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So here we are, now on WordPress. Some things are still being sorted out (particularly images being blurred, and some links that are broken), but hopefully you’ll have got the email about this post. If you have any problems accessing …
Gwenfar's Garden and other musings
Notes on growing ornamentals and edibles, and musings on other matters that interest me.
So here we are, now on WordPress. Some things are still being sorted out (particularly images being blurred, and some links that are broken), but hopefully you’ll have got the email about this post. If you have any problems accessing …
For a slightly different twist on my Autumn series, I thought I’d show a few photos from a trip into the Peak District yesterday. For those that don’t know, whilst most people think the Peak District is in Derbyshire, quite …
June saw my BFF from Melbourne, Kerri, over in the UK with her sister Sharon. They hired a cottage in Broadway, the Cotswolds for three weeks, and we joined them for part of that time. In between ME resting, and …
Carew Castle I love castles, just love them. They are such fun, and fascinating historically. Wales has a lot of wonderful castles, but not surprisingly, a lot of them aren’t that accessible for people with disabilities. Which isn’t a complaint, …
Read MorePhoto essay: Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire April 2019
The head of the harbour at Solva We recently spent about 9 days down in Solva, Pembrokeshire. Solva is only a few miles away from St David’s and it’s a quiet and sweet little village. We stayed at Caswell House, …
Read MorePhoto essay: Solva Harbour, Pembrokeshire, April 2019
Our recent holiday was in Pembrokeshire, but on the way there we stopped at one of my favourite places, Llanthony Priory (Welsh: Priordy Llanddewi Nant Hodni), in the Black Mountains, between Hay-on-Wye and Abergavenny. It was a day with really …
People can be incredibly judgemental about people who use mobility aids. They think you are cheating if you suddenly get out of your wheelchair, scooter etc, that you are faking it (often the thought extends to thinking you are lying …
Sheffield city centre is a decent sized city. From the Castlegate area down to the Moor Market, it’s about 2 miles. There used to be a city circle bus route that you could hop on and off to get to …
Back in January, Kevin and I tried to celebrate our 20th Anniversary. I say try, because our quiet few days in the Yorkshire Dales was ruined by our car conking out. It died on the day we arrived. We had …
12th May marks ME Awareness Day. In particularly, the #MillionsMissing movement aims to raise awareness for M.E., an underfunded and ignored disease. Today we ask for increased government funding for research, clinical trials, medical education and public awareness. It’s timely …