Category Archives: books

The traditional Pembrokeshire cottage

Posted on September 24, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Although Tegfan had a new roof, a new floor and a new front door in the 1960s and has recently had a new kitchen, bathrooms, roof lights and central heating, it remains, esentially a small, traditional Pembrokeshire cottage. Its walls … Continue reading →

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Self sufficiency in West Wales

Posted on September 10, 2013 by bookvolunteer

  Sally Seymour’s lovely scraper board illustrations*are based on the farm near Dinas where the Seymour family strove to become self-sufficient in the 1970s. The illustrations appear in the book  Self-Sufficiency – The Science and Art of Producing and Preserving … Continue reading →

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Welsh Cakes on a planc (or How many Joneses can you fit into one publishing house?)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Bobby Freeman, the author of this little book* and many others, has run a restaurant in Fishguard and knows all about the cooking of West Wales. Here is her recipe for Welsh Cakes (Pice ar y maen) which need to … Continue reading →

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R M Lockley at Dinas

Posted on August 21, 2013 by bookvolunteer

The eminent naturalist, R M Lockley, whose book on the private life of the rabbit inspired Richard Adams’ ‘Watership Down’, spent the war years on Dinas Island Farm. ‘The Island Farmers’ (first published in 1946) is a fascinating account of … Continue reading →

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