Copy of Easter Fun and Frolics Circa 1750
No, this is a modern picture of course - rather tame looking 'Easter cupcakes'. In our times, apart from practising Christians, Easter...
Santes Dwynwen Hapus i Bawb!
One of my ambitions - to visit the lovely island of Llanddwyn off the Anglesey coast and stand amongst the ruins of St Dwynwen's Church....
Fascinating series on S4C: 'Waliau'n Siarad'
The episode from Sunday 12th January features the mysterious 'Mynachlog Fawr' house at Ystrad Fflur, built from the stone of Strata...
What we do when it's dark by 4.00pm in Wales
Welcome to the (old) New Year - time for some wassailing through the dark:dressing up/ cross dressing, getting drunk and duelling via...
Hermit Days
Sorry there have been no posts here since coming back from Milwaukee. I'm looking forward to doing a series on life in Ceredigion in the...
Phew, back home ( by way of the Fens and Caerdydd!).
Really enjoyed being a groupie for Jeremy and the band at NAFOW in Milwaukee this year. Calennig have performed all over the world and...
Nanteos in America
Bant a ni !
Gwennol Ddu, Sgrech y Wrach, Swift!
Yes, of course you draw on your own experience when you write, but it is often woven into the story in a way that can surprise even...
The term "lock hospital" originates from their use as leprosariums, in which the patients
One of the things I love about doing research for historical writing is contact with unfamiliar language, ideas and sentiments. Mary...
