Jaunty
“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.” Tom Waits* Did I mention in my previous blip that I feel we should treasure the NHS? If I failed to do that, I’d like to state here and … Continued
The wind-hover bird
“So then I said…” After spending the night in a hotel on the Carmarthenshire coast, R and I meandered back homewards today via the National Botanic Garden of Wales. This is a terrific garden, with lots of different zones and … Continued
My Precioussssssss
One of the lovely details that made L and G’s wedding so special was that they made each other’s wedding rings, under the tutelage of a Carmarthenshire jeweller called Mark Fenn. R and I were charmed by this – I … Continued
Monnow Bridge
We met L and G again this morning, in Monmouth, for breakfast, and the return to me of a pair of reading glasses that I managed to leave behind last night. R and I then went for a walk through … Continued
The after-party
This morning about twenty of us gathered for breakfast (cooked by the Junior Chapter of the bridal party) and then we thrashed through the process of clearing up, dismantling the decorations, and organising the removal of people, props, and leftover … Continued
Wedding Day Minus Two
R and I spent the morning playing Luggage Tetris with both cars, and finally succeeded in filling every available square centimetre of space that wasn’t required for a driver, with clothes/equipment/supplies for The Wedding. Then, realising that we’d neglected to … Continued
Close encounter
This is an immature female Blue-tailed Damselfly. The books tell you that there are five female colourways in this species, and that they start out either green (typica), lilac (violacea), or coral pink (rufescens); but this little female was green … Continued
