Falling off the internet
For the last several evenings a thought burrowed away at the back of my mind – that I hadn’t written anything in the blog recently, and that I didn’t really ...
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The core memory music time-machine
The clock is racing towards midnight, and before long my week off will be no more.
Beaches, Castles and Journeys Home
The weather turned during our final full day in the holiday cottage on Anglesey. While my other half holed up in the lounge for the better part of the day, I...
Shipwrecks, Puffins and Chip Shops
It’s been a long day. My feet hurt. My legs hurt. Ominously, the achilles tendon that flared up while doing a charity run last year has flared up once again....
South Stacks Lighthouse
Today’s adventure took us to the South Stack Lighthouse, on the north-westerly tip of Holy Island, Anglesey. The lighthouse was built in 1809 by Trinity Hous...
Slowing down
It turns out slowing down is far more difficult than I imagined.
By god sir, I’ve lost my leg!
Today has been very much a day of two halves – first exploring the ruins of a medieval castle, and then poking around the preserved family seat of a proper l...
The Rhoscolyn Coast Path
I finally fell asleep a little after 1am last night – after lying in bed listening to noises in the roof-space of the ancient cottage we’re staying in. A fur...
Anglesey
After a somewhat epic journey across the country during the day, we arrived on the island of Anglesey late this afternoon. Along the way we battled through j...
One more day
Several months ago, after a particularly difficult few weeks at work and home, my other half asked if I might book a few days away somewhere - just the two o...