2021 – A Review
Etc, Life
2021 very much felt like a continuation of 2020. The year ended in yet another lockdown here in Wales and so 2021 began in lockdown. Life felt a little more ... Read more
Life
Gary Barlow – All The Hits Live 2021
Etc, Life
What an evening! We’d been waiting more than a year for this concert and I wasn’t going to miss it for the world! Armed with our tickets, Covid passes and ... Read more
Heath Chapel, Shropshire
Life, Travel
Sat in an otherwise empty field, Heath Chapel looks to be a fairly plain and unassuming building. If it wasn’t for the ornate doorway, it could easily be overlooked. Heath ... Read more
The Church at Clee St Margaret
Life, Travel
On the western slopes of the Brown Clee Hill, above the South Shropshire market town of Ludlow, sits the beautiful village of Clee St Margaret and its church. It is ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Mallows Beauty
Etc, Life
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series. Mallows Beauty is another small business I found while browsing TikTok. Their videos came across as professional as well ... Read more
Busy Butterflies
Etc, Life
We might be heading into autumn but summer isn’t ready to let go just yet! The sun is shining and the butterflies are loving the warmth and making the most ... Read more
Welsh Lavender
Life, Travel
High up in the hills above Builth Wells in Mid Wales sits Welsh Lavender, a lavender farm created by an Oxford philosopher and an international journalist. Once a sheep farm, ... Read more
Bees & Butterflies
Etc, Life
Yesterday, I spent around half an hour watching the bees and the butterflies out in the back garden. We’ve had over a week of hot, sunny weather here in Wales ... Read more
Garden Life
Life, Travel
As you may already know, I volunteer for the National Garden Scheme. On Friday, a fellow volunteer and I set out to photograph four gardens in Radnorshire. Three out of ... Read more
Hopton Castle
Life, Travel
On the southern edge of Shropshire sits Hopton Castle. Once a crumbling ruin, Hopton Castle has been lovingly and painstakingly conserved and researched by Hopton Castle Preservation Trust with help ... Read more
Supporting Small Businesses: Write Here
Etc, Life, Stationery
Welcome to the eleventh edition of my Supporting Small Businesses series. This time I would like to introduce you to a shop I have been visiting for some years, both ... Read more
Tranquility Haven
Life, Travel
In the corner of a quiet street in Whitton, near Knighton, sits Tranquility Haven. At first glance, it looks like an unassuming property, but through the gate lies something unexpected ... Read more
The Gatten Valley Daffodil Field
Life, Travel
In between the hills of the Stiperstones and the Long Mynd sits Gatten Valley. With only a postcode for guidance, I followed the satnav, hoping it would take me to ... Read more
Spring Lambs
Life
A break in the stormy weather meant we could go for a short walk yesterday. It’s been wet and windy for the past week, so it was nice to be ... Read more
Snowdrops at the Village Church
Life, Travel
At this time of year, I would normally go gallivanting around the Mid Wales and Shropshire countryside looking for snowdrops to photograph. Usually, I’ll find some in a small country churchyard ... Read more