Wales

Poetry is not the most important thing in life… I’d much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets

October 28, 2014 By Ellen

It’s quiet and I’ve sneaked off to write a blog post. You know how inspiration is as easy to catch as the reason you went up stairs in the first place, and just as frustrating. But I’m happy. All week I’ve had a hankering to listen to some Richard Burton doing some Dylan Thomas. The […]

Views from a week in Wales

July 6, 2014 By Ellen

The boys make bread at Castell Henllys fort. Listening out for banjos on the River Teifi Oarsome outing for Team Bundance Every little helps with Boy Three Getting used to verandah living Making a splash off New Quay

Things I learned from going off grid (ish) for a week

July 6, 2014 By Ellen

Did you notice? No? I wasn’t here for a week – not here, not on Facebook, not on Twitter, not even really on email or text. We were in Wales on our hols and the sun shined. So while we enjoyed some bucket and spade, I also learned a thing or two about being un-connected.You don’t […]

340/365 Leaping off a very tall thing

December 7, 2013 By Ellen

In which I ignore my instincts… This time last week I was basking in the afterglow of a massive adrenaline surge. Of having taken my life in my hands and survived. Well a bit, anyway.During our Welsh extravaganza last week we decided to have a Tree Top Adventure. Unsurprisingly I hadn’t thought about it much […]