Category Archives: Not Work

Picturemakers’ Blog

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

Just chaired another bright, sparky meeting of the Picturemakers when we welcomed Gordon Miles as our newest member. We now have our exhibition schedule planned out up to early 2014. It’s going to be busy this year and next. See … Continue reading →

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Sailing By

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

I’ve always loved the Sailing By theme music that precedes the shipping forecast every evening on Radio Four. I associate it with floating off to sleep, but of course for mariners, it’s the signal to listen up for the information on which … Continue reading →

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Archeologists from University of Innsbruck find four 600-year-old linen bras at Lemberg Castle in Austria

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Archeologists from University of Innsbruck find four 600-year-old linen bras at Lemberg Castle in Austria.

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February’s fine

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

It’s a crisp, pink, cold day here in Aberystwyth. The sun’s shining, the heating (non-existent this morning) has come back on and all’s well in my world pretty much.

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It’s a good time

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

And quite extraordinary. Every time I think things couldn’t possibly get any better, they actually do. Some are big things – like recently meeting again, after eight years, someone I liked very much the first time round and finding the hwyl … Continue reading →

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Whoo Whoo

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Collected our new O Gauge loco from Geoff Rodway (who very kindly agreed to build it for me) today. It’s very fine and owes very little to the kit he started from, having many beautiful scratchbuilt features. Looking forward to running … Continue reading →

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Flooding

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

It’s nothing compared with the Biblical proportions of the Australian floods, but this morning Blaedolau playing field is a lake. A lake about four feet deep. I expected to see coracles. And possibly sharks.

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