Tag Archives: Tegfan

Cwm yr Eglwys and its Mediterranean climate

Posted on January 3, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Our local beach warrants an article on Wikipedia and I’m quoting here from the text: Sheltered from prevailing winds, Cwm-yr-Eglwys is renowned for having its very own microclimate, it being a few degrees warmer and dryer compared to other parts of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Nature, Sea | Tagged art gallery, artist, Dinas, Dinas Cross, gallery, Jean Pugh, Len Rees, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan | Leave a comment

How did George Bennett and Co get onto our window sill?

Posted on December 31, 2013 by bookvolunteer

This lovely stoneware flagon hasn’t travelled far since it was filled by George Bennett’s wine and spirit business in the 19th century. George Bennett and Co started life when George married Elizabeth Davies, the daughter of the landlord of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, History | Tagged Bennett's Navy Tavern, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, George Bennett and Co, Pembrokeshire, pubs, Tegfan | Leave a comment

The secret garden

Posted on December 27, 2013 by bookvolunteer

I’ll give you a glimpse of Tegfan’s secret garden. To find it, you have to leave the house and walk down the lane. It’s not far but it’s very secret. You can see the garden in this photo because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Wildlife | Tagged cawl, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, vegetable garden | Leave a comment

Last minute presents anyone?

Posted on December 24, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Natalie’s beautiful beads were on sale at Dinas’s Christmas market in the old school (Yr Hen Ysgol). Natalie usually just makes the beads for family and friends – it’s a hobby that she enjoys. However, I noticed that her stall … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts | Tagged crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, hand-made jewellery, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, Yr Hen Ysgol | 1 Comment

Driven to reading

Posted on December 20, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Bridget and Barbara have been commuting through Dinas for the past four years, from their homes in Newport and Newcastle Emlyn to their beautiful ‘Seaways’ bookshop in Fishguard’s West Street. The shop has been there a long time, but was rescued … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, books, Crafts, Welsh language | Tagged advent calendar, bookshop, crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, independent, Pembrokeshire, Seaways, Tegfan | Leave a comment

Dinas hedgerows at the beginning of December

Posted on December 17, 2013 by bookvolunteer

This gallery contains 11 photos.

More Galleries | Tagged autumn, climate, Dinas Cross, flowers, hedgerow, mild, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, weather | 1 Comment

What to do with all that seaweed

Posted on December 13, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Personally, I don’t do much with seaweed, but I’ve been given a couple of good ideas in Dinas. The first suggestion came from a man who was pushing a wheel barrow full of seaweed up from Aberfforest beach. He told … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Food, Nature | Tagged Anny Carson-Clash, crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard Market, lampshade, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, Yr Hen Ysgol | Leave a comment

Len Rees’ wonderful wall

Posted on December 6, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Len Rees is a Dinas potter with a garden wall that celebrates his friends, family and neighbours, both as models and contributing artists. Here are just a few in more detail. Click on a face for a close-up view. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Crafts | Tagged artists, Dinas, Dinas Cross, exhibition, for sale, gallery, local artist, Pembrokeshire, Potter, pottery, Tegfan | Leave a comment

What does a newly retired teacher do?

Posted on December 3, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Nick is so newly retired that his name in Google brings you to Fishguard High School (Ysgol Bro Gwaun) where, as head of the art department, he was responsible for the art policy and high ratings from his ex-students. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Crafts | Tagged art teacher, Dinas, Dinas Cross, furniture maker, furniture restoration, Nicholas Kinver, Nick Kinver, Pembrokeshire, retired, studio, teacher, Tegfan, workshop, Yr Hen Ysgol | Leave a comment

Pembrokeshire for epicures and sybarites

Posted on November 19, 2013 by bookvolunteer

If you’re the kind of person who marks the third Thursday in November with a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau, looks forward to enjoying wild game birds from the Scottish moors in September and the first daffodils from Cornwall in January … Continue reading →

Posted in Farming, Food | Tagged Blas y Tir, Dinas, early potatoes, Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire earlies, Tegfan | Leave a comment

How well do you know your cawl spoons? (A quiz)

Posted on November 15, 2013 by bookvolunteer

Cawl (more of that another time) was traditionally eaten with a wooden spoon. If, like me, you don’t fancy the idea of eating soup from the sort of wooden spoon you might use for stirring cake mixture, let me assure … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Food, History | Tagged cawl, cawl spoon, Dinas, Pembrokeshire, soup, Tegfan, wooden spoons | Leave a comment

A non-conformist guide to the Middle East

Posted on October 15, 2013 by bookvolunteer

The density of chapels in this sparsely populated corner of Wales repays some study and the names transport the passer-by to the Middle East*. Some chapels survive as places of worship, many have been abandoned and others been converted to residential … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Religion | Tagged Baptist, chapels, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard, Methodist, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan | Leave a comment