atch up time. I’ve left things a bit long since my last two posts, mostly because they were quite substantial pieces. Now that I'm back ...

onouring two very different things is what today is all about. On one hand, we honour the role of fathers in our families; on the other, som...

ew Quay in West Wales is our special place, and for the last 10 days we've been enjoying everything it has to offer. In my previous post...

ei Newydd is a constant in my life. A place that gives us so much pleasure. Some people are well-travelled and that’s great; I’m not, and th...

ear Yorkshire, I have a confession to make. I’ve been seeing Wales behind your back.

niversally most pantheons have a Mother Earth, it is something that continues into general beliefs and as a concept transcends religion. 

​ eather is a constant conversational subject if you live in the United Kingdom. Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry—there’s always somethin...

treus is my beloved grandson, and the boy has changed my life in ways I could never have imagined. He has only been around for two y...

ne of life’s scariest moments can be heading into a spider-filled basement, climbing a shaky ladder, or trusting a fart after a curr...

t's time to come clean. To admit to everyone and myself that I have a problem. Addiction is something that creeps up on you. It starts w...

marked the spot. Last week, the UK went to the polls. While I usually keep this blog a politics-free zone—mostly because things get messy an...

irthdays are usually a personal affair—a time for others to celebrate you. Things are a bit different in our house, however, with Morticia’s...

eadowhall: a glass and steel monolith built over the bones of the old Hadfields Ltd steelworks in the Don Valley. I found myself there this ...

henever my shift pattern gifts me a Saturday off, I tend to head over to see my parents. They only live ten minutes away, making it easy to ...

enerally, I shy away from commenting on what people choose to wear. Personal expression is something I hold sacred; I’m a firm believer that...