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Tag Archives: Kiel House
Strung along in Dinas
I wonder how many of us have a little corner in the knickernsock drawer, or perhaps an old cigar box on the desk, that acts as a final repository for small sad broken items with sentimental value: dad’s gold fountain pen, mum’s … Continue reading
Women without men (or Why Kiel House?)
There were so many women without men in Dinas in the 1890s that the local paper suggested that the village should have a policeman to keep an eye on all these vulnerable “lady residents whose husbands are engaged at sea”.* However, … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, History, Sea
Tagged Blodwen Howell, Blodwen Rees, David Rees, Dinas, Dinas Cross, John Philip Howell, Kiel House, Mace, Mace store, Mace supermarket, Martha Ann Howell, Pembrokeshire, Philip Howell
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Buy local and delicious
Posted in Farming, Food, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Ann Evans, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Glan-y-Mor, Kiel House, local honey, Pembrokeshire
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 