Blogs from Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Gabby the motorhome is parked up on a very busy road in a very tiny layby. There is not much room for us. In fact if another car drew up and wanted to park it would be able to. We are in the tiny hamlet of Cilmeri. A handful of houses. Fields and little else , . So why on earth are we here? Well there is a tale to tell. We are heading towards home but have a couple of stop offs before we end our short break. We have enjoyed being out in Gabby and sitting in the layby we understand why we love her. We get the freedom to do where we want, when we want and to hunt out unusual visitor attractions. So what is here in Cilmeri? There is a gate ... read more

It was great fun to see Liz and Tom this weekend, Tom being the chauffeur on this occasion. They arrived on Friday night, and Tom erected a tent in Dad's garden for sleeping! On Saturday we all had hot cross buns with our coffee, then we left Dad to have a snooze quietly whilst we had a breath of air and a cuppa. Shortly after that, we tucked into curry, except Dad, whose tummy still isn't quite up to it after the bug he had.... read more

Today was Ineke's birthday, so Caroline, Ineke and I decided to go for a walk and then for lunch at a nice café beside the canal. It was a bit wet to start with, but the sun came out in the end. On the way home we called in at Dads, where we celebrated with a glass of wine. Happy birthday, Ineke.... read more

Alex and I decided to have a walk round the woods at Chirk Castle today, for a change. There were even some snowdrops out in the woods, though not as many as in my garden!... read more

Well, another Christmas has rumbled by, and we have photos to prove it. We spent Christmas day with dad, the Glasgow gang arrived on Boxing day. And good fun was had by all.... read more