Congrats Dr Rachel

Graduated 8th Dec Congratulations!

When rivers go bad

On September 6th, the innocuous seeming Henmore brook, which runs past the end of my folks garden, rose by more than 10 foot and burst the river-defence boundary wall, flooding their bungalow very suddenly, at 3am

The whole thing, the event itself and especially the aftermath, has been a bit surreal. When people ask how things [...]

Very Dashing!

Photos by Cath. More on facebook.
Any number of santas in the 2008 santa dash, Hooray! Followed by proper santa snacks, and a walk at Crosby.

Betws-y-coed

 
We went a very pretty walk, to Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd reservoirs, more pics here.
Mist in the valleys, and bright sunshine on the tops lovely. Chris and I tested the emergency shelter, and discovered that it creates emergencies just fine – happy birthday Chris, here’s a cracked skull just for you (sorry!) Other activities [...]