Both my grandparents are buried in Knighton churchyard and my mother was born there so the connection to the town in quite strong. My sister and I decided to take part in the summer show and submit some exhibits into the competition. She put in crafts and photography and I put in photos and baking.… Read More »
The Best of British Show came back to Shanghai again in October and fortunately I have plenty of people who will give me free tickets to stuff like this (when did I last pay for a ticket to any show?). My four day trade pass meant that I was in on the first day –… Read More »
The weather is hit and miss in the UK but I thought it was worth the gamble to go up to North Wales in July because, well it’s the summer after all, surely the sun would be out. The Lleyn peninsula is an area of outstanding natural beauty with long golden sandy beaches, mountains and… Read More »
“Don’t be sad. Aunty Gwen has died” came the message on WeChat from my sister. Actually I wasn’t that sad because as we say in cricketing countries “She had a good innings”. Next week would have been her 104th birthday. She had outlived all her friends, her sister and even my brother, her great nephew.My… Read More »