Rachel took me to lunch at Little Bay in Kilburn for my birthday. Such a really lovely thing to do, and the flowers were wonderful.
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a day by the sea
On a brilliantly bright Sunday to Two Tree Island, one of the few places we’d not yet been to on the Essex coast out of London. It’s a bird sanctuary, has a knee-friendly path all […]
viewing the past
Hannah organised a visit to the print room at the Ashmolean in Oxford – primarily so that Gwyneth could see their Samuel Palmer drawings, but also because Hannah had discovered that they held a wood […]
wish i’d thought of this
An Aberaeron postscript. Robin’s photographs, very lovely.
happy late christmas
My bike’s been given wonderful new double-pivot Shimano brakes by Robin. Took a little getting used to – very easy to go over the handlebars, they are so efficient. And very beautiful.
melting ice
The London Ice Sculpture Festival promised much, but was slow getting going on the day we went. But getting there early meant that Ricky (and I) had a go at chiselling a (slightly preformed) block […]
we(s)t wales 4
Hannah having arrived the day before, we drove to Llangrannog to do at least part of the walk northwards back towards New Quay before it decided to pour. We didn’t get very far – the […]
we(s)t wales 2
A trip the other way from New Quay – starting at Cwm Tydu, a bit to the south, and walking north back along the coast. There was even sunshine, as well as a great deal […]
we(s)t wales 1
Pouring rain and howling winds, so we drove to Aberaeron from our house in New Quay. It’s a lovely town, built by the Rev. Alban Gywne in 1807 using his wife’s inheritance – there’s no […]
not christmas day
Christmas was relocated to 27 December so that everyone could meet up for a reasonably leisurely lunch and present-exchange. It proved a good plan, leaving space for silly games and conversation. Using the contents of […]