come from ( I would say that was from memory, but more like guesswork), construct a long line of dolls from newspaper and make plasticene models of famous people. Oh, and eat home made cake and drink tea.... read more

well, the big day has been and gone, and I hope you all had as good a time as we did. Here are some photos of our Christmas day. I popped down to see Mum, and Dad had his dinner there with her. Alex called after lunch as he had to work in the morning. Then, Alex and I went to the sea on Boxing day, and tonight Sophie, Tom and Martha are arriving, and we will be partying at the Rhallt tomorrow. We've had some good gales here, and we need to repair the roof of the sunroom which is waving about wildly, and letting the rain and cold air in. Its still too rough to do much. Lets hope for a calmer day tomorrow. Many people have had a lot worse, poor things.... read more

today we were on the border between England and Wales, so I daresay we've been in a bit of each. There is a huge ring of 14 lime kilns with an enormous chimney near here, and we thought we'd go for a walk in that direction and have a look. The kilns are in a ring, and as they emptied the first one, they filled the last, so work went on day and night. Must have been fiery. Also, there are inclined planes from the stone quarry to the kilns, and of course the canal to bring coal and take away the lime. It must have been very busy here once upon a time.... read more

Last night we got together in the old school and made some Christmas decorations. Its a lovely evening of meeting friends and neighbours, trying to be artistic and generally making a mess! This has turned into an annual event, very popular and well attended. Its such good fun. Of course, there's a bit of work finding the holly, ivy, moss and sundry bits. But worth it.... read more

We woke to find a sharp frost and a dusting of snow this morning - the first this winter - but also sun and blue sky. As the hills looked as if they'd stay white all day, we opted for a canal walk, and were rewarded with some beautiful autumn tree colours. The beeches have been glorious for a couple of weeks, but the oaks are only just changing.... read more