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Category Archives: books
My Alzheimer’s Peppers
My pepper plants came from a stall in Newport when the town was raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. There was live music, a BBQ and several stalls. The food was delicious and the stalls were tempting. I managed to resist the books … Continue reading
Improving literature
When the Welsh non-conformist chapels had congregations that filled the pews and most households owned a family bible that was large enough to record the family’s births and deaths on blank pages, the other devotional book with which most chapel-goers were familiar … Continue reading
John Knapp-Fisher
Although I see North Pembrokeshire in bright colours, John Knapp-Fisher’s muted earthy tones seem to faithfully portray the light and the shapes of this part of the world. He lived and worked at his studio gallery in Croesgoch on the St … Continue reading
Ann Gent and Graham Coles invite you to rummage
From the outside you can’t tell that the Carningli Centre is an art gallery and a second-hand book shop as well as a destination for lovers of old railway signage, collectors and connoisseurs of oil lamps and indeed anyone who loves to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, History, Transport
Tagged antiques, Dinas, Dinas Cross, junk, Newport, railwayana, secondhand
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There’s nuffin like a puffin
2014 was a dreadful year for Puffins in Pembrokeshire. Research by Dr Matt Wood at the University of Gloucestershire* is revealing the harsh consequences of last winter’s’s storms for thousands of puffins on Skomer Island. Around 50,000 dead seabirds, including … Continue reading
Posted in books, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Puffins, seabirds, Skomer, storms
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Eirian Short – celebrated embroiderer from Dinas
I’ve noticed that many people end up at my blog when they are googling Eirian Short, the celebrated embroiderer from Dinas. I know that there is very little on the internet about her work and I hope that this post will do something to remedy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Crafts
Tagged craft, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Eirian Short, embroidery, Goldsmiths, machine embroidery, Mandala, Pembrokeshire, textile art, The Crows
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Menna Gallie – For when you’ve read your Dylan Thomas
We are nearing the end of Dylan Thomas’ centenary year. I hope that all fans have re-read ‘Under Milk Wood’ a few times in these past months and now have a little gap in the reading schedule before reminding themselves … Continue reading
Posted in books, History, Religion, Welsh language
Tagged books, Cilhendre, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Dylan Thomas, local, Menna Gallie, Newport, Novel, novelist, Pembrokeshire, recommendation, review
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Time travel
The Fishguard Antiques Centre with its small entrance, hidden down a narrow alley in Fishguard, has Tardis-like qualities; the shop inside is surprisingly big and it will transport you to a different era. The neon in the window invites you in and when you hear the owner’s choice … Continue reading
Posted in books, Crafts, History
Tagged antiques, china, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, old tools, Staffordshire china, Victorian chair, Victorian screen, Welsh blankets
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What’s going on in the Memorial Hall, Newport?
When you are in Dinas make sure you find out what is going on in Newport’s Memorial Hall; it’s only three miles down the road. The building was constructed in 1922 as a memorial to local men who died in the first … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Food, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, events, Memorial Hall, Newport, Pembrokeshire, what's on
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Ducks and Drakes
If you are on the beach at Dinas’ Aberbach or Aberfforest it won’t take you long to gather a handful of perfect ‘duck and drake’ slates from the high-tide line. While you are skimming them across the water, here is a … Continue reading
Posted in books, History, Sea, Sport
Tagged beach, children's game, Dinas, Dinas Cross, ducks and drakes, skimming stones, slates, stone shipping
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Tycanol Wood and its magic mossy ways
The roots of this oak tree must surely offer shelter to many small animals that venture out when the coast is clear. On the wet day of our visit to Tycanol Wood, however, we saw only the sheep that nibble … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Oak trees, Tycanol, Woods
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Questions it’s too late to ask
Of course I was excited to find a photo of my Uncle Davy George with his class at Dinas County Primary school. Here he is in about 1928, standing with his arms crossed in the back row – fourth from … Continue reading
Posted in books, History, Religion, Welsh language
Tagged conscientious objector, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Plaid Cymru, poet, Preselis, Primary school, Waldo Williams, Welsh literature
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 